Sustainable Facilities
Sustainable facilities focuses on efforts to make facilities such as office buildings, warehouses, and hospitals more sustainable. More sustainable buildings reduce the environmental impacts of energy, water, greenhouse gas emissions, and waste. Articles include discussion of LEED certification, energy efficiency, recycling, the greening of buildings and reduction of carbon footprints.
Schneider, Cisco Launch Joint Building-IT Energy Platform; Canon Saves 2.7m kWh
Schneider Electric and Cisco have unveiled a joint energy management solution that allows building managers to extend the reach of their existing ...
Compliance & Standards Briefing: Safety Kleen, Facility Management, Dyno Nobel
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) will develop global facility management standards if a British Standards Institution's proposal (pdf) is adopted. ...
Insurance Company Sees Big Savings From Energy Investments
A new rooftop solar power system at Harleysville Insurance in Harleysville, Pennsylvania will generate about 15 percent of the annual energy needs of the company's ...
South Korea is showing off what it says is ...Renewable Briefing: Qwest Center, UTC, Google
The Octagon, a New York City waterfront apartment building, has become the first residential property in New York State to be powered and heated ...
OptoEMU Energy Monitoring Appliance Supports New Ways to Analyze Energy Data
Opto 22 says it has expanded the communications and integration capabilities of its OptoEMU sensor energy monitoring appliance (pictured) -- adding Modbus/TCP and OPC ...
Fleet Briefing: GM to Open VE Plant; 60% Would Consider a PEV; New Steel Cuts Life-Cycle Emissions by 70%
General Motors broke ground Tuesday for the $269.5 million addition to the facility housing its two-mode hybrid and heavy duty transmission operations. The electric motor ...
TD Bank Opens Net-Zero Branch, Powered 100% by On-Site Solar
TD Bank opened what it says is the first net-zero energy bank location in the U.S. in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
The U.S. DOE defines a net-zero ...
Energy Efficiency a Top Strategy For European Businesses
Improving energy efficiency in buildings is the top European strategy for reducing carbon footprints, according to a new study from Johnson Controls, and the resulting ...
Green Roofs Have Positive Effect on Sewer Systems
Green roofs like the one atop a Con Edison building in Long Island City, Queens can be a cost-effective way to ...
Yvon Chouinard Discusses Sustainable Business, Patagonia
Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard recounts how Patagonia grew from a retail climbing equipment business operating out of the back of his van to a successful global business based on sustainability and social responsibility principles....
LEED Briefing: Dr Pepper, NCR, Merck-affiliated R&D Lab
Dr 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 ...
Energy Star Industry Challenge Hits 14 Percent of Goals, Participant Pool Small
The U.S. EPA has released results from an energy efficiency challenge addressed to manufacturers, the "Energy Star Challenge for Industry," an initiative begun ...
AIA on the International Green Construction Code (IGCC)
Presenter Jessyca Henderson, Director for Sustainability Advocacy for the American Institute of Architects in Washington DC, speaks at ...
LifeBridge Health Engages Employees on Sustainability
Lionel Weeks, Vice President, Facilities, LifeBridge Health, shares advice on how you can foster a culture of sustainability within an organization. ...
Bill McDonough: 7 Things About Cradle to Cradle
Bill McDonough discusses Cradle to Cradle and sustainability.
Boosting Rhode Island’s Economy through Green Initiatives
One of the states hit hardest by the recent recession, Rhode Island is officially out of recession and on the road to recovery. ...
U.S. Sports Industry Leads Charge in Meeting Environmental Challenges
The United States sports industry generates $414 billion annually. The amount of energy being consumed is not often thought of by fans when ...
How to Win the Fight against NIMBYism
Picture this: the CEO of a large biomass corporation wants to pursue a new development. The economic difficulties haven't slowed his ...
Lighting Roundup: Americold, Red Robin, Air Force, and More
Here’s a roundup of the latest news in energy-efficient lighting.
Digital Lumens and Groom Energy have announced that their large-scale lighting deployment for Americold, ...
