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  A technology developed by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory has the potential to lower commercial air conditioning peak power demand by more than 90% and cut cooling bills by almost half, the organization announced Sept. 4. The Energy Storing and Efficient Air Conditioner system, or ESEAC, developed in collaboration with Blue Frontier, separates…

  Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Robotic Assistance Devices, Inc. (RAD), has launched Bailey’s Promise, a nationwide initiative offering up to 10 of RAD’s real-time firearm detection AI software licenses to every K–12 school in the U.S. at zero cost. This software-only solution removes the barriers of high cost, enabling…

  Walmart’s latest environmental report confirms what it warned of in December: the world’s largest retailer won’t meet its 2025 goal to cut the carbon footprint from its retail operations and energy consumption by 35 percent and looks unlikely to meet its pledge for a 65 percent reduction by 2030. Yet, in its ESG report…

  Dr. Bronner’s made headlines in February when it stepped away from renewing its B Corp Certification, a recognition the 75-year-old soapmaker has marketed prominently since 2015. The company is instead putting its energy into an emerging initiative, called Purpose Pledge, that it started developing two years ago with impact consulting firm Lift Economy and…

  Corporate profiles in Trellis’ Chasing Net Zero series are raising useful questions about the strengths and gaps of corporate net-zero progress — questions that advocates must continue to wrestle with during this “period of reckoning” for climate action. As the series continues, it’s important for the analysis to highlight a critical question too often overlooked…

Office properties in vibrant mixed-use districts are dramatically outperforming the rest of the U.S. office market, thanks to post-pandemic demographic shifts and growing preferences for “live-work-play” environments, according to JLL’s Lifestyle Office Markets research report. The report identifies “lifestyle office markets” as mixed-use regions that combine urban amenities with suburban accessibility, featuring moderate density, convenient…