Tag: emissions reduction

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 Because many college and university campuses feature historical (even outdated) infrastructure, many are taking opportunities to build new […]

It’s Time to Tackle Building Efficiency 

By Ben Birnbaum, Keyframe Capital May 5, 2023 Design and Construction

Updated: May 5, 2023

We’ve seen emissions rebound after dropping during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Transport has the highest reliance on fossil fuels, accounting for 37% of CO2 emissions from end-use sectors in 2021, while building operations accounted for 27% of total energy sector emissions (8% direct emissions and 19% indirect emissions from electricity production and heat use). […]