http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/texas-instruments-sustainability-report-normalized-emissions-jump-23/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/texas-instruments-sustainability-report-normalized-emissions-jump-23/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 14:05:33 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77383 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 2011 corporate sustainability report. TI attributes this to a number of facilities running under capacity – which the company says requires a similar amount of energy to fully loaded operations [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/texas-instruments-sustainability-report-normalized-emissions-jump-23/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/daikin-mcquay-commercial-ac-first-to-meet-doe-efficiency-challenge/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/daikin-mcquay-commercial-ac-first-to-meet-doe-efficiency-challenge/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 06:21:37 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77423 Daikin McQuay is the first manufacturer to meet the US Energy Department’s rooftop unit challenge, an initiative announced in January 2011 that aims to encourage companies to develop the next generation of cost-effective, high performance commercial air conditioners. The Daikin Rebel is expected to reduce energy use by as much as 50 percent to 60 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/daikin-mcquay-commercial-ac-first-to-meet-doe-efficiency-challenge/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/most-retailers-using-energy-management-in-over-half-their-stores-report-says/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/most-retailers-using-energy-management-in-over-half-their-stores-report-says/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 14:29:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77318 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 and multi-site facilities management organization the Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association. The figures come from PRSM’s 2012 Benchmarking Report – its first benchmarking report on HVAC costs and best practices [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/most-retailers-using-energy-management-in-over-half-their-stores-report-says/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/san-fracisco-49ers-buy-low-co2-concrete-for-new-stadium/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/san-fracisco-49ers-buy-low-co2-concrete-for-new-stadium/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 14:00:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77047 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, the company said. The mixes selected, which will be used for the auger cast piles and overall stadium structure, use less materials than traditional concrete and will reduce the stadium’s overall carbon [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/san-fracisco-49ers-buy-low-co2-concrete-for-new-stadium/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/standards-compliance-briefing-scs-biofuel-energy-star-health-care-emerge-climate-action-reserve/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/standards-compliance-briefing-scs-biofuel-energy-star-health-care-emerge-climate-action-reserve/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 13:55:11 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77105 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 Sustainability & Carbon Certification biofuel certification system. SCS is now approved to conduct biofuel certifications, and ISCC Plus certification [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/standards-compliance-briefing-scs-biofuel-energy-star-health-care-emerge-climate-action-reserve/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/university-of-texas-taps-locus-eportal-for-compliance/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/university-of-texas-taps-locus-eportal-for-compliance/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 14:00:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76927 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 compliance needs at its main campus. The UTEP EH&S department is responsible for a variety of regulatory compliance issues at the campus, which is undergoing a major expansion, with more [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/university-of-texas-taps-locus-eportal-for-compliance/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/submetering-market-will-grow-to-1-5b-in-2020/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/submetering-market-will-grow-to-1-5b-in-2020/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 13:55:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76989 The worldwide market for submetering technology and services totals $771 million and will grow to $1.58 billion in 2020 at a compound annual growth rate of 9.4 percent, according to a new Pike Research report. North America, Western Europe, and Asia Pacific collectively amount to 85 percent of the global market, with the remaining 15 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/submetering-market-will-grow-to-1-5b-in-2020/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/lux-research-sustainable-coatings-an-emerging-market/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/lux-research-sustainable-coatings-an-emerging-market/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 14:12:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76837 Consumer awareness, government regulations and the widespread acceptance of energy efficiency standards for buildings are driving the development of sustainable architectural coatings, but “greenwashing” has created confusion in the market, according to a Lux Research report. The report, Painting a Green Future: Opportunities in Sustainable Architectural Coatings, assesses these coating technologies and evaluates their performance and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/lux-research-sustainable-coatings-an-emerging-market/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/apple-data-center-to-be-powered-by-100-renewable-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/apple-data-center-to-be-powered-by-100-renewable-energy/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 06:29:02 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76873 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 was posted on Apple’s website, follows protests against Apple by Greenpeace activists who criticized the company for powering its iCloud using coal-fired power plants. Apple received the fifth-lowest score in Greenpeace’s [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/apple-data-center-to-be-powered-by-100-renewable-energy/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/legrand-cuts-energy-use-by-20-percent-beating-doe-goal-by-8-years/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/legrand-cuts-energy-use-by-20-percent-beating-doe-goal-by-8-years/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:25:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76753 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 and data networking manufacturer joined the DOE’s Better Buildings, Better Plant Challenge in January 2011. Legrand’s first goal, North America president and CEO John Selldorff said, was to reduce [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/legrand-cuts-energy-use-by-20-percent-beating-doe-goal-by-8-years/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/16/sheffield-steel-plants-could-provide-20-mw-of-green-thermal-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/16/sheffield-steel-plants-could-provide-20-mw-of-green-thermal-energy/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:05:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76629 Steel plants located just outside Sheffield’s city center could be connected to the UK city’s existing district heating network (pictured) to provide an extra 20 MW of thermal energy, Phys.org reports. Steel companies actually spend money to cool flue gas and the water used during manufacturing, so heat recovery helps them to save money while [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/16/sheffield-steel-plants-could-provide-20-mw-of-green-thermal-energy/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/pepco-saves-delaware-college-9-million-in-energy-costs/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/pepco-saves-delaware-college-9-million-in-energy-costs/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 14:35:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76518 Pepco Energy Services will save Delaware Technical Community College more than $9 million in energy costs by installing more than $7 million in energy conservation measures at the college’s Wilmington, Stanton, Terry and Owens campuses, according to the company. The cost savings span the life of the 15-year contract. Conservation measures include converting constant volume [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/pepco-saves-delaware-college-9-million-in-energy-costs/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/gm-aims-for-third-leed-with-water-recycling-solar-composting/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/gm-aims-for-third-leed-with-water-recycling-solar-composting/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 06:19:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76572 General Motors is building an engine plant in southern Brazil equipped with numerous sustainable features including solar energy and water recycling systems, which the company expects will secure the building LEED certification. If successful, the facility would join GM’s Lansing Delta Township assembly plant in Michigan and its China headquarters in Shanghai in earning this [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/gm-aims-for-third-leed-with-water-recycling-solar-composting/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/lighting-brief-terralux-toshiba-bridgelux-zigbee-aeg/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/lighting-brief-terralux-toshiba-bridgelux-zigbee-aeg/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 13:40:35 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76404 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 the energy-efficient J5 security light (pictured). The product integrates video sensing with Wi-Fi operation and streams real time imaging to computer or mobile devices, making it suitable for commercial [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/lighting-brief-terralux-toshiba-bridgelux-zigbee-aeg/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/cvs-sustainability-report-carbon-intensity-drops-3-9/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/cvs-sustainability-report-carbon-intensity-drops-3-9/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 06:25:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76412 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 pharmacy chain operates, its emissions fell by 3.85 percent over the same time period. In 2011 CVS emitted 1,800,500 metric tons of CO2 equivalent, up from 1,778,000 CO2e in 2010. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/cvs-sustainability-report-carbon-intensity-drops-3-9/feed/ 1