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Honeywell Expands Energy-Efficiency Program for Motels

Honeywell has been awarded a $4.5 million contract extension for its energy-efficiency program Cool Control Plus, currently in use in over 150 small hotels and motels throughout northern and central California. The program, launched in 2006, met its conservation target a year ahead of schedule, so PG&E has agreed to ... Read more »

Adobe, CB Richard Ellis and Others Retrofitting Major Office Space

According to government estimates, commercial buildings account for more than 60 percent of the country’s electricity consumption and generate 30 percent of all GHG emissions. And though new green commercial buildings are regularly being built, this New York Times piece notes that they are only a tiny fraction of the ... Read more »

NYC Earmarks $800 Million For Green Projects

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has released a short-term action plan (PDF) to begin reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from the City’s municipal buildings and operations by 30 percent by 2017 as part of PlaNYC. The City, which accounts for approximately 6.5 percent of New York City’s ... Read more »

Whole Foods, Food Lion Among EPA’s GreenChill Participants

EPA and the supermarket, refrigeration equipment and chemical refrigerant industries have joined the GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership – a program to promote green technologies, strategies, and practices. The program was launched earlier this year. Whole Foods Market, Food Lion, LLC, Giant Eagle Inc., Hannaford Bros. Co.,Harris Teeter, Hill PHOENIX, Honeywell ... Read more »

Subway Cuts Energy Use

Subway has opened an Eco-Store in Florida that includes high efficiency HVAC systems, remote condensing units for refrigeration and ice making equipment, day lighting and controls for high efficiency lighting, LED interior and exterior signs, low flow water fixtures, and building and decor materials from sustainable sources. Subway has also ... Read more »

Frito-Lay Plans Net-Zero Plant

Frito-Lay wants its Casa Grande plant to become a net zero facility, The New York Times reports. The plan has the backing of top-level executives at PepsiCo, the parent company of Frito-Lay. Over the next several years, Frito-Lay plans to install high-tech filters that would recycle most of the water ... Read more »

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