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Located in Washington County, Maine, Sunrise Opportunities (Sunrise) is a rural, grassroots nonprofit organization serving families, seniors, and people with disabilities for over 60 years, operating an older housing stock across seven buildings in one of the coldest climates in the U.S. In this column from Better Buildings, learn how Sunrise planned for HVAC heat pump installation through a capital needs planning process, maintaining oil heating as a backup during the coldest months, and engaging residents to understand the new technology.

The Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) approved Marimekko’s near-term science-based emissions reduction targets.

The City of La Crosse has been working on a multi-phase sustainability initiative that has generated significant energy and cost savings.

It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web:It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.

In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, host Debra Chanil speaks with Mike Van Brunt from ReWorld and Sean Trambley from the Circular Economy Coalition about the integration of circular economy principles in the energy sector. Both guests emphasize the economic and environmental benefits of circularity, including waste reduction and energy efficiency, and offer advice for businesses starting to embrace circular economy practices.

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated Heidelberg Materials’ 2050 carbon reduction targets as consistent with the SBTi corporate net zero standard and in line with a 1.5°C trajectory.

Microsoft announced the expansion of its commitment to restore areas in the Amazon and Atlantic Forests with a commitment to purchase nearly 3.5 million metric tons of CO2.

The City of Boulder has released its 2023 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory, highlighting a 7% decrease in community-wide emissions from 2022 and a 24% reduction since 2018. This milestone reflects Boulder’s steady progress toward its climate goals of a 70% reduction from 2018 levels by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2035.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen, a shipping and vehicle logistics company, announced that its near-term and net-zero targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Givaudan, a Swiss ingredients company, announced new milestones for its journey to to lower emissions across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 with the validation of its net-zero targets by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).