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

Google Parent Targets $5.7 Billion for Affordable Housing, Green Initiatives

As part of a $10 billion debt offering, tech giant Google’s parent has issued $5.75 billion in sustainability bonds, a move it called the largest green bond issuance by any company in history.

Only government entities have issued larger such offerings, according to London-based organization Climate Bonds Initiative.

Why Doesn’t Load Flexibility Have the Same Incentives as Energy Storage?

Load flexibility can deliver the same value as behind-the-meter batteries at a much lower cost.

What to Know about Germicidal Lighting and Coronavirus

Being able to eradicate the SARS-CoV-2 virus at the flip of a switch is about as attractive a concept as they come. UVGI (ultraviolet germicidal irradiation) technology, chiefly UV-C, has a proven record at killing or deactivating a variety of pathogens. And the technologies which can emit these wavelengths have been used in facilities for decades. However, facility managers must still be judicious in selecting and applying the UVGI technology in their facility for a variety of factors, including achieving maximum efficacy while reducing harm to facility occupants, and the facility itself.

What You'll Find at USGBC-LA's Annual Conference MGBCE This Month

Since its inception in 2001, MGBCE has become the longest-running and largest gathering of leading sustainability and green building advocates within both the public and private sectors of Southern California.

This year, over 1,000 attendees across two days will join in a virtual setting from local government agencies, the building industry, and the public, all gathering to learn about green building principles, practices, and products. The conference will feature live streaming, interactive exhibitor and community partner booths, virtual tours, digital networking, recorded content, and much more.

Webinar: Boosting Clean Technology: Speeding Development & Adoption of High-Impact Clean Energy Technologies

The low-carbon energy transition is happening faster than expected and globally scaled manufacturing has unleashed steep declines in the cost of clean energy technology. Join Rocky Mountain Institute in their fifth webinar in a seven-part series, where speakers will address what must happen to harness these trends to speed adoption, and how new infrastructure can aid innovation processes and prototype commercialization.

When: August 11th, 8am PDT

Source: Facilities Net