News & Events

There’s always a lot happening at FGBC and in the world of green building. Here, we’ve assembled information that will keep you abreast of recent developments in our organization and throughout our industry. We hope you find the news links interesting and helpful, and the event calendar a timely resource to help keep you plugged into other opportunities where you can continue to enhance your knowledge on the subjects of green building and sustainability.

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Energy News

Strengthening Energy Grids to Withstand Natural Disasters
[Sep 13, 2024] Strengthening energy grids to withstand natural disasters is crucial as climate change intensifies extreme weather, leading to more frequent and prolonged power outages, and the aging infrastructure struggles to keep pace with rising energy demands.

Advancing Environmental Sustainability: The Crucial Role of Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers in Renewable Energy Manufacturing
[Aug 2, 2024] While renewable energy technologies are key in combating climate change, their manufacturing processes must avoid environmental degradation, highlighting the crucial role of Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers (RTOs) in mitigating pollution in solar, wind, electric vehicle (EV), and hydrogen production.

Environmental Protection News

How to Celebrate Plastic Free July at Your Business
[Jul 15, 2020] Plastic Free July can be an effective way to start your sustainable journey. Follow these four steps.

5 Million Gallons of Wastewater Overflow into Maryland Creek
[Aug 12, 2019] 5.22 million gallons of sewer water overflows into Maryland's Broad Creek.

Massachusetts Real Estate Developer Will Pay $48,000 for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations
[Aug 6, 2019] EPA alleged that Farfard Real Estate and Development Corporation did not follow its Clean Water Act permit in Ledgemere Country Residential Development, Maplebrooke Commons Condominiums and Lakeview Estates.

Top Technology

It's not to be. Universe too short for Shakespeare typing monkeys
[Oct 30, 2024] It would take far longer than the lifespan of our universe for a typing monkey to randomly produce Shakespeare, a new study reveals.

Nanoplastics can reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics
[Oct 30, 2024] An international research team has investigated how nanoplastic particles deposited in the body affect the effectiveness of antibiotics. The study showed that the plastic particles not only impair the effect of the drugs, but could also promote the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Complexity of tumors revealed in 3D
[Oct 30, 2024] A new analysis has revealed detailed 3D maps of the internal structures of multiple tumor types. These cancer atlases reveal how different tumor cells -- and the cells of a tumor's surrounding environment -- are organized, in 3D, and how that organization changes when a tumor spreads to other organs. The detailed findings offer scientists valuable blueprints of tumors that could lead to new approaches to therapy and spark a new era in the field of cancer biology, according to the researchers.

Top Environment

Alcohol consumption among non-human animals may not be as rare as previously thought, say ecologists
[Oct 30, 2024] Anecdotes abound of wildlife behaving 'drunk' after eating fermented fruits, but despite this, nonhuman consumption of ethanol has been assumed to be rare and accidental. Ecologists now challenge this assumption. They argue that since ethanol is naturally present in nearly every ecosystem, it is likely consumed on a regular basis by most fruit- and nectar-eating animals.