The Buildings Upgrade Prize (Buildings UP) sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy is offering more than $22 million in cash prizes and technical assistance to teams across America. Prize ...

Rather than discourage new construction by piling on regulations, put the focus on existing buildings. Most are badly ...

Buildings are notoriously inefficient—accounting for an estimated 40% of global energy consumption and 30% of energy related greenhouse gas emissions—with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ...

Buildings are one of the largest contributors to global energy consumption. In 2025, they accounted for around 30% of total ...

Buildings have a critical role to play in limiting global warming. A third of the total emissions from the energy system come from the buildings, and emissions from this sector have grown at an ...

Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont is adding a new workforce development program focused on building automation and energy efficiency.

The late American writer and businessman Alvin Toffler, widely known for his prescient insights regarding the digital revolution and its impacts worldwide, once said, "Our moral responsibility is not ...

In early 2021, as required by law, the New York City Housing Authority checked out the energy efficiency of its buildings and discovered that a significant number of addresses in their deteriorating ...

Prescriptive and performance-based approaches give facilities managers a choice for how to proceed, a building energy specialist says.

Hudson Yards promised to be one of the most efficient sustainable neighborhoods in the U.S. But public energy consumption data tracked by the city shows many green-certified properties in the ...

Quebec's winters are notoriously long, cold and energy intensive. And even though Hydro-Québec provides abundant, relatively ...