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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 ...
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.
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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 ...
DOE Guide to Help Hospitals Achieve 50% Energy Savings
LED surgery lights, HVAC systems and improved facility design, among other technologies, can cut large hospitals’ energy costs in half, according to a Department ...
Gamma Light Tech Cuts Ships’ Fuel, Emissions ‘by 75%’
Engineers with Gamma Light & Heavy Industries have developed a propulsion system that can maneuver a ...
Arby’s Taps Ecova for Energy Plan
Arby's Restaurant Group is to work with energy and sustainability management company Ecova to create a strategic energy plan targeting short- and long-term energy savings.
Ecova ...
Ameresco Snags $4.5M Medical Center ESPC
The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada has awarded Ameresco an energy savings performance contract to install more than $4.5 million of improvements at ...
McCormick Distribution Center Achieves Net-Zero Energy Status
Spices and seasoning company McCormick & Company and Constellation Energy, a subsidiary of energy provider Exelon, have announced that McCormick's 363,000-square-foot distribution center in Belcamp, ...
Marriott Headquarters’ LED Retrofit to Save $120,000 Annually, Deliver 2-Year ROI
GE Lighting LED retrofits at Marriott International's headquarters in Bethesda, Md., will reduce electricity use by 860,000 kWh, or 66 percent, and save more than ...
Providers Revealed for Government-Backed Commercial Efficiency Projects
British Gas, E.ON and Kingfisher, owner of home improvement chain B&Q, are among 22 initial providers under the Green Deal, the U.K.. government's program to ...
Q-Cells, Solar Trust of America File for Bankruptcy; Serious Energy Sheds Staff
Solar manufacturers Q-Cells and Solar Trust of America have filed for bankruptcy, leaving the fate of a 1,000 MW California solar thermal project in doubt, ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Aviation Fuel Handling, Agriculture Carbon Credit, CARB, Clean Green
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 12 items.
Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade group ...
Building Energy Ratings Policy Would Save $18bn, Create 59,000 Jobs by 2020, Report Finds
A national building energy rating and disclosure policy would cut energy costs by over $18 billion through 2020, and create more than 59,000 net new ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: International Water Stewardship, Federal GHG Reporting, ZigBee, LEED, Greenroads
The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) released the first draft of its International Water Stewardship Standard at the World Water Forum in ...
Efficiency Standards to Save Businesses, Consumers Over $1.1t by 2035, ACEEE Finds
Appliance, equipment, and lighting standards will save businesses and consumers more than $1.1 trillion by 2035, while cutting greenhouse gases and other emissions, according to ...
Ameresco Wins Texas School ESPC
Energy efficiency and renewable energy company Ameresco Inc. has signed an energy savings performance contract with the McAllen Independent School District in Texas.
Ameresco has begun ...
US Retrofits Worth $1tn Savings Over 10 Years, Report Says
U.S. retrofits could yield $1 trillion of energy savings over 10 years, equivalent to savings of about 30 percent of the country's annual electricity ...
IES Building Analysis Tool to Save Fitchburg State $1.5m
CBT Architects used software from sustainable building design consultant Integrated Environmental Solutions to help save Fitchburg State University a projected $1.5 million in construction costs ...
Kaiser Permanente Targets 30% GHG Cut by 2020
Health care provider Kaiser Permanente has pledged to reduce its overall greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2020, compared to its 2008 levels.
Kaiser produced ...
