Author: FM College Admin

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its annual ranking of U.S. states leading the way on green building, with Massachusetts topping the list. The USGBC ranking is based on LEED-certified gross square footage per capita over the past year. The LEED rating system is the world’s most widely used green building program and was created…

  Sustainability is becoming a mainstream practice, and a wave of new companies are entering the space of creating positive social and environmental impact. The result? Many companies start a sustainability practice or social impact department, often with one person spearheading much of the foundation building alone. I’m one of them. As part of the…

  Carbon and biodiversity are inextricably linked. As the market for carbon credits continues to grow, it’s essential that we bring biodiversity along for the ride, not just because it’s the right thing to do but because biodiversity underpins all other ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration. The voluntary carbon market is under a lot of…

  With winter comes darker days, colder temperatures, and for many Canadians, the winter blues. Prioritizing health and wellness can be challenging at the best of times—especially for those living in high-density buildings. To arm its residents against the known consequences of prolonged isolation and indoor hibernation, Hazelview Properties, in partnership with holistic wellness and…

Seismic compliance with the applicable California building codes is onerous and disruptive for building owners, especially for a building in the heavily regulated sector of healthcare. Owners of older buildings that house acute care services have a big deadline on the horizon—Jan. 1, 2030, the cutoff date to upgrade their buildings to SPC-4D. That date…

With today (16 January 2023) marking Blue Monday, allegedly the most depressing day of the year, research by living wall specialist, Biotecture, a Mitie company, reveals that city dwellers have claimed a lack of greenery in their area is also giving them the blues. The research found that two thirds (66 per cent) of people…