Liliya Filakhtova/Getty Images If you’re budgeting to buy a home , you’re probably thinking about the main expenses: an upfront down payment and paying off your mortgage . However, your utility bills can also add a sizable chunk of cash to your monthly payment obligations. And get ready for […] Click here to view original […]

A worker walks the campus at Orsted’s Eleven Mile Solar Center lithium-ion battery storage energy facility Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Coolidge, Ariz. Batteries allow renewables to replace fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal, while keeping a steady flow of power when sources like wind and solar are […] Click here to view original

(From left) in the studio: ST’s climate change editor David Fogarty, Head of ESG consulting & sustainability services at CBRE, David Fogarty and podcast producer, Hadyu Rahim. Synopsis: Every first and third Sunday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation […] Click here to view original

Rows of solar panels sit at Orsted’s Eleven Mile Solar Center lithium-ion battery storage energy facility Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Coolidge, Ariz. Batteries allow renewables to replace fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal, while keeping a steady flow of power when sources like wind and solar are […] Click here to view original

Two more factories in Bangladesh have earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). With this, the number of green factories in the country rose to 213. Among the newly certified factories, Windy Apparels Limited and Union Sportswear Limited both […] Click here to view original

A building code being crafted by an international organization is being criticized as a “backdoor climate initiative ” that will drive up home prices in the U.S. while forcing homeowners to be green. “The International Code Council (ICC) — a Washington, D.C.-based group that regularly issues more than a […] Click here to view original