Green Building
Green Building is the construction and renovation of buildings to reduce their impact on the environment. These buildings are built to be more energy efficient, use fewer natural resources, and reduce waste and pollution. Articles discuss the different types of construction used in green buildings such as energy efficient lighting, geothermal heating systems, and solar power as well as retrofitting of older buildings.
Schneider Inks Efficiency Contract with UNT Health Science Center
Schneider Electric has signed an $8.6 million contract extension to provide energy efficiency improvements to the the University of North Texas Health Science Center (pictured).
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Standards & Compliance Briefing: Climate Registry First, New EV Standards, RoHS Recast
3Degrees, a San Francisco based green energy consultant, announced on Wednesday that it has become the first company in North America to be recognized by The ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Power Efficiency Standard, Dow Solar Certifications, NSF/ANSI 350
The Storage Networking Industry Association announced on Monday the release of a specification for measuring data storage systems for power efficiency, ZDNet reported. After three ...
Shipping Crates Recycled into Commercial Hardwood Flooring
Viridian Wood has debuted two FSC-certified exotic hardwood flooring products that are 100 percent reclaimed from shipping pallets and crates.
The commercial-grade products are called Jakarta Market ...
Clinton-Backed Efficiency Program Tackles 30m Sq Ft of Commercial Space
A Los Angeles program backed by the Clinton Climate Initiative is giving building owners financing and free energy assessments, in an effort to raise ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: WindMade Label, EV Harmonized Port, LEED Awards
WindMade on Wednesday announced the criteria for a consumer label identifying companies that buy wind power and other renewable energy. To receive the certification companies must ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Hilton ISO Certifications, Petroleum Standards, Gates LEED Honors
Kimberly-Clark Corp. announced on Monday that it has become the first national tissue maker certified as meeting the sustainable sourcing requirements of the Forest Stewardship Council. ...
LEED Critics ‘Missing the Point’ of EPDs
Critics who fear that LEED has opened the door to alternative wood certifications have missed the point of pilot credit 43 for certified products, ...
Greenbuild, Day 3: Interface, Marriott, Vodafone; USGBC Accused of Greenwash
A round-up of news from the Greenbuild expo in Toronto, and related items:
Interface is on track to complete environmental product declarations (EPDs) ...
Bank of America Tower’s LEED Platinum Certification
As the second tallest building in Manhattan, One Bryant Park, home to the Bank of America Tower in New York City, ...
Kohl’s Wins First LEED Volume Gold, Plans 500 Certified Stores
Kohl's Department Stores has become the first U.S. company to earn Gold precertification using the LEED for Retail: New Construction rating system, and is ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Conflict Minerals, UL Certification, Kuwait's Green Airport
GREENGUARD announced the launch of a mobile Web site for its Product Guide, a database of low-emitting products certified by the company. The company said ...
Greenbuild, Day 2: GE, Otis, FSC, Net-Zero Standard
GE Energy Industrial Solutions has formed a partnership with Inovateus Solar to build solar-powered, vehicle-charging carports for office buildings, governments, universities and sports complexes.
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Greenbuild Briefing: Johnson Controls, Dow, Noveda, American Standard
Here is the latest news from the Greenbuild conference and expo, taking place in Toronto this week:
Johnson Controls unveiled Panoptix, a building efficiency offering ...
Frito-Lay Opens ‘Near Net Zero’ Facility
Snack food giant Frito-Lay has opened what the company calls a "near net zero" plant in Arizona.
The "near net zero" vision was to transform an existing ...
Forest Service Backs Wood as Green Building Material
Wood should be considered a primary material in environmentally friendly building, according to a study by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Environmental Software Briefing – Autodesk Cloud, BigBelly, PDI PowerMap, Raritan
3D design and engineering software creator, Autodesk, has released Autodesk Cloud, a subscription-based service collection of more than a dozen web-based capabilities, products ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: WEEE Revision, REACH Review, Honda LEED Certifications
The European Parliament's environment, public health and food safety committee is expected next week to endorse a proposal that would strengthen EU rules on e-waste, European ...
EarthCheck Names Tourism ‘Star Performers’
Hotels under the Novotel, Radisson and InterContinental banners have been named as examples of best practice in an assessment of the travel and tourism industry by ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Cadmium Jewelry Standard, WEEE, IEEE SmartGrid Portal
The U.S. jewelry industry, still reeling from revelations that children's products contained dangerous amounts of cadmium, is pushing back against strict limits passed by many states, ...
