Construction & Refitting
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
Technology firm Texas Instruments' emissions normalized on a per-chip basis rose 23 percent year-on-year amid a host of other disappointing environmental figures, according to its ...
Daikin McQuay Commercial AC First to Meet DOE Efficiency Challenge
Daikin McQuay is the first manufacturer to meet the US Energy Department's rooftop unit challenge, an initiative announced in January 2011 that ...
Most Retailers Using Energy Management in Over Half Their Stores, Report Says
Some 63 percent of retailers now have an energy management system in at least 50 percent of their stores, according to a report by retail ...
San Francisco 49ers Buy Low-CO2 Concrete for New Stadium
Central Concrete, a US Concrete company, will supply about 80,000 cubic yards of its low-CO2 concrete for the new San Francisco 49ers stadium, ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: SCS Biofuel, Energy Star Health Care, EMerge, Climate Action Reserve
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items.
Scientific Certification Systems said that it is the first US certification body to be accredited by the International ...
University of Texas Taps Locus’ ePortal for Compliance
The University of Texas at El Paso has selected software company Locus Technologies' ePortal platform to provide an integrated system for monitoring and managing its ...
Submetering Market ‘Will Grow to $1.5B in 2020′
The worldwide market for submetering technology and services totals $771 million and will grow to $1.58 billion in 2020 at a compound ...
Sustainable Architectural Coatings ‘Will Grow Market Share’
Consumer awareness, government regulations and the widespread acceptance of energy efficiency standards for buildings are driving the development of ...
Apple Data Center to be 100% Powered by Renewable Energy
Apple said it will power its 500,000-square-foot data center in Maiden, N.C., entirely with renewable energy by the end of the year.
The announcement, which ...
Legrand Cuts Energy Use by 20 Percent, Beating DOE Goal by 8 Years
Legrand has reduced its energy use by more than 20 percent, in its first year participating in the Department of Energy's Building Buildings initiative.
The electrical ...
Steel Plants Could Provide 20 MW of ‘Green’ Thermal Energy
Steel plants located just outside Sheffield's city center could be connected to the UK city's existing district heating network (pictured) to provide ...
Pepco Saves Delaware College $9 Million in Energy Costs
Pepco Energy Services will save Delaware Technical Community College more than $9 million in energy costs by installing more than $7 million in energy ...
GM Aims for Third LEED with Water Recycling, Solar, Composting
General Motors is building an engine plant in southern Brazil equipped with numerous sustainable features including solar energy and water recycling ...
Lighting Brief: TerraLUX, Toshiba, Bridgelux, ZigBee, AEG
Here's a final round-up of news coming out of the Lightfair International show, which wrapped up in Las Vegas on Friday.
Lighting Science Group has launched ...
CVS Sustainability Report: Carbon Intensity Drops 3.9%
Pharmacy chain CVS Caremark's absolute CO2 emissions rose 1.2 percent from 2010 to 2011, but when rationalized against the square feet of retail space the ...
Walmart Cuts Outdoor Water Use with WeatherTrak Devices; Three Products Launched
Walmart stores equipped with WeatherTRAK smart irrigation controllers have reduced outdoor water use an average of 39 percent since they were installed in ...
HonestBuildings.com Releases Info on 250,000 NYC Buildings
HonestBuildings.com has released information for more than 250,000 commercial and mixed-use buildings in New York City, representing more than 4 billion square feet.
The free ...
Lightfair Briefing: Switch, EMerge Alliance, WAC, Lighting Science, Cirrus Logic, Lunera
Here's a round-up of lighting news being released as the industry gathers at the Lightfair International show in Las Vegas:
Switch Lighting has announced the availability ...
Net Zero Transit Center Uses Geothermal, Solar, Biomass
A newly opened Boston transit hub promises to achieve net-zero energy through geothermal, solar and wood biomass power.
Engineering firm Arup built the $15.4 million John ...
Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality in FY 2013
Microsoft will charge an internal carbon offset fee starting in fiscal year 2012-2013 in its effort to be carbon neutral beginning July 1, according ...
