Products & Planning

Intelligent Lighting Controls Deliver ROI in 3 Years

More building owners and managers are considering intelligent lighting systems to cut energy use because lighting, on average, accounts for approximately one-quarter of a building's overall ...

Audi Pumps $7.5M into Environmental Foundation, Pledges Emissions Cuts

Carmaker Audi AG is starting a new corporate environmental foundation to bring together all the company's worldwide environmental measures into measures that extend beyond the realm ...

Roof Tiles Would Save Energy By Turning Color

By turning white in warmer weather and thus reflecting light, a new breed of roof tiles could save companies energy. In the winter, conversely, ...

Xerox Chalks Waste Prevention Success Up to Lean Six Sigma

Xerox, which manages Procter & Gamble's worldwide print operations, has been able to help P&G cut operational costs 20-25 percent by helping control when ...

Downtown Seattle Buildings Benefit from Renewable Fuel Facility

About 200 buildings in downtown Seattle and First Hill will be heated by a renewable fuel boiler. The boiler, run by Seattle Steam, ...

Restored Wetlands Considered for Carbon Offsets

As landowners increasingly market forest lands for their carbon offsets, other sources are being considered. Enter wetland restoration projects, which are known for helping absorb carbon ...

Macy’s Cuts GHG Emissions, Transportation Costs

Macy's and Schneider National have achieved significant green benefits including the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and cost savings by using a new system ...

Sobeys, Wegmans Continue Reducing Plastic Bags

Sobeys' stores in Ontario have exceeded the province's targeted guidelines for reducing plastic bags. Sobeys, which operates in Ontario under the Sobeys, Foodland and IGA ...

First Natural Gas-fueled Passenger Flight Completed

Airlines' struggles with fuel availability and emissions may be eased if more flights are able to be powered in part by natural gas, which ...

Luxury Automakers Ponder Carbon Cuts, Hyundai Aims to Be ‘Green Leader’

Luxury automakers like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, and Aston Martin still lag behind the industry average for carbon-dioxide emissions just as standards tighten in Europe and the ...

Goldman Sachs Sells $12M in Carbon Offsets in Largest Such U.S. Deal So Far

Goldman Sachs marketed $12 million worth of carbon offsets to CE2 Carbon Capital in what Goldman Sachs is calling the largest publicly announced U.S. ...

NRDC Criticizes 7-Eleven Banana Packaging

C-store giant 7-Eleven thought it was onto something good when it began testing individual plastic packaging designed to a keep banana yellow and firm for five ...

Electric Vehicles – Getting The Plug-Ins Plugged In

It’s an exciting vision, really – a whole new generation of clean, energy-efficient plug-in electric vehicles capable of running for long periods from a ...

Study Finds Smart Irrigation Controllers Not So Smart

Tests of "smart" irrigation controllers found that most of the devices currently on the market were not as smart as advertised, according to a new study, ...

Tracker Calculates Emissions from Diesel Equipment

For companies that rent a range of diesel-powered equipment, a new tracking service allows companies to track emissions from that equipment. With the federal government ...

Paper, Cardboard Packagers Launch ‘Responsible Package’ Initiative

Fiber-based packaging firms are attempting to highlight sustainable aspects of their products via a new campaign, The Responsible Package. Meanwhile, ...

EPA Extends Energy Star to Glass, Food Processing Plants

Companies that make jars for jelly, as well as frozen french fry makers, are among the types of firms the Environmental Protection Agency targeted in its ...

Software Tracks Energy Across Real Estate Portfolios

Facility and corporate real estate managers can better manage their energy expenses and maintenance through a new software that is specific to facilities management. Planon's Green Intelligence for Facilities is intended for corporations, governments and ...

Chicago Botanic Garden Adds Solar-Electric Tram

A 12-person solar-electric tram has made its debut at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The ...

Apple, Sony Ericsson Lead in Removing Harmful Chemicals from Electronics

Apple and Sony Ericsson are among the leaders in the electronics industry to move away from using chemicals that can lead to health and environmental problems, ...