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/2012/05/24/burning-down-the-house-the-shocking-economics-of-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/burning-down-the-house-the-shocking-economics-of-energy/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 16:04:03 +0000 Andy Mannle http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77260 Imagine if Mitt Romney’s sons burned through their entire family fortune in less time than it takes to watch Titanic in 3D. That would be crazy, right? But that’s exactly what we’re doing when it comes to energy: we’re burning our inheritance instead of collecting our income. We don’t normally see it expressed in these [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/burning-down-the-house-the-shocking-economics-of-energy/feed/ 4 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/2012/05/24/standards-compliance-briefing-zigbee-emas-iso-14001-leed/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/standards-compliance-briefing-zigbee-emas-iso-14001-leed/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 14:13:12 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77305 Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 7 items. The ZigBee Alliance says there are now more than 500 ZigBee certified products available to the market, a 60 percent increase since August 2011. This makes ZigBee – designed for monitoring, controlling and automating the delivery and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/24/standards-compliance-briefing-zigbee-emas-iso-14001-leed/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/accor-launches-carbon-footprint-calculator-for-events/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/accor-launches-carbon-footprint-calculator-for-events/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 14:22:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77188 Accor, the European hotel group that owns the Sofitel and Adagio brands, has launched an interactive tool designed to help seminar organizers determine the carbon footprint of an upcoming event. Accor, which operates meeting and seminar venues in about 2,000 hotels, yesterday unveiled its “carbon optimizer” tool at the IMEX Frankfurt trade show. The carbon optimizer [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/accor-launches-carbon-footprint-calculator-for-events/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/spartech-expects-over-1m-in-energy-savings-with-world-energy-solutions/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/spartech-expects-over-1m-in-energy-savings-with-world-energy-solutions/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 10:57:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77161 Spartech Corporation has awarded World Energy Solutions a three-year energy management contract expected to save the plastics producer more than $1 million in energy costs. The contract covers a range of sustainability and transactional services intended to help Spartech lower its energy commodity costs, reduce energy consumption and maximize available grid and utility incentives, such [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/spartech-expects-over-1m-in-energy-savings-with-world-energy-solutions/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/winning-app-helps-commercial-buildings-get-energy-star-benchmark/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/winning-app-helps-commercial-buildings-get-energy-star-benchmark/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 06:14:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77224 Melon, an app that simplifies the process of getting an Energy Star benchmark for a commercial building, was one of the big winners in the US government’s Energy for Apps competition. The Melon app delivers an Energy Star score and suggest next steps to improve efficiency and reduce waste, once a building manager supplies basic [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/23/winning-app-helps-commercial-buildings-get-energy-star-benchmark/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/kimberly-clark-sustainability-report-99-9-of-virgin-fiber-from-certified-sources/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/kimberly-clark-sustainability-report-99-9-of-virgin-fiber-from-certified-sources/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 14:06:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77045 Kimberly-Clark, the company behind Kleenex, Scott and Huggies, has made significant progress on some of its 2015 sustainability goals, including aiming to source 100 percent of its virgin wood fiber from certified suppliers and achieving zero-waste-to-landfill status, according to the company’s 2011 sustainability report. In June 2011, the company announced that it wanted to draw [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/kimberly-clark-sustainability-report-99-9-of-virgin-fiber-from-certified-sources/feed/ 0 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/2012/05/22/nine-out-of-ten-businesses-have-energy-goals-deloitte-says/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/nine-out-of-ten-businesses-have-energy-goals-deloitte-says/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 07:40:59 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77072 Businesses are driving efforts to cut energy consumption even as the economy recovers, and plan to cut energy use nearly 25 percent over three to four years, according to a survey from the Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions. The annual survey, reSources 2012, found nine out of 10 companies have set goals on electricity use [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/22/nine-out-of-ten-businesses-have-energy-goals-deloitte-says/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/top-environmental-services-firms-named/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/top-environmental-services-firms-named/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 16:43:29 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76985 AECOM, AMEC, Arcadis, CH2M Hill, ERM, SAIC and URS lead the US market for environmental services, according to a report from Verdantix. Green Quadrant Environmental Services Providers said the seven companies stood out in a field of 20 environmental services firms assessed in the study because of their national reach; ability to provide end-to-end project [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/top-environmental-services-firms-named/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/2012/05/21/contract-wins-solarcity-pv-delta-and-doe-allure-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/contract-wins-solarcity-pv-delta-and-doe-allure-energy/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 13:43:33 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76939 Campus Crest Communities has partnered with SolarCity to install more than 9,000 solar panels on student housing facilities in Greeley, Colo.; Flagstaff, Ariz.; and Las Cruces, N.M. The “purpose-built” student housing developer says the initiative will provide more than 2.3 million kWh of renewable power annually, offset the housing complexes’ electricity consumption by about 50 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/contract-wins-solarcity-pv-delta-and-doe-allure-energy/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/owens-corning-cso-discusses-bloom-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/owens-corning-cso-discusses-bloom-energy/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 10:55:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76192 Frank O’Brien-Bernini, chief sustainability officer for Owens Corning, discusses Bloom Energy.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/owens-corning-cso-discusses-bloom-energy/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/ibm-to-monitor-50-federal-buildings-save-taxpayers-15m-with-more-to-come/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/ibm-to-monitor-50-federal-buildings-save-taxpayers-15m-with-more-to-come/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 07:14:37 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76840 IBM has won a contract to develop and install smart building technology in 50 of the federal government’s most energy-consuming buildings, and the resulting data could help reduce operating costs across the General Service Administration’s entire inventory of nearly 182 million square feet. The GSA, which awarded the contract to IBM, says this initiative will [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/ibm-to-monitor-50-federal-buildings-save-taxpayers-15m-with-more-to-come/feed/ 1