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Implementing an ‘asset drawdown strategy’ for site decarbonization

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Implementing an ‘asset drawdown strategy’ for site decarbonization Solidifying a decarbonization plan via an “asset drawdown strategy” that carefully considers both capital and operating costs represents a game-changing opportunity for existing properties to compete with new projects. Illinois electricity generation by sources, January 2023.

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Net Zero Carbon: A Quick Plug for All-Electric Buildings

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To achieve net zero carbon, there are two factors we need to account for: embodied carbon (which we previously outlined the importance of and actionable strategies for in an article on the role of embodied carbon ) and operational carbon. An important step towards eliminating operational carbon is for buildings to go all-electric.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Site Location Factors For Automotive Suppliers

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Anticipating increased supplier site locations, it is important for supplier executives to implement site searches that consider key location factors that generate locations optimizing operational and financial success. All of these indications of expanded OEM production point to increased site location activity for suppliers.

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Tidal Wave of the Future

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powering growth by tapping vast deposits of energy deep underground and hooking up electricity from wind, solar, hydro and geothermal renewables to new transmission lines that carry it to energy-hungry markets. has completed an installation of 30 turbines that will use the flow of the river and tides to generate 1,050 KW of electricity.

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Decarbonization at Scale: The Portfolio-Level Net Zero Carbon OPR

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A version of this article was originally published in GRESB Partner Insights. Some common decarbonization strategies include: • Passive Strategies: Optimize building performance through the evaluation of site climate, building form, orientation, shading, and ventilation that are taken during the early design phase. 3: Carbon Credits.

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Race to the Top

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Dennis Poon, vice chairman of the Thornton Tomasetti architectural firm and chief structural engineer of some of Asia’s tallest buildings, told The New York Times that Zhang’s design is feasible but has significant drawbacks. Then the prefabricated unit is quickly slipped into the rising tower and secured into place.

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Molecular Miracle

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The material is said to be an excellent conductor of heat and electricity — a graphene/silicon battery created by researchers at Northwestern University reportedly took only 15 minutes to charge and held a single charge for more than a week. Major carmakers are exploring the feasibility of replacing steel on vehicles with graphene.