CO2 Emmissions
Developing a ‘Stand-By Mode’ for Buildings in the COVID-Era
August 13th, 2020Leaping from the COVID Frying Pan into the Climate Fire
July 27th, 2020
Moving Past Net Zero Buildings to Whole Life Carbon through Embodied Energy
“Climate change is undoubtedly the greatest challenge of our times. We need to take urgent action to almost halve global emissions by 2030 and eliminate them completely by the middle of the century,” says Julie Hirigoyen, Chief Executive at UKGBC. “It is in this context that the term ‘net zero carbon’ has started to enter […]
Dumb Buildings Are Stranded Assets In The New Climate Economy
If we don’t address climate change and keep anthropogenic warming under the 2°C threshold set out by the Paris Climate Accord, then we will face the wrath of nature through rapidly rising sea levels, increased drought and wildfires, and other trends that will make life on earth more difficult — this is the physical risk […]
The Biggest Urban Challenges are being Ignored in the Smart City Agenda
In an article published on October 4th, we discussed how the technological evolution of buildings is creating a complex landscape of lifecycles across the system and structural elements in smart facilities. The article, based on our latest report, argues that in order to future proof a smart building we must find a system of design […]
Building Energy Flexibility into Our Smart Power Systems
It is the same old problem. The large-scale distribution of renewable energy generation is required to mitigate the impacts of fuel poverty and climate change but these intermittent power sources push the grid to its limits or beyond them. The solution is the same too. We must develop a more flexible power system to account […]
Shell Announces Smart Building Partnerships with Sparkfund & GridPoint
“The Paris Agreement has sent a signal around the world. A new energy system is emerging. It will unfold over decades, moving at different paces in different places. The transition offers challenges, opportunities and tough choices for governments, businesses and customers,” states the Shell Energy Transition Report. Royal Dutch Shell, the British-Dutch oil and gas […]
ACEEE Report Highlights Pathways to Zero Energy Buildings through Building Codes
“Climate change is running faster than we are — and we are running out of time.” That is the stark conclusion of the long-awaited Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on global warming. “Pledges from the world’s governments to reduce greenhouse gases, made in Paris in 2015, aren’t enough to keep global warming […]
Growing Shift to Energy-Efficiency-as-a-Service for Deep Retrofits & LED Lighting Upgrades
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Independent Senior Research Associate at Memoori. The retrofit market in commercial and industrial buildings is undergoing a shift in how energy efficiency, lighting and other projects to optimize building technologies are obtained and managed. Organizations across the U.S are being offered a simpler way to access new energy […]
New Energy Performance Directive Aims to make EU’s Building Stock “Nearly Zero Emissions” by 2050
A new year, a new energy directive for buildings. Over the festive period a political agreement on new rules for improving the energy performance of buildings was reached between negotiators from the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. The new Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) aims to renovate Europe’s entire building stock by […]
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