This Week's News for LA’s Best Buildings
LA Must Tackle Building Decarbonization and Affordable Housing Together
A recent report from the global engineering and consulting firm Arup dives deep into the complex relationship between getting fossil fuels out of buildings and creating and preserving affordable housing in Los Angeles, calling for both to be addressed in tandem to secure a resilient future for the city.
Top Solutions of 2021
As your organization prepares for 2022, Better Buildings is excited to share last year’s most-viewed partner solutions and toolkits on the Better Buildings Solution Center! Check out their most popular resources from 2021 and see what you may have missed.
Housing Beware: Water Scarcity Is Only The Surface Of The Issue
In November this year, San Francisco declared a water shortage emergency and called for reducing usage by 10%, impacting nearly three million city customers. In March, Utah also declared a state of emergency as 90% of the state was in extreme drought conditions.
These are just 2 of the 17 states that experienced water shortages in the past year. State and local governments are now motivated to protect their communities going into 2022 and beyond, with little consensus on water sources that are shared by so many, like the Colorado River.
How Energy Justice, Presidential Initiatives, and Executive Orders Shape Equity at DOE
The word justice can both softly roll into the air and echo with thunderous force across a nation. It has a unique power that carries history just as easily as it can carry people towards hope, togetherness, and action. It is a power so large and momentous, one wonders why it hasn’t been deployed with more force as a solution to the greatest threat we face - the climate crisis.
5 Reasons to Look Forward to 2022
Despite some ups and downs in 2021, incredible progress was made this year, giving us hope that 2022 will be an even bigger year for climate action.
There’s no doubt that 2021 was another year of climate highs and lows. The lows? Well, they were mostly unprecedented highs.
LABBC’s Midnight Mission Holiday Drive
This holiday season, the LABBC challenges you to chose hope for the holidays by donating to The Midnight Mission. Each year, each day, and each hour, The Midnight Mission is delivering life-changing services to Los Angeles community members who are currently experiencing homelessness and providing a pathway to self-sufficiency.
In exchange for your donation, the LABBC offers you a chance to win a memorable experience donated by one of our esteemed staff or partners.
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