Synapse: This Week's News for LA’s Best Buildings
Mayor Garcetti Launches L.A.’s ‘Decade of Action’ to Fight Climate Crisis
Joined by a diverse coalition of elected officials, environmental advocates, business leaders, and young climate activists, the Mayor laid out his vision for a carbon neutral Los Angeles and a firm commitment to environmental justice and equity. L.A.’s Green New Deal leads with bold action to zero out Los Angeles’ main sources of harmful emissions: buildings, transportation, electricity, and trash. Adopting this agenda will make the city a global model for how to create a more sustainable planet and an economy that works for everyone.
You Can Help: Eat for the Climate...Without Stressing Out
As part of The Healthyish Guide to Eating for the Climate...Without Freaking Out, Healthyish is helping us rethink the way we eat. One thing to keep in mind is animal-based proteins (including eggs and cheese) take way more resources to produce than plant-based ones. See how they stack up, ranked by average greenhouse gas impact. For more, be sure to check out the plant-based diet for the future, outlined by Guido Barillo in The Economist.
Fun Read: Nature’s Solution to Climate Change
When it comes to saving the planet, one whale is worth thousands of trees. A strategy to protect whales can limit greenhouse gases and global warming.
Watch: Save Money and Build Resilience with Distributed Energy Technologies
Building owners face a range of priorities when it comes to powering their buildings – minimizing cost, ensuring resilience, and in many cases, meeting renewable energy goals. This webinar introduced two tools from the National Labs for assessing potential facility-level energy technology investments: The Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model (DER-CAM), and REopt Lite. Presenters discussed strategies for using these tools to incorporate distributed energy technologies to optimize the unique energy needs of their facilities.
