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Yale Building Uses 81% Less Water, 58% Less Energy

February 2, 2010 by Paul Nastu

A new building at Yale is a working laboratory for the students that frequent it. Kroon Hall, home of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, uses 81 percent less water and 58 percent less energy than comparable buildings, according to the Courant. The building, which achieved LEED Platinum ... Read more »

Minnesota Twins Hit Home Run with Water Sustainability

January 12, 2010January 12, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Aiming to set a news standard for water use in professional sports facilities, the Minnesota Twins will use a rainwater recycling system that should help reduce the need for municipal water by 50 percent. The rainwater recycling project, which is being donated by Pentar Inc., will capture and purify water ... Read more »

Roundup – Storwater, CSR Reporting, Gas Driling, Energy Storage

December 28, 2009December 27, 2009 by Paul Nastu

City’s ‘All Green’ Stormwater Plan Raises Eyebrows at EPA NY Times Chicken waste turned to watts News Observer Judge Ends Federal Oversight of City’s Waste System NY Times Lawsuit Over New York Carbon Auction Settled ABC News Emissions deal shocks producers Capital Press CSR Reporting by S&P 100 Companies Shows ... Read more »

Construction Effluent Rule May Cost $1B Annually

November 24, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Construction sites will have to limit pollution from water runoff starting in February of 2010 if EPA’s final rule proposal takes effect. This represents the first time EPA has installed national monitoring requirements and enforceable numeric limitations on construction site stormwater discharges. About 82,000 construction entities will be affected by ... Read more »

EPA Testing Environmentally Friendly Parking Lot Concepts

October 28, 2009 by Paul Nastu

In an effort to help reduce pollution runoff from paved parking lots, the Environmental Protection Agency is testing a variety of permeable paving materials at its Edison, N.J., facility. If successful, EPA hopes to show businesses how they can install parking lots that not only reduce runoff, but actually help ... Read more »

Obama Orders Federal Agencies to Set 2020 Emissions Goals

October 6, 2009October 21, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Federal agencies were given 90 days to set goals for reducing emissions by 2020. President Obama is letting each agency set its own target, and the military is immune from the mandate, reports the Associated Press. Agencies have until June of 2010 to set targets for reducing emissions from employee ... Read more »

Minnesota’s Target Center Completes Green Roof

September 29, 2009October 21, 2009 by Paul Nastu

At 2.5 acres, the green roof atop the Target Center in the Twin Cities is the nation’s fifth-largest and the first installed on a North American arena. The green roof in downtown in Minneapolis is planted with sedum and plants typical to the Minnesota prairie, including lupine, wild strawberry and ... Read more »

Universities of Toledo, Minnesota Embrace Eco-buildings

September 23, 2009October 21, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The University of Toledo has added a Campus of Energy and Innovation, while the University of Minnesota’s new football stadium has earned LEED Silver status. At the University of Toledo, the Scott Park Campus of Energy and Innovation features a wind turbine and 10 kilowatt solar installation. In addition to ... Read more »

Progress Energy Emits 54M Tons of CO2 in 2008

May 13, 2009October 19, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Progress Energy emitted 54 million tons of CO2 in 2008, down from about 58 million tons in 2007, according to its third annual corporate responsibility report. Here are some highlights from the report. 1 million megawatt-hours of electricity purchased from renewable energy sources More than 2 million gallons of water ... Read more »

LEED V3 Adds New Grading Scale, Regional Certification

May 7, 2009October 19, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The U.S. Green Building Council has updated its certification criteria in what is being called LEED Version 3. The new criteria features a 100-point credit scale for all categories. Each category had its own scale in the previous system. Now, more weight is given to projects that reduce energy use ... Read more »

Rockefeller Center Launches Major Green Initiatives

November 21, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Rockefeller Center is getting a green makeover this holiday season that includes solar panels, LED Christmas tree lights, a green roof, and an ice storage refrigeration plant. Tishman Speyer has installed 363 General Electric solar panels on the roof of 45 Rockefeller Plaza. The panels, designed by AltPower, will create ... Read more »

$20 Million Straw-Bale Transit Facility Open in Santa Clarita

January 5, 2007October 3, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The new City of Santa Clarita Transit Maintenance Facility, designed by HOK, is one of the first LEED-certified straw-bale buildings in the world...

Yale Building Uses 81% Less Water, 58% Less Energy

Minnesota Twins Hit Home Run with Water Sustainability

Roundup – Storwater, CSR Reporting, Gas Driling, Energy Storage

Construction Effluent Rule May Cost $1B Annually

EPA Testing Environmentally Friendly Parking Lot Concepts

Obama Orders Federal Agencies to Set 2020 Emissions Goals

Minnesota’s Target Center Completes Green Roof

Universities of Toledo, Minnesota Embrace Eco-buildings

Progress Energy Emits 54M Tons of CO2 in 2008

LEED V3 Adds New Grading Scale, Regional Certification

Rockefeller Center Launches Major Green Initiatives

$20 Million Straw-Bale Transit Facility Open in Santa Clarita

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