The author provides an exhibit of BPS tools (many of which are free) that can help your team examine, disclose, and optimize your next building project for energy and operational carbon.

Sustainability involves everyone, especially those in the commercial sector. Each company’s carbon footprint can hurt or help the planet survive climate change. Reimagining energy consumption and usage is essential in crafting a greener future. These are a few ways to optimize your commercial structure to reduce each property’s environmental impact.

The building’s design is not just about the present, but also about the future. The design strives to anticipate future tenants’ needs of security, evolving technology, flexibility, and seamless operation.

The following is an exhibit of over twenty tools (many of which are free) that can help your team examine, disclose, and optimize your next building project for embodied carbon. 

To achieve substantial environmental impact, a broader framework that connects biophilic elements with green building practices is imperative for sustainable construction.

Rehabbing buildings with energy conservation in mind can be a massive undertaking, requiring a holistic exterior and interior approach to decrease buildings’ carbon emissions and energy consumption while minimizing disruption to current occupants. A deep energy retrofit is achieved when renovation activities reduce a building’s site energy usage by at least 40 percent.

The Green Building Initiative announced Broe Real Estate Group’s 200 Clayton Street redevelopment project as the first commercial project in the state of Colorado to achieve GBI’s Four Green Globes certification.

Energy efficiency and embodied carbon. Two hot button issues that we address in our latest eMagazine. 

The educational event, held on April 29 and April 30, featured technical presentations on the benefits of slag cement in concrete design and construction, as well as sustainability tools and resources available to the concrete industry.

As the recent observance of Earth Day put sustainability even more in the spotlight, Owens Corning is sharing some of their efforts to accelerate its sustainability progress.