Annually, the Emerald team selects one U.S. non-profit organization to support in seeking a sustainable building certification. This program is called Emerald Gives. Started in 2020 as a way for the company to give back, this is an initiative we're...

The market for electric vehicles (EVs) is growing worldwide. Auto manufacturers are adapting to the growing demand for sustainable vehicles. Among others, Audi pledged to go all-electric by 2033, and GM will end production of its gas-powered...

As it stands, the Earth’s freshwater sources are shrinking. The UN projects that if trends continue, the world will face a 40% shortfall in water availability by 2030. According to the World Wildlife Fund, about 1.1 billion people lack access to...

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the construction industry was responsible for more than 600 million tons of debris in 2018. For reference, that is more than twice the amount of municipal solid waste the country produced that...

As of 2018, the United States produced the most waste in the world, weighing in at 5.6 pounds per capita daily, or over 1 ton annually.The scarier part of this story is that less than 25% of the waste is recycled.

Whether the objective is to achieve Net Zero or simply to get started with energy improvements, how to fund the work is an important piece of the puzzle. For commercial, industrial, retail, healthcare, K-12, higher ed and multi-family residential...

As the calls for proactive action on climate change become increasingly louder, governments and people are noticing the environmental records of the companies and brands they support. For more than a century, environmental degradation was mostly...

It is clear that the executive branch is not shy about its stance on climate change and sustainability. With the United States rejoining the Paris Climate Accords in January of this year, and a renewed pressure to take appropriate action to divert...

Intro CLE, currently the largest timber-frame building in the United States, is under construction in Cleveland, Ohio. This project is seeking LEED Gold Certification and will feature almost 300 apartments, 36,000 square feet of retail space, and a...