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Climate action, technology can feed maintenance, energy efficiency, C&W Services exec says
Michael Gill, new senior director of client services for New England at the Cushman & Wakefield subsidiary, discusses reducing energy and carbon use intensity to meet sustainability goals.
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Brookfield, Microsoft ink largest-ever corporate clean energy deal for 10.5 GW
To help Microsoft run its data centers and other operations on carbon-free power 24/7, Brookfield will deliver wind, solar and other "new or impactful" technologies between 2026 and 2030.
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Schneider Electric’s new battery energy storage system aims to boost microgrid efficiency
The system allows energy to be stored during off-peak hours, when electricity rates are lower, and used during peak demand periods, a company executive says.
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Improving workplace experience grows in importance for commercial real estate teams
Data integration and change management challenges have hindered widespread adoption of workplace experience applications, but implementation is expected to rise in 2024, according to a report from CBRE.
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Hotel workers hold nationwide protests ahead of contract expiration
A possible “widespread labor dispute” could impact 40,000 hospitality workers across the U.S. and Canada, according to Unite Here.
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Johnson Controls’ North America applied HVAC and controls orders grow nearly 50% in Q2
Data center orders in the first half of 2024 have already surpassed 2023 totals and similar growth is expected over the next few years, CEO George Oliver says.
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Windstream Enterprise to deploy managed connectivity solution for Cleveland Guardians
The wide-area network will provide the Major League Baseball franchise and its affiliated minor league stadiums with simplified cloud application connections.
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White House summit urges more sustainable school infrastructure
Speakers pointed to federal funding streams that districts can tap into to improve school facilities while making them more climate-friendly.
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National Skilled Trades Day spotlights urgent need to tackle skilled worker shortage
In addition to K-12 outreach, companies must meet new talent “where they are” at community colleges and universities, an industry expert says.
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NZero’s AI tool aims to offer “low-friction entry point” to building decarbonization process
The Rapid Emissions Profile can produce benchmark efficiency profiles, conduct automated opportunity assessments for cost and emissions savings, and evaluate potential penalties for non-compliance, the company says.
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Tech costs, consolidation impede automation of workplace operations, Envoy finds
Though one-third of organizations report managing most workplace operations manually, most believe AI will soon have the biggest influence on workplace operations.
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Cushman & Wakefield posts 5% leasing revenue growth amid overall Q1 decline
Revenue from its property, facilities and project management segment, renamed services, dropped 3%, but mid-sized office and industrial leasing grew in all sub-regions across the Americas, the company says.
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Higher ed institutions turn to PPAs, other efforts to meet carbon reduction targets
Some schools are banding together to offset their electricity usage with renewable energy credits, while the University of Dayton looks to pull renewable energy from a new waste heat facility.
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IRS issues final guidance for IRA’s clean energy tax credit transferability mechanism
The guidance clarifies transferability rules for 11 key clean energy tax credits and aims to help organizations benefit from clean energy tax incentives.
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Data center demand drives Schneider Electric’s Q1 revenue growth in North America
Despite supply constraints and discrete automation weaknesses, solid traction in energy management and renovations of commercial buildings are driving a positive outlook in 2024, the company says.
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Johnson Controls gets ahead of sustainability, emissions reduction goals
The company has reduced scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by 44% since 2017 while reducing safety incidents and increasing diverse supplier spending, according to its 2024 sustainability report.
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Mississippi schools address long-standing facility needs with federal COVID-19 funds
About 40% of Mississippi districts' American Rescue Plan funds so far have targeted HVAC, maintenance, construction and other building needs, a FutureEd report says.
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Honeywell’s building solutions business grows in first quarter, despite year-over-year declines in building, industrial automation
Lower volumes in warehouse and workflow solutions, driven by subdued investments in automation, spurred a decline in industrial automation sales, CFO Greg Lewis says.
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Energy Department finalizes rule to phase out fossil fuels in federal buildings
In a push for net-zero emissions from federal facilities by 2045, the new rule mandates a 90% reduction in on-site fossil fuel use by 2029 and complete elimination after 2030.
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Houston Airport System introduces sensor-enabled period product dispensers in airport restrooms
The smart restroom technology provides predictive analytics that can help custodial employees determine when the dispensers must be refilled, the airport system’s chief terminal officer says.
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Hotel organizations slam Labor Department’s new overtime eligibility threshold
The rule gives some hotel workers access to higher pay, but hospitality industry organizations say the added cost could lead hotels to cut jobs.
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New electric chiller at NYC’s Fashion Institute of Technology expected to save $1M in annual energy costs
The $7 million project is part of a broader efficiency effort that has already cut greenhouse gas emissions at the Manhattan college’s facilities by 57%.
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Want a 7-day forecast of heat risk near you? Check out this new federal tool.
The tool accounts for how unusual heat is in a specific location and pulls in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data on what that means for public health, federal officials said Monday.
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Port Authority of New York and New Jersey taps Locus Technologies for emissions reporting
Through the partnership, the Port Authority aims to track air pollutants and all three scopes of greenhouse gas emissions across its entire footprint.
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Commercial heat pump technologies today — and a look at what’s to come
Users weigh in on air source, geothermal and groundwater geothermal heat pump performance and cost considerations, while two federal programs aim to accelerate their use and spur technological advancement.