Tag: Boston University

Lessons in Sustainability: Three Universities Creating Green Campuses

By Chelsea Davis & Lauren Scott, Acuity Brands Feb 12, 2024 Building Controls

Updated: Feb 14, 2024

Higher education plays a key role in how we address the challenges of climate change—not only in our scientific understanding of the cause and effect of carbon emissions, but also in how our built spaces can adapt. Because many college and university campuses feature historical (even outdated) infrastructure, many are taking opportunities to build new […]

Study: Transition to Net-Zero Buildings Could Be a Major Job Creator

By Joe Bebon, Editor Oct 11, 2023 Design and Construction

Updated: Oct 11, 2023

More than 2 million new jobs and up to 141 million additional job years can be created in Europe and the United States by adopting clean energy technologies in new and retrofitted buildings, according to a joint study from Schneider Electric and Boston University. The open-access paper, “Building a Green Future: Examining the Job Creation Potential of Electricity, Heating, […]