Energy Efficiency | Page 55

Congratulations to 2023 Better Buildings Challenge Goal Achievers Allegheny College, Community College of Allegheny County, Morehouse College, and University of Virginia on achieving their portfolio-wide energy savings goals. These four partners manage a combined portfolio of more than 19 million square feet and serve over 42,000 students. Learn more about the measures that these institutions took to achieve their goals in this column.  

The Port of Virginia is powering all its terminals with electricity from clean resources so that it can achieve a goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2040.

Norfolk Southern Corporation’s new goal is to focus on fuel management and consumption to help the railroad company achieve its science-based target of reducing GHG emissions intensity 42% by 2034.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) released draft guidance for state entities to inform the investments and benefits reporting on compliance with the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.

The Maryland Energy Administration unveiled a plan to help K-12 public schools across the state reduce and eliminate carbon emissions.

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. will lower GHG emissions by actively investing in energy efficiency measures, including equipment upgrades and replacements, guest room energy management systems and efficient lighting systems. 

European bank ING announced it is phasing out the financing of upstream oil and gas activities by 2040 and aiming to triple new financing for renewable energy by 2025. 

Grocery wholesaler United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) completed a roof-mounted solar array installation - the largest to date - at its Howell, New Jersey distribution center.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) joined a $40 million program led by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to reconsider how components within data centers are cooled.