USGBC Announces Top 10 States for Green Building
Massachusetts topped the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) ranking of U.S. states leading the way on green building, with Illinois coming in second and New York third.
Lighting
Energy efficient lighting news and best practices for commercial and industrial facilities. How facility operators are reaching energy use goals by retrofitting lighting systems or adopting LEDs.
Philips LEDs Increase Sustainable Production in Greece
Signify helps complete Greece's first installation of LED lighting in a greenhouse for indoor vegetable cultivation.
From Mining Community to Net Zero: Staffordshire School Leads the Way
The Hart School in Rugeley has recently completed a new, highly-efficient development with sustainable experts, Net Zero Buildings. This huge investment for the local community offers additional capacity for the growing school, as it becomes a part of a net zero future.
Case Study: National Retailer Transformed Portfolio with Updated Building Controls
Come to the session thinking about where your facilities are today and how you can transform them into the energy efficient smart buildings you want them to be tomorrow.
Centrica Business Solutions Partners with UNOH to Improve Energy Efficiency
Centrica Business Solutions has partnered with the University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) to start a $3.1 million project across 28 buildings on the school's campus in Lima, OH.
Johnson Controls Improves Energy Efficiency, Reducing CO2 and Saving Money
Johnson Controls aims to cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 55% and Scope 3 emissions linked to its customers’ use of its products by 16% by 2030 using a 2017 baseline.
Kion Group Says Sustainable Manufacturing Is at the Heart of Its Processes
Kion has been pursuing e-trucks and sustainable manufacturing. And the market is buying in: electrically-powered trucks made up 87% of the KION Group's sales in 2020. Kion expects this rise to 90% in 2027.
New York Power Authority Continues to Install LED Streetlights throughout the State
The New York Power Authority and the Town of Irondequoit began the installation of energy-efficient SMART LED streetlights throughout the town.
Climate First Bank Avoids 36K Tons of Emissions over 25 Years
Climate First Bank financed 2,578.48 kW of renewable energy, which is approximately 36,187.75 tons of CO2 emissions avoided over 25 years.
Memphis to Undergo Comprehensive LED Streetlight Upgrade
The City of Memphis, Tennessee will undergo a comprehensive LED streetlighting, controls, and networking project designed to reduce energy costs citywide and enhance operations and maintenance capabilities with the upgrade of over 77,000 fixtures to LED.
L’Oréal Group’s North Asia Zone Achieves Carbon Neutrality across Five Markets
L'Oréal Group’s North Asia Zone is the first of the company’s zones worldwide to achieve carbon neutrality across five geographic markets of Mainland China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
US Foods Opens Giant Sustainable Distribution Facility
US Foods is opening a distribution facility and customer engagement training center that will feature sustainable building and fleet initiatives.