By Brian Billman and Brandon Fortier With U.S. lab CO2 emissions coming in at around 40 million metric tons per year, the science and technology industry is in need of benchmarking data to track emissions and begin lowering its CO2 output. The International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) is taking on the task with its
Kat Klingenberg, executive director and co-founder of the non-profit organization Phius, talks about the history and current state of passive building in the latest episode of the IMEG podcast, The Future Built Smarter. “Passive building principles are not rocket science,” she says. “We’re talking about continuous insulation, airtight construction, no thermal bridging in the envelope,
Through new rules released September 12, 2023, the DOB has amended Local Law 97 to allow building owners to mitigate fines in the first reporting period, 2024 – 2029, by demonstrating a “good faith effort” to de-carbonize their buildings, which is defined in the new rules.
