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/2012/05/23/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/2012/05/22/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/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/2012/05/18/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 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/pepco-saves-delaware-college-9-million-in-energy-costs/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/pepco-saves-delaware-college-9-million-in-energy-costs/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 14:35:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76518 Pepco Energy Services will save Delaware Technical Community College more than $9 million in energy costs by installing more than $7 million in energy conservation measures at the college’s Wilmington, Stanton, Terry and Owens campuses, according to the company. The cost savings span the life of the 15-year contract. Conservation measures include converting constant volume [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/pepco-saves-delaware-college-9-million-in-energy-costs/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/16/retrofits-could-save-commercial-buildings-25-35-on-hvac-costs-leed-bank-branches-make-more-money/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/16/retrofits-could-save-commercial-buildings-25-35-on-hvac-costs-leed-bank-branches-make-more-money/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:10:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74246 Large commercial buildings could cut their heating and cooling costs by an average of 25 to 35 percent by adding certain retrofits to existing large HVAC systems on their rooftops, according to research by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Researchers used computer modeling to test the differences that retrofitted air-side economizers, supply fan speed controls, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/16/retrofits-could-save-commercial-buildings-25-35-on-hvac-costs-leed-bank-branches-make-more-money/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/13/bell-carter-gets-rebate-under-1-year-roi-for-wastewater-aeration-system/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/13/bell-carter-gets-rebate-under-1-year-roi-for-wastewater-aeration-system/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:50:41 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69869 Bell Carter Foods, an olive processor in Corning, Calif., has received a $114,475 utility rebate for efforts to reduce the energy consumption of its wastewater processing. PG&E gave Bell Carter the rebate for a new aeration system expected to save about 2.7 million kWh, or enough to power about 396 homes, according to KHSL of [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/13/bell-carter-gets-rebate-under-1-year-roi-for-wastewater-aeration-system/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/10/uss-largest-ground-source-heat-pump-set-for-ball-state/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/10/uss-largest-ground-source-heat-pump-set-for-ball-state/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:29:41 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69798 Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., is on the cusp of turning on what it says will be the largest ground source heat pump in the U.S., if not the world. The pump will cut the University’s carbon footprint roughly in half, the school says. It will also eradicate almost all of its $3 million [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/10/uss-largest-ground-source-heat-pump-set-for-ball-state/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/10/soffe-cuts-lighting-costs-65-with-retrofit/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/10/soffe-cuts-lighting-costs-65-with-retrofit/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:12:27 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69750 The M.J. Soffe Company, a manufacturer of active apparel, expects to cut lighting costs by 65 percent with an energy efficiency project at its Fayetteville, N.C. headquarters. The subsidiary of Delta Apparel has engaged Piedmont Service Group to upgrade 2,500 lighting fixtures during the next four months. Piedmont will install LED lights in conference rooms [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/10/soffe-cuts-lighting-costs-65-with-retrofit/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/03/companies-lured-with-45-electricity-discount/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/03/companies-lured-with-45-electricity-discount/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:30:08 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69424 Santee Cooper, South Carolina’s biggest power producer, is offering discounts as high as 45 percent to businesses moving to or expanding in the state – but the deal may not help existing customers such as Alcoa. Effective immediately, Santee Cooper is offering new industrial customers a 45 percent discount in the first year, 30 percent [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/03/companies-lured-with-45-electricity-discount/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/25/tarlton-taps-progressive-for-retrofit/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/25/tarlton-taps-progressive-for-retrofit/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:20:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68885 Progressive Lighting & Energy Solutions is to undertake an energy efficiency improvement project for Tarlton Properties, located in Menlo Park, Calif. The project includes the installation of building efficiency controls and a lighting retrofit at the 47-acre, 13-building business park. Progressive, in participation with Pacific Gas & Electric, secured funding through a combination of third [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/25/tarlton-taps-progressive-for-retrofit/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/12/ibm-1e-verdiem-best-in-breed-for-pc-power-management/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/12/ibm-1e-verdiem-best-in-breed-for-pc-power-management/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:15:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68269 1E, IBM and Verdiem should always be on the shortlist for companies seeking PC power management products, according to a report by technology consultants Ovum. In Selecting a PC Power Management Solution Vendor, Ovum said the three vendors represent the leading products in the marketplace, widely accepted as “best of breed,” and have established commanding [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/12/ibm-1e-verdiem-best-in-breed-for-pc-power-management/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/11/doe-retail-building-guide-can-halve-energy-costs/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/11/doe-retail-building-guide-can-halve-energy-costs/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:03:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68206 The Department of Energy has released a guide that it says will help owners of retail stores achieve 50 percent energy savings, compared to the building energy code used in many parts of the U.S. The publication, the third installment in the DOE’s series of 50% Advanced Energy Design Guides, is designed for architects, engineers, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/11/doe-retail-building-guide-can-halve-energy-costs/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/making-the-financial-case-for-green-initiatives/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/making-the-financial-case-for-green-initiatives/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:42:38 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66525 For many green executives the biggest barrier to the adoption of sustainability initiatives remains the reluctance of financial directors to approve green investments where they remain uncertain about the level of returns on offer. This Business Green webinar explores the lessons learned by those green executives who have managed to secure financial backing for their [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/making-the-financial-case-for-green-initiatives/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/08/odva-announces-network-energy-monitoring-product/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/08/odva-announces-network-energy-monitoring-product/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:59:19 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66423 ODVA, the body that defines standards for computer networks, has announced an energy object that it says makes it easier to get energy use information on networked devices. The energy object forms part of updates to the specifications governing the four types of networks under ODVA’s remit: EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, CompoNet and ControlNet. The object allows [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/08/odva-announces-network-energy-monitoring-product/feed/ 0