Dive Brief: New York is providing $10 million to building owners and HVAC equipment manufacturers to advance heating and cooling technology for use in large buildings across the state, Gov.…
Dive Brief: Five U.S. communities’ construction of community-scale geothermal heating and cooling systems will get more than $35 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technologies Office, according to…
Dive Brief: Local governments, climate advocacy groups and others filed a lawsuit last week seeking to block a Washington state voter-approved ballot initiative that prevents state and local rules to…
Dive Brief: Site energy use in buildings over 25,000 square feet in New York City dropped for the fifth consecutive year, with over 90% of large buildings estimated to comply…
Pittsburgh residents will soon have expanded entertainment options with both a $740 million mixed-use development and a Live Nation music venue in the works. The Steel City’s planning commission approved…
Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Biden officials are rushing to get infrastructure funds out the door ahead of the incoming Trump administration, AP News reported. On Nov. 15, Transportation Secretary Pete…
Dive Brief: The Smart Surfaces Coalition, a group that advocates for cities to increase climate resilience through “smart surfaces” infrastructure, launched a peer learning network on Monday to connect city…
Dive Brief: An online policy tracker launched Wednesday provides city leaders with policymaking resources to advance “smart surfaces” that mitigate urban climate change impacts. Smart surfaces include green infrastructure, solar…
Mary Scott Nabers is CEO of research and consulting firm Strategic Partnerships Inc. and the author of “Inside the Infrastructure Revolution – A Roadmap for Rebuilding America.” Opinions are the…
The first time electrical engineer Johanna Mathieu heard about Ann Arbor, Michigan’s plan to create a “sustainable energy utility,” she thought it was crazy. Even though investor-owned utility DTE Energy…
