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Climate Modeling for a Resilient Business and Future
This post explores changes that developers and their teams need to make to their risk and resilience strategies by climate modeling for climate change. We often talk about sustainability strategies that help to minimize environmental impact and slow the effects…
D.C. Building Operators: It's Time to Pay Attention to the D.C. DOEE BEPS Program
Let's talk about BEPS. The District of Columbia is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions 50% below 2006 levels by 2032 and 80% by 2050. Meeting these goals will require improving the energy efficiency of District homes and buildings, switching to clean,…
Shift Your Energy to Carbon
Now is the right and necessary time for the commercial real estate industry to shift its environmental strategy from just energy, a carbon contributor, to carbon itself. Leaders in sustainable real estate know how to optimize energy. The LEED rating…
Energy models in the era of the virtual workforce
I’ve worked on energy models for everything from local schools and libraries to towering hotels and multifamily high rise. The bigger the building or the more innovative the design, the more important it is to get an energy model. Energy…