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Apple’s New OS Could Save $10 million Annually in Energy
Apple computer users who upgrade to the Snow Leopard operating system can expect to save about 10 percent in electricity a year. Considering Apple's annual sales ...
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 ...
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 ...
Amidst Record Revenues, LG Slashes Corporate Emissions 8%
LG reduced 2008 greenhouse gas emissions 8.1 percent at its corporate operations in Korea, with scope 1 emissions falling from 13.2 percent of the total to ...
ACT Data Center Passes LEED Platinum Test
If there's one thing the people at ACT know, it's how to take a test. When it came to making the grade for a new data ...
Nestle Loses Plastic in 100% Recyclable Christmas Boxes
It may be more than four months until Christmas, but Nestle already is finding ways to reduce the expected piles of holiday gift waste. The candy ...
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 ...
Hotels, Office Buildings Seek LEED Certification
Developers of hotels and office buildings are targeting the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for many of their latest ...
‘Green’ Buildings a Mixed Bag as Budgets Contract
While green renovations at high-profile office buildings are fetching higher occupancy and rental rates, green building projects at public utility agencies are being forced to scale ...
Canadian Graphic Designers Adopt Sustainability Principles
The Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC) has adopted a working definition of sustainable communication design, incorporating sustainability values and principles as key tenets of the Canadian graphic design practice. Key sustainability principles include: Encourage ...
Make Buildings Energy Efficient the Smart Way
Bruce King, Cleantech Advisor for Foundation Capital, discusses smart design in green buildings with Phil Williams, Vice President ...
Five Steps for Hospitals to Become Energy Star Rated
For hospitals considering how to become Energy Star-rated, the Environmental Protection Agency has a technical five-stage approach. The steps, which mirror those for other commercial buildings, should ...
Gundersen Lutheran Hospital Strives for 100% Renewable Energy
With renewables projects involving wind, solar, biogas and hydrokinetic energy, along with a top-to-bottom review of how it uses energy, Gundersen Lutheran hospital in Wisconsin is ...
Military Project Earns LEED Platinum Status
A Virginia military base's community center has achieved a 70 percent reduction in energy costs and 43 percent water savings, compared to other similar buildings. The ...
Long-Range Projects Add Big Savings for Health Care Facilities
For hospitals willing to make the investment, significant cost savings await in adding renewables, revamping lighting fixtures and maximizing a building's heating and cooling system. New construction ...
British Embassy in Berlin Gets Energy Efficiency Makeover
The British Embassy in Berlin as been certified under the BREEAM In-Use program for existing buildings, making it one of the first buildings to be ...
Hospitals Due for Energy Efficiency Overhaul
Hospitals and health care facilities are primed for a revolution in energy efficiency, achieved through changes as far-ranging as lighting, cooling towers, employee workflow and even ...
Energy-Efficient Empire State Building Serves as a Model
When the Empire State Building was completed during the depths of the Great Depression, it quickly became an icon of progress and the indomitable spirit of ...
Google Turns to Belgium for Data Center Free Cooling
With summer temperatures topping out in the low 70s in Belgium, Google has decided to forego the use of chillers at its data center there. The data ...
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