CREtech Climate Weekly Briefs June 14, 2023 - IonicBlue & Qflow raise funds; wildfires renew advocacy for IAQ and building codes, + more
NY Green Bank Surpasses $2 Billion in Financial Commitments and Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
Governor Kathy Hochul announced NY Green Bank, a division of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the largest green bank in the country, has surpassed $2 billion in cumulative financial commitments in support of the State's transition to clean energy and sustainable infrastructure, as it celebrates its 10-year anniversary.
IonicBlue? receives up to CAD $100 million investment from Canada Infrastructure Bank toward decarbonization projects
IonicBlue? announced a CAD $100 million agreement with the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) to make net zero more attainable to Canadian organizations striving to reach their decarbonization targets.
Qflow raises $9.1M to track construction receipts, making it easier to de-carbonize
In the same way that we now take pictures of receipts to expense that “important lunch,” construction tech startup Qflow allows the teams running construction sites to do the same for building materials.
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Real estate is facing a climate crisis, but there might be a way through
We are heading toward climate disaster, and experts predict that by 2030, the effects will be irreversible. The built environment — building, using and dismantling buildings — have a huge impact on climate change.
Why this NYC apartment complex will use a giant underground heat pump
The 200-by-600-foot property skirting the shoreline in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood is, for the moment, an enormous mud pit. Excavators scoop up whole chunks of earth, making room for concrete piles sprouting rebar strands. All the while, four blue drilling rigs trawl the site on skid-tracked wheels, boring holes into the ground to harvest energy hiding below the surface.
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Canada wildfires renew advocacy for indoor air quality and building codes
Indoor air quality is once again a topic of discussion as Canada's wildfires blanketed New York City and the Northeast in an apocalyptic thick yellow haze.
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? CREtech Climate Day | September 21 | Javits Center | Register here
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CREtech Climate Cast Season 6
Stream all sessions from Season 6 of the CREtech Climate Cast, a podcast devoted to educating, inspiring, and leading the built environment to address the world’s biggest crisis - climate change. Tune in to in-depth conversations with the leading real estate and tech innovators from across the globe with CREtech Climate CEO, Michael Beckerman. Stay tuned for Season 7 coming soon!
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Applications Open for the 10th Annual Real Estate Tech Awards (RETAs)
CREtech announced today that they are now accepting applications for the 10th Annual Real Estate Tech Awards (RETAs). The RETAs are the leading international award honoring the most innovative and cutting-edge companies who have played an integral role in advancing technology in the real estate industry.
Wooden delivery - what next for timber-framed construction in the UK?
But it’s not all doom and gloom. In fact, an alternative area of construction offers some home for the sector. Traditionally focused on housebuilding, at the recent CREtech London conference The Office Group (TOG)’s Charlie Green and Waugh Thistleton Architects’ Andrew Waugh explained the benefits of using wood to construct The Black and White Building, central London’s tallest mass timber office building.