Synapse: This Week's News for LA’s Best Buildings

Apr 10

Written By Los Angeles Better Buildings Challenge

Report shows building energy use in cities is declining: Q&A with author Stefen Samarripas

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. cities were reducing building energy use, and at least two factors contributed to that change: the age of a city’s housing stock and the relative size of its low-income population, according to an ACEEE report released today that should help guide local policy decisions.

Follow the Green Money as Coronavirus Spreads

Before the coronavirus crisis hit, there was a fast-building global wave of money flowing toward financing a more sustainable future…As Gordon Power, Chief Executive of Earth Capital argues: “The pandemic is nothing if not a resilience test.”

Listen: Will Pollution Pauses Have a Lasting Impact?

The world is experiencing a sudden, dramatic drop in all kinds of air pollution…When this is all over, will people clamor for cleaner air? Greentech Media’s podcast Energy Gang explores the potential long-term impacts of the pollution pause.

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