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Former Sears Tower May Sport World’s Tallest Green Roof

As the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere readies itself for a major energy efficiency overhaul, engineers have developed what may be the world's ...

USPS to Cut GHG Emissions 20%, Energy Use 30%

The U.S. Postal Service voluntarily conducted an inventory of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to establish a baseline for future annual evaluations to help meet ...

BCBS Sets New Standards for Green Office Buildings

The new office tower headquarters for Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) in Rhode Island was designed to meet national goals for efficiency and sustainability, while encouraging ...

Study Quantifies Carbon Mitigation of Green Roofs

Extensive adoption of green roofs in a million-person city could capture 55,000 tons of CO2 annually, according to a two-year study from Michigan State University. Prior to ...

U.S. Postal Service Earns Top Environmental Award

The U.S. Postal service has won the first Environmental Achievement of the Year award presented by Postal Technology International magazine, thanks to several sustainable initiatives ...

Minnesota’s Target Center Completes Green Roof

At 2.5 acres, the green roof atop the Target Center in the Twin Cities is the nation's fifth-largest and the first installed on a North American ...

Royal Caribbean Cruises Reduces Fuel Consumption by 4%

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has made environmental improvements over the past year. The company has reduced fuel consumption by 4 percent, NOx emissions by three ...

American Life Green Roof to Cut Cooling Costs 20-30%

A vegetative roof atop the headquarters of American Life and Accident Insurance Co. of Kentucky will reduce heating and cooling needs by 20-30 percent. The green roof, ...

Brooklyn Tourism Firm to be 100% Powered by Solar

City Merchandise, a New York souvenir distributor, will be 100 percent powered by a 68.47 kW commercial solar system. Once complete, the array will be the ...

Green Buildings Combine Healthy Living with Energy Savings

Whether it's a commercial or residential green building project that is designed from the ground up to be eco-friendly or an energy-efficient retrofit, developers are realizing ...

Businesses Turn to Living Roofs for Profit, Energy Savings

As interest in green buildings continues to grow, roofing companies, hurt by the recession, are looking at sustainable practices such as green roofs as a way ...

Schools Find Energy Savings in Lighting Retrofits, Green Roofs

Educational facilities from colleges to grade schools are finding that they can achieve significant cost savings as well as reduce their carbon footprint by implementing a ...

McDonald’s, Margaritas Invest in Eco Strategies to Reduce Costs

Restaurants are making big investments in improving energy efficiency as well as adding conservation and sustainability measures to reduce costs. Some of these initiatives include "green" ...

Hotels, Office Buildings Seek LEED Certification

Developers of hotels and office buildings are targeting the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for many of their latest ...

USPS Unveils NYC’s Biggest Green Roof

Aimed at saving energy and reducing pollution runoff, the U.S. Postal Service has unveiled its first and New York City's largest green roof on top of ...

Hannaford Bros., Food Lion Add LEED Prototype Stores

Hannaford Bros. and Food Lion, two primarily East Coast supermarket chains, are adding "green" prototype stores. Hannaford Bros.' new location in Augusta, Maine, will open July ...

Sears Tower Slated for $350M Sustainability Makeover

Sears Tower, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, is about to get a $350-million makeover that is designed to significantly reduce its energy use by ...

Toronto to get Mega-green Office Complex

The sprawling former headquarters of Sears Canada is about to undergo one of the biggest green building retrofits on record in North America. The government of Ontario, ...

Suburban Office Complex Claims 49% Lower Energy Use

A new 200,000-square-foot building in Newton Square, Pa., includes numerous sustainable design features including a grass roof, toilets that use rainwater for flushing and an air-conditioning ...

McDonald’s HQ Achieves LEED Platinum Status

Joining fewer than 210 other buildings in the United States, McDonald's corporate headquarters has achieved LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. McDonald's headquarters, in ...

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