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Trimble Breaks Ground On 1.7-Megawatt Solar Array at Westminster, Colorado Headquarters

Civil + Structural Engineer

The new solar panels are projected to offset more than 100 percent of the energy consumed by Trimble’s two-building campus in the Westmoor Technology Park, which represents approximately 6-7 percent of the company’s total global electricity demand (based on 2021).

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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change

Business Facilities

A ccording to the International Energy Agency (IEA), based on current policy settings and economic trends, electricity generation from renewables, including hydropower, wind and solar PV, is on track to grow by 8 percent in 2021 and by more than 6 percent in 2022. as measured by retail electricity produced and sold, serving more than 5.6

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8 ways to cool a factory

BDC Network

Sergio Sádaba, Principal Industrial Facilities Designers Lists HVAC Mechanical Systems For most industrial factories, it’s process over people. In many North American factories, even those that make electric vehicles, this has translated into potentially sweltering, uncomfortable places. million skilled jobs by 2030.

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Disaster response planning around the globe

Civil + Structural Engineer

This makes it a significant challenge to allocate the equivalent time and resource into planning for natural disasters as one might do for the supporting infrastructure systems that are consistently in demand. It also allows for the prioritization of repair to assets contributing to long-term food security, such as water harvesting systems.

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A winning foundation: Solid defense with low carbon concrete

Construction Specifier

The design called for lighter, whiter concrete for the structure. The commitments made by the City of Seattle and Washington State to transition to all-electric systems for decarbonizing the building stock created a smoother path for the project team to achieve these goals than other regions might face. Lionel Lemay, P.E.,

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The next steps for a sustainable, decarbonized future

BD+C

Efficient projects don’t have to be dramatically more expensive; the payback on many projects for energy-efficient systems and renewable energy is often years, not decades. The AIA 2030 Commitment target is now an 80% average pEUI reduction from set baselines, an important step toward the ultimate goal of carbon neutrality.

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Measuring a building’s embodied carbon

Construction Specifier

From an environmental point of view, it is widely known buildings matter, as they consume nearly half the energy produced in the United States, use three-quarters of the electricity, and account for nearly half of all carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions.