William Atkinson

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, Colo., released a plan to help the General Services Administration (GSA) shift its huge real estate portfolio to a more grid-interactive and energy-efficient operation...

Concern grows in many sectors and industries about the toll that working in the heat—especially outdoors—can have on employees’ health and well-being. Unfortunately, the potential solutions are not necessarily simple or one...

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Arlington, Va., released a report containing a series of steps that public officials and the construction industry should take to reduce the carbon footprint of the “built...

The $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan proposed by the White House earlier this year was expected to pass the Senate the weekend of August 7-8 and move on to the House of Representatives, but, as of August 9, a vote is now...

To protect and meet the energy needs of its 16 million customers, and also enhance its own energy systems, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is proposing a series of safety, resiliency and clean energy investments in...

Earlier this year, housing builders and potential homebuyers were struggling with rising affordability issues, largely due to soaring lumber prices. According to CNBC, lumber prices hit a record high on May 7, at $1,670.50...

According to the International Code Council (ICC), Washington, D.C., as communities work toward reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increasing energy efficiency, modern energy codes are essential. To help this...

On July 22, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, Calif., and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Atlanta, announced the creation of an agreement in which both organizations will...

According to a May 2021 report from the National Safety Council (NSC), the organization “cautiously supports” the CDC’s May 2021 recommendations that fully vaccinated individuals can relax safety protocols, such as mask...

According to a report from Dodge Data & Analytics, Hamilton, N.J., total construction starts lost 7% overall in June over May. In fact, all three major sectors (nonbuilding, nonresidential building and residential building)...

The National Safety Council (NSC), Itasca, Ill., plans to extend its “Work to Zero” initiative. Launched with a grant from the Pittsburgh-based McElhattan Foundation in January 2019, the initiative focuses on educating...

Renewables are leading the way in new electric-generating capacity because of growing interest in environmental issues and the cost of renewables is decreasing at a faster rate than other forms of electric-generating capacity...