The Boston Zoning Commission has amended the city’s zoning code to mandate that most new large buildings achieve net-zero carbon emissions from the day they open. This change will bring the metropolis one step closer to its 2050 carbon-neutrality goals.
Econiq is the world’s first net-zero carbon steel produced with low cradle-to-gate carbon emissions and is made with 100% emission-free and/or renewable electricity.
Since 1967, ESD has grown to $50 million a year in revenue with close to 300 employees.
The top three winners in 2017 were the Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach, Va., Bristol Community College in Fall River, Mass., and Stanford University’s Central Energy Facility in Stanford, Conn.
ARLINGTON, Va. — Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), documents that explain how a product will impact the environment, are becoming more popular as the interest in green building grows. Now, the building industry can add aluminum to a list of products that come with an EPD.
BOULDER, Colo. — Sustainability management software provider PE International and Five Winds International, a sustainability management consultant firm, recently announced a merger aimed at enabling market penetration in North America and bringing Five Winds consulting services to a global audience.
Officials from the firms said the merger addresses a growing demand in the market for solutions that drive improvements in product-level and enterprise-wide sustainability performance.
