December 6, 2011
Standards & Compliance Briefing: LEED, WEEE, Energy Awards
Volkswagen’s Passat manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., has been named a platinum LEED-certified factory, making it the only auto making plant in the world to receive the such designation, the German automaker said. Its paint shop is expected to save 50 million gallons of water over 10 years, and special insulation is estimated to save 720,000 kWh per year.
At COP-17 in Durban the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) named the cities of New York and San Francisco as the recipients of the World Green Building Council’s Government Leadership Awards for Excellence in City….
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