Posted by: Dave Gralnik Energy and Sustainability I just read our new Global Sustainability Perspective report on China’s approach to sustainability, and can attest that our people in Asia Pacific who put this together captured the can-do spirit of the region. After a week in China and another in India—every day filled with back-to-back meetings [...]
Archive | February, 2012
Funding energy upgrades, California style
Posted by: Moh Palizi Energy and Sustainability Services The California Public Utilities Commissions (CPUC) is working with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to create a program with some similarities to solar power purchase agreements and PACE programs, enabling commercial and residential owners to pay for energy upgrades with the cost savings that those upgrades produce. Called [...]
Low cost, high impact sustainability strategies
Posted by: Parker White Energy and Sustainability Services, Asia Pacific Owners can spend a lot on sustainability measures that don’t yield much benefit, or they can spend very little and improve properties a lot. If the second option sounds more appealing, here are three key ways to make sure you’re getting the best results at [...]
Here come the hybrids!
Posted by: Bob Best Energy and Sustainability Services Over this past weekend I went to the Chicago Auto Show, expecting to see the newest in all-electric vehicles. I did not see many at all. But, I did notice a different trend … nearly every car manufacturer now has a hybrid. Toyota, Chevrolet, Ford, Lexus … [...]
Rating systems are a beginning, not an end
Posted by: Chris Wallbank Head of Energy and Sustainability Services, Asia Pacific In the early phases of an organization’s sustainability strategy, green rating systems and certification are often seen as the final goal, when in reality they are a means to an end. Rating systems are useful to improving awareness and establishing a baseline for [...]