Posts Tagged ‘LEED’

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: ZigBee, EMAS, ISO 14001, LEED

Standards & Compliance Briefing: ZigBee, EMAS, ISO 14001, LEEDHere's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 7 items. The ZigBee Alliance says there are now more ...

May 24, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: SCS Biofuel, Energy Star Health Care, EMerge, Climate Action Reserve

Standards & Compliance Briefing: SCS Biofuel, Energy Star Health Care, EMerge, Climate Action ReserveHere's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items. Scientific Certification Systems said that it is the first US certification body to be accredited by the International ...

May 22, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Energy Star, UL and Eco-Institut, ISO 50001, LEED

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Energy Star, UL and Eco-Institut, ISO 50001, LEEDHere's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items. The EPA and DOE's Energy Star program has ...

May 17, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: WindMade, Alliance for Wireless Power, ISO 14001

Standards & Compliance Briefing: WindMade, Alliance for Wireless Power, ISO 14001Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items. The American Wind Energy Association's Windpower 2012 Conference ...

May 15, 2012

GM Aims for Third LEED with Water Recycling, Solar, Composting

GM Aims for Third LEED with Water Recycling, Solar, CompostingGeneral Motors is building an engine plant in southern Brazil equipped with numerous sustainable features including solar energy and water recycling ...

May 15, 2012

HonestBuildings.com Releases Info on 250,000 NYC Buildings

HonestBuildings.com Releases Info on 250,000 NYC BuildingsHonestBuildings.com has released information for more than 250,000 commercial and mixed-use buildings in New York City, representing more than 4 billion square feet. The free ...

May 10, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 14051, GRI for Media, GSA Green Building, ZigBee

Standards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 14051, GRI for Media, GSA Green Building, ZigBeeHere's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes nine items. A new ISO standard, ISO 14051:2011, Environmental ...

May 8, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Responsible Jewellery Council, R2 Milestone, LEED

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Responsible Jewellery Council, R2 Milestone, LEEDHere's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes nine items. The Responsible Jewellery Council has certified its first ...

May 3, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 50001, USDA Organic, LEED

Standards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 50001, USDA Organic, LEEDHere's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items. Torraspapel's Sant Joan les Fonts and SarriĆ  de ...

May 1, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: LEED, Energy Star, SFI, eRecyclingCorps, IEEE

Standards & Compliance Briefing: LEED, Energy Star, SFI, eRecyclingCorps, IEEEHere's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes nine items. Brookfield Canada Office Properties said that its Exchange ...

April 26, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: EV Roadmap, Criteria for Destinations, e-Stewards, LEED

Standards & Compliance Briefing: EV Roadmap, Criteria for Destinations, e-Stewards, LEEDHere's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes seven items. ANSI has released its Standardization Roadmap for ...

April 24, 2012

Lennox Boosts Efficiency of Cooling Units

Lennox Boosts Efficiency of Cooling UnitsLennox has added a new all-aluminum condenser coil to its energy efficient Energence rooftop cooling units, slashing the amount of refrigerant required by nearly half. The ...

April 20, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Squared, Chain of Custody, Supplier's Declaration of Conformity, WEEE

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Squared, Chain of Custody, Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity, WEEEHere's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items. Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) has certified its first ...

April 19, 2012

Retrofits ‘Could Save Commercial Buildings 25-35%’ on HVAC Costs; LEED Bank Branches Make More Money

Retrofits ‘Could Save Commercial Buildings 25-35%’ on HVAC Costs; LEED Bank Branches Make More MoneyLarge commercial buildings could cut their heating and cooling costs by an average of 25 to 35 percent by adding certain retrofits to existing large ...

April 16, 2012

‘Father of LEED’ Slams Energy Dashboards

‘Father of LEED’ Slams Energy DashboardsBuilding energy dashboards often miss - or mask - the root cause of a building's energy-efficiency problems, and there needs to be a radical shift ...

April 13, 2012

Past, Present and Future of LEED for Existing Building Operations and Maintenance

Past, Present and Future of LEED for Existing Building Operations and MaintenanceAs the foundation of the US Green Building Council's certification, LEED for New Construction certification (LEED NC) was designed as a one-time effort ...

April 12, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Energy Star Buildings, WindMade, Corrugated Packaging, WEEE

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Energy Star Buildings, WindMade, Corrugated Packaging, WEEEHere's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes nine items. The newly released list of U.S. cities with ...

April 12, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: NASA, LEED, Green-e, ASHRAE 90.1, ISO 14001

Standards & Compliance Briefing: NASA, LEED, Green-e, ASHRAE 90.1, ISO 14001Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes seven items. NASA's newest building at Ames Research Center at ...

April 10, 2012

USGBC To Revamp the LEED Program

USGBC To Revamp the LEED ProgramThe US Green Building Council (USGBC) is revamping the LEED rating system this year. LEED 2012 will focus on ...

April 3, 2012

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Aviation Fuel Handling, Agriculture Carbon Credit, CARB, Clean Green

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Aviation Fuel Handling, Agriculture Carbon Credit, CARB, Clean GreenHere's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 12 items. Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade group ...

April 3, 2012