Building a Better Tomorrow: Adapting Operations to COVID

Building a Better Tomorrow: Adapting Operations to COVID

As we adapt to the evolving regulations of Covid-19, we must continue to prioritize health, safety and wellbeing. On 10/14, the Cross-Learning Alliance (a partnership composed of Urban Green, ASHRAE and AIA) hosted Adapting to COVID: Building Operations, the second installment of a three-part virtual speaker series to share building protocols and interventions to facilitate safe workplace re-openings.

This event was moderated by Tony Tsang, Chapter President of ASHRAE, who was joined by facilities team members from both the health and corporate worlds to discuss maintenance strategies that worked, preparations for the coming months, and long-term changes to building operations practices as a result of the pandemic.

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Key Recommendations from GPRO O&M

Key Recommendations from GPRO O&M

The new GPRO Operations & Maintenance Essentials is all about creating actionable and realistic goals to improve building efficiency. While all buildings are different—whether it be size, use, age, or budget—certain topics addressed in class can apply to many. We explored some of those real-life applications with GPRO O&M Certificate Holder Jose Barrera, who was trained through the 32BJ Training Fund last year. 

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City Energy Project: Efficiency Built to Last

City Energy Project: Efficiency Built to Last

The City Energy Project (CEP)— a joint project of NRDC and the Institute for Market Transformation— has been working with cities to make buildings more sustainable, partly inspired by work that started in New York City. Since buildings are responsible for as much as 70 percent of emissions in cities, improving efficiency is critical.

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