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LEED Briefing: Dr Pepper, NCR, Merck-affiliated R&D Lab

LEED Briefing: Dr Pepper, NCR, Merck-affiliated R&D LabDr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) achieved LEED silver certification at its 850,000-square-foot regional manufacturing and distribution center in Victorville, Calif. The facility, which opened in early ...

April 29, 2011

LEED Briefing: TD Bank, PetSmart, NextEra, KFC

LEED Briefing: TD Bank, PetSmart, NextEra, KFCHere’s the latest news on businesses using the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. TD Bank has achieved Platinum ...

April 27, 2011

LEED Roundup: Owens Corning, Bayer, More

LEED Roundup: Owens Corning, Bayer, MoreHere's the latest roundup of businesses that have earned the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. Owens ...

April 18, 2011

EPA Targets Home Insulation Chemical

EPA Targets Home Insulation ChemicalThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has detailed how it will address the potential health risks of certain compounds - chemicals which may pose ...

April 15, 2011

LEED for Healthcare Launches

LEED for Healthcare LaunchesThe U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has launched LEED for Healthcare, the latest version of its sustainability rating system. The LEED for ...

April 14, 2011

San Francisco Airport Aims to Match Delhi LEED Gold

San Francisco Airport Aims to Match Delhi LEED GoldNew Delhi now boasts the first LEED Gold airport terminal in India, as San Francisco aims for the same achievement in the ...

April 7, 2011

Study Names Utilities Best Placed to Improve Corporate Customers’ Sustainability

Study Names Utilities Best Placed to Improve Corporate Customers’ SustainabilityEDF Energy, E.ON, Centrica and RWE npower are the utilities best positioned to help companies in the U.K. make their energy supply more ...

March 10, 2011

Empire State Building’s Windows Technology Now Being Sold for Commercial Use

Empire State Building’s Windows Technology Now Being Sold for Commercial UseSerious Materials’ energy efficiency technology for windows, used in the high-profile retrofitting of the Empire State Building, is now being sold for commercial ...

March 7, 2011

ArcelorMittal Dofasco Gets Help With Energy Efficiency Efforts

ArcelorMittal Dofasco Gets Help With Energy Efficiency Efforts Ontario is helping ArcelorMittal Dofasco reduce energy use and emissions during the steelmaking process. The province is investing as ...

February 3, 2011

EPA Issues Guidance On PCB-Containing Fluorescent Lights

EPA Issues Guidance On PCB-Containing Fluorescent LightsOn the heels of yesterday's guidance concerning the proper disposal of CFLs, the EPA has released guidance recommending that schools take steps to ...

December 30, 2010

Housing Authority to Save $60M with New Energy Performance Contract

Housing Authority to Save $60M with New Energy Performance Contract...

December 28, 2010

30% More Light, 75% Less Energy for Senior Community Network

30% More Light, 75% Less Energy for Senior Community NetworkBrookdale Senior Living has completed its nationwide lighting retrofit throughout the company's 546 senior care communities. The initiative is estimated to save $5 ...

December 27, 2010

Hospitals Plot Course with Sustainability Roadmap

Hospitals Plot Course with Sustainability RoadmapGroups of health care leaders within the American Hospital Association (AHA) have launched the “Sustainability Roadmap for Hospitals,” a web-based resource for the hospital ...

December 20, 2010

BAE Plans $2 Million “No-Money-Down” Retrofit

BAE Plans $2 Million “No-Money-Down” RetrofitDefense industry giant BAE Systems plans $2 million in energy efficiency investments at its Greenlawn, NY, facility. The project includes heating and cooling system upgrades, ...

December 15, 2010

Miratel Cuts Light Fixtures 50%, Energy Use by 40%

Miratel Cuts Light Fixtures 50%, Energy Use by 40%By retiring 200 traditional fluorescent light fixtures throughout its 17,000-square-foot office facility, Miratel Solutions expects energy usage reductions of more than 40%. The Toronto-based call ...

December 15, 2010

DOE Headquarters Gets Cool Roof

DOE Headquarters Gets Cool Roof A new cool roof installation on the Department of Energy’s Headquarters West Building has been completed. There was no incremental ...

December 15, 2010

Commercial, Industrial LED Market Set For Big Growth

Commercial, Industrial LED Market Set For Big GrowthThe US market for commercial and industrial LED lighting is forecasted to see $330 million of revenue in 2010, with potential to grow next year ...

December 14, 2010

US Foodservice Expects Big Savings From Freezer Lighting Retrofits

US Foodservice Expects Big Savings From Freezer Lighting RetrofitsU.S. Foodservice is completing a lighting retrofit project, deploying Orion’s LED technology and intelligent occupancy sensors in freezers at five of its facilities. U.S. Foodservice will ...

December 7, 2010

University Of Kentucky Launches $25 Million Energy Efficiency Retrofit

University Of Kentucky Launches $25 Million Energy Efficiency RetrofitThe University of Kentucky has released details of an energy savings performance contract it signed with Ameresco and on what it will ...

December 7, 2010

Wal-Mart, 20th Century Fox Among Recipients of ARRA Funded Energy Efficiency Projects

Wal-Mart, 20th Century Fox Among Recipients of ARRA Funded Energy Efficiency ProjectsDuring a live online chat at the White House earlier this week, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that 24 projects are receiving a total ...

December 2, 2010