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[Podcast Series] Internet of Things (IoT) Powering Smart and Sustainable Homes of the Future

3BL Media

John Canali and Yan Golaz also discuss Matter – the new connectivity standards redefining Smart Homes of the future, rising climate change concerns worldwide and the collective responsibility that consumers/corporates have in ensuring wider adoption of net-zero innovations and practices. SOURCE: Schneider Electric. Thank you again!!

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Everything You Need To Know About Green Building Certification

3BL Media

In 2024, USGBC is doing a slow-release of LEED v5, which introduces new prerequisites such as "embodied carbon assessment" and "climate resilience assessment" to emphasize upfront environmental impact and long-term adaptability to climate change.

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ESG Acronyms and What They Mean

3BL Media

General sustainability definitions Climate risk Two types of climate risks exist, transition risks and physical risks. According to the EPA , transition risks are related to the transition to a lower-carbon economy, while physical risks are associated to the physical impacts of climate change.

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Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 4, Episode 11 - Spilling the Tea on Sustainability

3BL Media

00:00:24] Carrie: Sometimes I still feel like that when I read kind of the news on climate change, and the hottest summer on record, and the impacts of climate change, and it can make you very, very sad. The White House, Department of Energy, EPA, we want to hear from you. very anxious. I loved cities.

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EPA’s AIM to phase out HFCs

Capaccio Environmental

The AIM Act directs the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address HFCs by phasing down HFCs by limiting production and consumption, maximizing reclamation and minimizing releases from equipment, and facilitating the transition to next-generation technologies through sector-based restrictions. .

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5 Must-Have Capabilities for Sustainability and ESG Software

Sphera

The increasing pace of climate change, and its myriad associated costs and risks, have catalyzed policy development and investor awareness and highlighted an urgent need for climate-focused action. Projected risk data can be isolated or integrated for each operating site.

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Where Should the Green Go?

Sense and Sustainability

The US EPA defines green infrastructure as “a cost-effective, resilient approach to managing wet weather impacts that provides many community benefits.” To unpack this definition, green infrastructure is commonly understood to be the use of plants, soils, and other natural processes to manage stormwater runoff on-site.