Tag: <span>Green building</span>

We’re addicted to concrete!  (But we can get better . . .)

Concrete is so useful! I KNOW!  That’s why it’s so hard to admit!  Concrete, in a variety of forms, is regularly touted as one of the main ingredients for our most energy efficient and resilient buildings. Architects and builders know it holds conditioned air (heated OR cooled) oh so well! It’s …

Fighting Climate Change, One Utility Bill at a Time

I recently started work  for the data team at Bright Power, a company with a mission to help meet and track energy efficiency needs for various multifamily building clients in an effort to combat climate change. What drew me to Bright Power was their clear commitment to that mission, so …

A C2C Fellow Analyzes Green Building Industry

Reposted from Clean Edison Blog What the Green Building Industry Can Learn From Motorola By Comly Wilson, 2011 C2C Fellow Whether driven by a genuine desire to reduce their environmental footprint, or simply to insulate themselves against rising costs, energy efficiency is becoming a significant organizational goal for many companies …