Source: www.edie.net
A commitment to sustainable practices—including recycling, landscaping, and transportation—earned The Standard gold workplace certification in Portland.
A new report released today (22 January) at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos has outlined the urgent need for nations to “wake up to the potential” of the circular economy in order to push the world towards the Paris Agreement’s more ambitious pathway.
Do you worry about about climate change, ocean plastics, and conspicuous consumption? Are you excited about the power of biomimicry, collaborative design, visual communications, and systems thinking?
Clayton Home Building Group, a builder of off-site and site-built homes, is a bellwether of the systems-built industry, and it has its sites on sustainability. Recent news shows the company recognizes the importance of adopting more innovative and sustainable building methods along with providing energy-efficient housing. Ecobee smart thermostats come standard in every Clayton Built® home and are engineered to help enhance energy savings and control comfort.
The company received the 2021 ENERGY STAR Residential New Construction Market Leader Award for 34 of its off-site home building facilities. These facilities were awarded for the construction of energy-efficient manufactured and modular homes. From January 2020 through April 2021, Clayton built more than 20,000 ENERGY STAR certified homes.
Heathrow Airport has announced its intention to become a zero-carbon airport by the mid-2030s, after reaching carbon-neutral status for its buildings and infrastructure today (21 February).
India is working toward a ban on single-use plastics, starting with strict policies at the Taj Mahal. It’s past time for the rest of the world to follow suit.