Tag: San Francisco
Los Angeles, Washington, New York Top ENERGY STAR Cities List
Atlanta and San Francisco round out the top five cities for ENERGY STAR certified buildings that cut energy costs while increasing efficiency, reducing emissions.
Los Angeles Tops EPA’s 2023 Cities For ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
Washington, DC; Atlanta; San Francisco; and New York round out the top five, cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency and reducing emissions.
Cathedral School For Boys Unveils Expanded, Reinvented “Heart”
An addition and renovation at the Cathedral School for Boys in San Francisco adds a new modern element and creates valuable indoor and outdoor spaces.
Blu Dot’s New San Francisco Store Is Model Of Adaptive Reuse
Design retailer Blu Dot's newest location is an example of sensitivity to local context, as well as a showcase for adaptive reuse and sustainable design.
Hybrid Work Ignites Flight-to-Quality Trend In U.S. Office Market
By various measures, companies are gravitating to higher-quality offices in response to hybrid work, according to CBRE analysis.
EPA Names Top 25 Cities For ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
Los Angeles, Washington DC, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Dallas make top five, cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency, reducing emissions.
Lagging Transportation Initiatives Hold Back Cities’ Climate Efforts
Most large U.S. cities have yet to institute strong policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, finds new ACEEE report.
New York City Leads 2020 City Clean Energy Scorecard
Boston, Seattle, Minneapolis, and San Francisco round out the top U.S. cities growing their clean energy efforts, according to ACEEE's newly-released 2020 City Clean Energy Scorecard.
Boston, San Francisco, Seattle Top List Of Large Clean Energy Cities
Many U.S. cities are boosting their clean energy efforts, but few are on track to meet climate goals, according to 2019 City Clean Energy Scorecard.
Friday Funny: It’s The Most Productive Time Of The Year
Despite the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, a new survey finds worker productivity actually increases during this festive time of the year.
Making Steps Sustainable
Technology that transforms pedestrian foot traffic into clean energy was demonstrated in four interactive installations across the western U.S.
Future Offices Summer Event Next Week
Located in San Francisco, this event is focused on how to maximize productivity, connectivity, and well-being in the workplace.
Lighting Held In High Esteem In San Francisco MOMA Expansion
The project team for this museum project paid significant attention to the lighting throughout the entire facility. The loft-like galleries on the seventh floor were no exception.
Golden Gate Produce Market Unveils Facility Upgrades
Located in South San Francisco, the project included a series of infrastructure, energy, food safety, worker safety, and traffic facility improvements.
Friday Funny: Sweet Stats To Improve Your Halloween Haul
The West Coast has it in the bag when it comes to the best places in the U.S. to go trick or treating.
Landmark Skyscraper Will Be San Francisco’s First Hybrid Electric Building
Advanced energy storage system will improve efficiency, lower costs, and deliver cleaner power for landmark skyscraper One Maritime Plaza.
Friday Funny: Park Pissoir Prompts Lawsuit
The San Francisco neighborhood's residents successfully advocated to build the facility, which has been described as an open-air urination hole, to stop people from urinating on local walls, bushes, and sidewalks.
Friday Funny: Pee-Proof Walls
In at least two cities, a new approach to discourage peeing in inappropriate places could leave public urinators wet and smelly.
Friday Funny: Goooaal! Soccer Fans Score Big at Bus Shelters
Thanks to interactive bus shelters featuring a touch screen soccer game, the waiting may not be the hardest part of some San Francisco commuters' days.
FRIDAY FUNNY: Accentuate The Positive, Eliminate The Negative
One innovative and mobile app enabled device could provide a place for people to relieve themselves outside while turning a nuisance (public urination) into a nutrient for hungry bamboo biofilters.