Construction
25% of UK Construction Projects Achieving Goal to Halve Landfill Waste
About a quarter of construction projects in the United Kingdom are projected to comply with an government objective to cut the industry's landfill waste ...
From the White House to the Green House
President Obama plans to upgrade the White House, with the goal of obtaining LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The Federal Energy Management ...
USGBC Wants an Environmental Label for Every Building
Every building in the U.S. should have a label as to its environmental impact, said the U.S. Green Building Council's president at the Healthy Buildings meeting. ...
New York Mandates Green Standards for State Buildings
New York Governor David Paterson has signed an amended version of the green building construction bill passed by state lawmaker last year that requires that state-owned ...
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 ...
LEED Takes Hit For Underdelivering on Federal Building
Critics are coming out of the woodwork after the General Services Administration found that the LEED-certified Federal Building in Youngstown, Ohio, was lacking on the energy ...
Churches Eligible For Energy Star Rating
Houses of worship now can earn Energy Star status, with the Environmental Protection Agency beginning to offer a portfolio manager so churches can measure their ...
Airports Consider Energy Efficiency, Solar Power in New Designs
Despite a recession that has some airlines cutting services, a few airports including Yellowstone Regional Airport and Denver International Airport are moving ahead with their expansion ...
USGBC Launches Initiative to Track Buildings’ Performance
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has stepped up its efforts for continuous improvement in building performance with the launch of the Building Performance Initiative. This ...
NASA Goes for Energy Efficiency in New Building
A new $20.6 million NASA building is being hailed as the greenest-ever construction project by the federal government. The new Ames Research Center, dubbed the ...
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 ...
Green Rebuilding in New Orleans still Faces Obstacles
Funding is the biggest obstacle that New Orleans businesses and organizations encounter in their green building projects and services, according to a new assessment report about ...
Sacramento Energy Plant LEED Certified
A power plant that provides heating and cooling to California state government buildings has become the largest of its kind to become certified gold under the ...
PepsiCo’s Chicago Plaza Earns Energy Star Certification
By implementing several energy-efficient initiatives and upgrades, PepsiCo's Chicago downtown corporate plaza has earned Energy Star certification. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) also ...
McDonald’s Testing 10 ‘Green’ Restaurant Models
In an effort to test various energy saving and waste-reducing methods, McDonald's is evaluating 10 prototype "green" restaurant locations. The restaurant is treating the 10 locations as ...
$500B Plan for U.S. Green Building Retrofits Touted
The United States can build a low-carbon economy by retrofitting existing homes and businesses for energy efficiency, which would reduce waste and pollution, jumpstart an economic ...
Hilton, Kimpton Hotel Chains Go for the Green
Thanks to energy-efficient features, recycling programs and water conservation, among other sustainable features, the Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group and Hilton Hotels Corp. have announced the ...
Hospitals Eliminate Mercury, PVC, VOCs
In addition to adding healthy food programs and sustainable building practices, hospitals are taking steps to eliminate the use of mercury-containing thermometers and PVCs in hospital ...
Las Vegas CityCenter Among World’s Biggest Sustainable Developments
Energy efficient features at the Las Vegas CityCenter, which is touting itself as one the world's largest sustainable real estate developments, should save the equivalent ...
Siemens Building Tech Reduces Emissions 4%
Siemens Building Technologies Inc. has reduced its total CO2 emissions by 4 percent and its total fleet CO2 output by 26 percent (both relative to ...
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