The 85 richest people on Earth now have the same amount of wealth as the bottom half of the global population, according to a report released this week by the British humanitarian group, Oxfam International.  “It is staggering that in the 21st century, half of the world’s population owns no more than a tiny elite, whose members could all sit comfortably in a single train carriage,” said Winnie Byanyima, Oxfam’s executive director. The bottom half of ... Read more

California’s Assembly Bill (AB) 1103 energy benchmarking and disclosure law became effective as of January 1, 2014.  Implementation of the requirements begins on January 1, 2014, for a building with total gross floor area measuring more than 10,000 square feet, and on July 1, 2014, for a building with a total gross floor area measuring more than 5,000 square feet. The law requires certain non-residential business owners to input energy consumption and other building ... Read more