Roofs in urban areas can be very valuable real estate. Besides protecting occupants from the elements, they can also be used for amenity space, hosting cell towers, HVAC equipment, window washing anchors, skylights, compact wind turbines, … just to name a few. Adding...
Before we answer what tools are available for building managers to implement EV (Electric Vehicles) charging stations for their communities, we must first answer why they would want to do this in the first place. After all, sales of EVs in the US hit a big slump in...
by Stewart Lawrence and Andrew Zimdahl Most people are settling in for the long haul with COVID-19. The pandemic is not going away any time soon, and we’ll be living with the aftershocks for years. In fact, the threat of reinfection as the virus evolves...
DC is a national leader in the proper recycling of e-waste. DC enacted the Sustainable Solid Waste Management Amendment Act in 2014 that created the eCYCLE DC program with the goal to divert 80% of e-waste away from landfills by 2032. You can recycle your...
By Stewart Lawrence The DC Clean Energy Omnibus bill of 2018 established the creation of a “Green Energy Finance Authority,” or more commonly referred to as a Green Bank. That sounds interesting, but begs some questions: What is a Green Bank? What is its purpose and...
Executive Summary: Rainstorms cause flooding and damage properties in areas with high densities of impermeable surfaces in DC. Much of our infrastructure also combines stormwater with sewage, which overflows in our rivers during storms. Stormwater fees are used to...
