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Although construction activity itself accounts for less than 2% of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., industry firms often possess the practical expertise and knowledge about how to reduce them in the built environment.
Manhattan-based mechanical and electrical engineer JB&B engages with clients and owners to develop plans to effect substantial carbon reductions associated with NYC’s buildings, and has worked on major projects including The Shed and One Vanderbilt.
Mayors of 94 cities across the globe—members of C40 Cities—announced their support for a Global Green New Deal to “drive an urgent fundamental and irreversible transfer of global resources away from fossil fuels and into action that averts the climate emergency.”
A set of lawsuits challenging the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan were dismissed by a federal appeals court after the Trump administration replaced the regulation with the Affordable Clean Energy Rule, but that rule now faces its own set of challenges.
More than a year after the Trump Administration withdrew from the Paris climate agreement, cities and states are continuing efforts to meet U.S. climate goals to reduce carbon emissions 26% by 2025.
Commitment, collaboration, communication and compromise
On DemandBuilding and construction are responsible for 38% of all carbon emissions in the world. This webinar will present the latest strategies, materials and technologies used to create buildings with lower embodied and operational carbon by looking at the new Meyer Memorial Trust headquarters in Portland, Ore.