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Studies: High Ventilation Rates are Associated with Lower Rate of Illness and Absences
Have you thought about how ventilation* rates influence human health and performance? Studies have shown high ventilation rates are associated with lower respiratory illness, lower rates of sick building syndrome, and lower absences in offi… more...
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0 replies | 3339 views | Posted on: 07/28/2018 | Last updated: 02/15/2023
Encode Artificial Intelligence into Sustainability
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already more real than people realize. A whopping 70 percent of the companies surveyed this year by Forrester Research plan to use some form of AI by the end of 2018 (Forbes). AI research is a priority for ma… more...
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0 replies | 5480 views | Posted on: 08/01/2018 | Last updated: 02/15/2023
If Green Roofs Cover 30% and Cool Roofs Cover 60% of the Building Roofs, 0.8 GT of CO2 Emissions Will be Reduced and $3 Trillions Will Be Saved
The usual rooftop is plain terrain, exposing to sun, wind, rain, and snow, and enduring extreme temperatures up to 90 Fahrenheit higher than the surrounding air on a hot day. Green roofs, on the contrary, are veritable ecosystems, or sky ga… more...
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0 replies | 5462 views | Posted on: 08/03/2018 | Last updated: 02/15/2023
Research: U.S. Community Solar Market Can Grow 70 Times by 2030
A new research estimates that the U.S. community solar market, which currently accounts for 1 gigawatt of installed operating capacity, can consistently scale to 50-70 times that size by 2030. This is equivalent to 8 million new solar custo… more...
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0 replies | 6080 views | Posted on: 08/06/2018 | Last updated: 02/14/2023
Community Solar - A Potential Sustainability Solution for Greener Urban Settlements
What is community solar? Community solar can refer to both ‘community-owned’ projects as well as third party-owned plants whose electricity is shared by a community. The primary purpose of community solar is to allow members of … more...
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0 replies | 9394 views | Posted on: 08/09/2018 | Last updated: 02/14/2023
Top Companies Target 100% Renewable Energy: 52% of Executives Expect Half of their Offerings Achieve Low Carbon by 2028
According to an article written by Dexter Galvin, a global director of corporations & supply chains at CDP, there is a growing number of companies setting science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and align with the… more...
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0 replies | 3186 views | Posted on: 08/09/2018 | Last updated: 02/14/2023
Millennials Are Driving Brands to Implement Sustainability Practices: 73% Would Pay Extra for Sustainable Products
America is embracing big changes. As our population ages, millennials, the largest generation in human history, are getting closer and closer to take over the major role in the economy from baby boomers (Sarah Landrum, Coupon Follow). The p… more...
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0 replies | 9405 views | Posted on: 08/10/2018 | Last updated: 02/14/2023
California Aims for 100% Carbon-Free Electricity by 2045
California would shift to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2045 under a legislation passed by the state Assembly. The bill awaits a second approval from the Senate and Governor Jerry Brown's signature. Climate change has had drast… more...
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0 replies | 3815 views | Posted on: 08/30/2018 | Last updated: 02/14/2023
Domes for North Lombok - Rebuilding after a Devastating Earthquake
On August 5th, a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck in North Lombok Indonesia, destroying over 50,00 homes and displacing over 350,000 people. Rate It Green Members DOME Lombok - Eco Village were safe in South Lombok, but the compa… more...
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0 replies | 2348 views | Posted on: 09/03/2018 | Last updated: 02/14/2023
Are you a sustainability rockstar?
What does it mean to be a sustainability rockstar? I learned a lot at the recent Women In Green Forum in Los Angeles. Read my blog at: https://usgbc-la.org/blog/snapshot-on-sustainability-are-you-a-sustainability-rockstar/ more...
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0 replies | 930 views | Posted on: 09/09/2018 | Last updated: 02/14/2023
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