Early last month, the U.S. Green Building Council announced that the total area of LEED-certified existing buildings exceeded the area of new LEED construction for the first time. It was only a matter of time, as the annual rate of LEED retrofits has surpassed that of new LEED construction for three...
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News Commentary | February 22, 2021
Singapore's real estate conglomerate City Developments Limited (CDL) signed the World Green Building Council's Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment. Close to 100 organizations worldwide have signed, pledging to reach net‑zero carbon emissions (Scope 1 and 2) within their building portfolios by 2030... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | May 19, 2021
Sylvera announced that it has closed a $5.8 million VC investment led by Index Ventures. The company develops an online platform that improves transparency in carbon offset projects. It combines satellite, radar, and lidar data and then uses proprietary AI to evaluate the performance of carbon ... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | June 01, 2021
Irena estimated that the 2020 annual capex on renewable energy to be $300 billion. The agency warned that this must increase to $800 billion by 2050 to avert climate change. In that light, the impressive investments by Microsoft (a $1 billion fund) and Jeff Bezos (a $10 billion fund) are but rather ... Not part of subscription