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Rivion Earns 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of The Year Award
Rivion is proud to announce it has received the 2020 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award for its outstanding efforts and commitment to measuring, tracking, and benchmarking energy performance; developing and implementing plans to improve energy performance; and...
Avoid Knee-Jerk Sustainability
Part 4 of our series on Mindful Sustainabilty . . . Avoid Knee-Jerk Sustainability Has your sustainability program to date been jumping on board with the newest concept, the newest software, the newest dashboard, etc. that is being hyped to collect data and fix...
So Much Data, But What To Do With It
Part 3 of our series on Mindful Sustainabilty . . . So Much Data, But What To Do With It We have access to, it seems, unlimited data. Between the emails choking our inboxes and online posts hawking the latest article, conference, dashboard, software, yadda, yadda,...
Uncomplicating Sustainability
Part 2 of our series on Mindful Sustainabilty . . . Uncomplicating Sustainability I’m just going to say it. Sustainability doesn’t have to be complicated. The basic principles are very simple; Be mindful in your purchasing. Be mindful in your use of resources. Be...
Mindful Sustainability
Part 1 of our series on Mindful Sustainabilty . . . Mindful Sustainability Mindfulness – it’s all the rage. There are books, articles, and speakers galore to teach us how to be more mindful and present. There’s no magic here; just get off your computer, tablet,...
Stocking Up For The Holiday!
Rivion's goal for 2019 was to give back to our community as much as possible. We had many fun and adventurous volunteer days from getting muddy 'down on the farm' with Hunger Task Force to sore hands from build day with Habitat for Humanity. Our recent volunteer...
Willis Tower Achieves LEED Platinum Certification
In 2018, Willis Tower achieved LEED Gold certification and in less than a year's time made improvements in energy, sustainability and comfort to achieve the highest designation of LEED Platinum. Today, Willis Tower is the largest building in the US to earn this...
Rock Ridolfi, Jr. Appointed to USGBC Water Efficiency Technical Advisory Group (WE) TAG
We are pleased to announce and congratulate Rock on his appointment to the USGBC Water Efficiency Technical Advisory Group (WE) TAG The Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) provide a consistent source of technical advice to LEED committees and working groups with...
Megan Wolf Certified as GBCI® TRUE Advisor
We are pleased to announce and congratulate Megan on her certification as a TRUE Advisor. TRUE Advisors are trained on the TRUE Zero Waste Rating System. TRUE Advisors understand the requirements of the rating system, help projects achieve TRUE certification and...
5 Steps to Get the Most from Green Roofs
Green roofs are becoming more and more popular because of a variety of benefits. Here are some tips to get the most from a green roof.Featured Editorial on FacilitiesNet.com By Jing Hong.Arguments about the benefits of green roofs are never ending. Researchers...
Habitat For Humanity Build Day!
The Rivion team put the 'hammer to the nail' and spent the day framing a home with an awesome team from Habitat Milwaukee. The day was long but the opportunity to give back to the community in such a productive way was rewarding! Milwaukee Habitat is here to...
Rivion Green Building Superheroes
Dave Hubka and Jing Hong were recently interviewed by Green Badger. Green Badger is a comprehensive solution equipping project teams of all experience levels with the tools needed to document LEED efficiently as possible. Check out the interview by clicking...