Dan Probst Global Lead United States Energy and Sustainability Services The pace of U.S. states and cities rolling out legislation on commercial building energy and sustainability standards has accelerated recently. A few high-profile examples: · The San Francisco Task Force on Existing Commercial Buildings has recommended that Mayor Newsom introduce legislation requiring energy benchmarking in [...]
Archive | January, 2010
Join a unique global dialogue on sustainability
Peter Miscovich Managing Director United States Corporate Solutions I am pleased to participate as a presenter on workplace mobility and sustainability concepts during the IBM Global Eco-Efficiency Jam, kicking off next week on Jan. 27. If you haven’t heard of it yet – this event will be a web-accessible and truly unique opportunity to plug [...]
The Sunrise of Solar Power
Posted by: Gary Graham Energy Services Lead United States Energy and Sustainability Services Those glimmers on the horizon are the first rays of solar power becoming a viable alternative for commercial buildings. Between the dropping cost of solar instillations and the growing array of federal, state and local incentives; the economic viability is becoming a [...]
EPA Action Signals Accelerated Energy Costs
Posted by: Bob Best Investor Services Lead United States Energy and Sustainability Services The Environmental Protection Agency’s recently-announced proposal for stricter standards for smog-causing pollutants comes with a big price tag … $19 to $90 billion by the year 2020. Who’s going to pay for it? We all are. The key sectors that will bear [...]
Green classes on campus heating up
January 29, 2010 • Categories: General Comments • by Jones Lang LaSalle
Posted by: Bob Best Investor Services Lead United States Energy and Sustainability Services The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that American colleges are responding to student interest in sustainability by adding green courses at a “brisk” pace. “Some professors compare it with the boom in information technology during the 1980s, while others liken the phenomenon to [...]
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