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Why Empty Office Buildings Still Consume Lots of Power During a Global Pandemic

GreenTechMedia

Shutting down key building systems like heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) can lead to unhealthy air or corrosion in boilers and chillers. HVAC accounts for a far greater portion of energy use, about a third or more for most buildings, and it can’t be shut off completely.

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Renovations and Improvements for Sustainable Homes

Green Business Bureau

The buildup of dust can weaken HVAC system efficiency, causing it to work harder and use more energy to heat or cool your home. This constant strain puts your HVAC system at higher risk of breaking down and needing repair. Check for HVAC Leaks. Many HVAC systems contain a system of ducts that require regular maintenance.

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Green Realtor® Guide: Marketing Eco-Friendly Homes and Sustainability

Green Business Bureau

As a green realtor® passionate about the planet’s future and our own, you can play an important role in delivering the message of sustainability to homeowners and support a greener, healthier real estate industry. There is also a growing number of homebuyers desiring green homes. As the saying goes, “money talks”. Walk the Green Walk.

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Greentown Startups Share Insights on the Buildings Sector?

Greentown Labs

Today, real estate owners are readily buying technology products because many use-cases have proven to be valuable. We are seeing a growing number of engineers and data scientists exploring data from buildings so they can offer new products or technology-enabled services for their real estate clients.”.

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Kansas City’s new airport terminal celebrates sustainability in a big way

Greenability Magazine

Energy Efficiency A variety of energy saving measures were incorporated into the airport design including LED lighting and controls, high-efficiency HVAC equipment, smart building controls, and a high performing building envelope. During construction, strict monitoring was in place to measure airborne pollutants for the health of workers.

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More than 100,000 clean energy worker just lost their jobs and more layoffs are coming.

E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

Credit: Ricardo Esquivel But the analysis of clean energy unemployment data by E2 partner BW Research shows the crushing impact of the COVID-19 health and economic crises on one of the biggest, fastest-growing job sectors in America?—?one Nearly 17 million workers across the entire economy filed for unemployment benefits through April 4.

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? Busting geothermal myths with Bedrock Energy

Climate Tech VC

But the costs, implementation timelines, and space requirements have relegated this type of HVAC system to very large and fancy properties (think military bases, presidential libraries, and museums). Pulling heat from the subsurface of the earth has been a proven method for powering the cooling and heating of buildings for ~70 years.