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Orion Lighting to Cut Electricity 70% at Two Kenco Warehouses
Logistics and warehousing service company Kenco has installed Orion Energy Systems high-intensity fluorescent (HIF) technology at two of its Chattanooga, Tenn., logistics facilities – a move ...
Energy Efficiency Financing ‘Ready for Commercial Real Estate Market’
Energy efficiency financing is on track to become a mainstream class of financial assets that enjoys predictability, large volumes and high standardization, according to a ...
HBO, LIPA Team Up for Efficiency Upgrade
Long Island Power Authority is helping Home Box Office fund and install energy efficiency measures in an expansion of an existing communications center that should ...
Durable Refit Materials Can Reduce Buildings’ Carbon Footprint
Using durable construction materials in maintenance and renovation projects can lessen a building's the long-term carbon footprint, according to Texas A&M University research.
The research, by ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CARB Diesel Vehicles, China vs. EU ETS, Mexico Climate Law
California's On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles (In-Use) Regulation has shifted the reporting date to March 30, 2012, for most privately and federally owned diesel fueled trucks ...
Report: Retrofits ‘More Green’ than New-Builds
Renovating old buildings is better for the environment than building new structures, according to a report by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
According to ...
Retrofit to Give Tarlton $1m in Rebates
Progressive Lighting & Energy Solutions is to undertake an energy efficiency improvement project for Tarlton Properties, located in Menlo Park, Calif.
The project includes the installation ...
Drop Research Into New Energy Sources and Improve Efficiency, Says ACEEE
America is thinking too small when it comes to energy efficiency, while also making the mistake of "crowding out" economically beneficial investments in energy ...
Multifamily Block Refit Analysis Should Increase Retrofit Financing
It may soon become easier for owners of multifamily housing blocks to secure financing for retrofits and efficiency upgrades, according to a report by Deutsche ...
Annual Electric Efficiency Budgets Jump 25%
U.S. ratepayer-funded electric efficiency budgets increased from $5.4 billion in 2010 to $6.8 billion in 2011, according to a report by The Edison Foundation's Institute ...
ACEEE Report Sees Rapid Growth in Home Efficiency Programs
There has been a rapid growth in the number and budgets of natural gas energy efficiency programs for U.S. homes, according to a report by ...
Calif. DMV Retrofit Set for Summer Completion
A $130 million retrofit of the California Department of Motor Vehicles' headquarters (pictured) in downtown Sacramento is set to conclude this summer, reports Government Technology.
The ...
‘Pillow Renovation’ Helps Hilton Concord Go Green
The Hilton Concord hotel in the San Francisco Bay Area is incorporating environmentally friendly systems, including such innovations as a low temperature dishwasher and "pillow ...
Honeywell Wins State Department ESPCs
The U.S. Department of State has awarded Honeywell an energy savings performance contract for a project at two of its facilities in the Washington, D.C., ...
PPG Low-E Glass Doubles Savings
Triple-silver-coated, low-emissivity glass can save a building twice as much in annual energy savings than its double-silver-coated equivalent, according to research by manufacturer PPG Industries.
Speaking ...
National Landmark Building, U.S. Treasury Building, Earns LEED Gold
The 19th-century U.S. Treasury Building – a National Historic Landmark neighboring the White House – was awarded LEED Gold certification. The USGBC believes that the ...
Minnesota Retrofits to Save $3m a Year
Energy efficiency improvements across 36 facilities in Minnesota will generate more than $3 million in permanent, ongoing energy savings every year for the foreseeable future, ...
Green Building Brief: Seattle Benchmarking, Kone Elevators, Retrofit Rules
Seattle is moving into the next stage of its Building Energy Benchmarking and Reporting Program, launched in May. The city has ...
Marriott, Crowne Plaza Install Energy Management Tools; Hilton Recycling Soap
Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan is now using Telkonet's cloud-based EcoSmart energy management platform.
The energy management system, installed by PAC Consultants, gives the hotel independent remote management ...
Univ. Central Florida Wins Energy Star ‘Battle of the Buildings’
The University of Central Florida has won the EPA's 2011 Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings.
UCF’s winning building was a parking garage (pictured) ...
