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Search Results for: LEED Retail Pilot program

Suntech, Tesco, Schneider Take Home Gigatron Awards

Renewable energy firm Suntech, grocery chain Tesco and Schneider Electric are among those companies to receive awards for outstanding business leadership in carbon emissions reduction at Carbon War Room’s 2011 Gigatron Awards. Tesco won the Consumer Discretionary category for its work on supply chain emission reduction and projects showcasing pilots ... Read more »

Kohl’s Wins First LEED Volume Gold, Plans 500 Certified Stores

Kohl’s Department Stores has become the first U.S. company to earn Gold precertification using the LEED for Retail: New Construction rating system, and is targeting a total of 500 LEED-certified stores by 2015, the company has announced. Next spring the Gold precertified prototype will replace the company’s current Silver prototype ... Read more »

USGBC Launches LEED Volume Operations & Maintenance Program

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has launched its LEED Volume Program for Operations & Maintenance, available for existing green building projects. The operations and maintenance certification is the latest addition to the LEED Volume Program, which is designed to streamline the certification process for high-volume property owners and managers ... Read more »

Compliance & Standards Briefing: Siemens, Silica and Colin Firth

Siemens has developed an energy management system to help plant operators in the iron and steel industry to monitor and optimize their energy flows, Steel Guru reports. The Simetal Energy Management System is a modularly structured solution that can be expanded flexibly, the company said. The system helps make efficiency ... Read more »

USGBC Releases Retail LEED Rating System

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released a new retail specific rating system for LEED building certification, which was developed to help retailers better integrate sustainability into their real-estate footprint, reports the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA). The LEED for Retail rating system was developed with the support of ... Read more »

REI, Founding Farmers, North Face Win A.R.E. Sustainability Awards

REI, Founding Farmers and The North Face are the inaugural winners of the Association for Retail Environments’ (A.R.E) Sustainability Awards launched at GlobalShop 2009 to encourage excellence in sustainable retail design. Judges awarded the highest honors to projects that balance comprehensive sustainability programs with good design. REI’s Round Rock, Texas, ... Read more »

McDonald’s to Tout Green Initiatives On In-Store Touchscreens

A new McDonald’s scheduled to open next month in North Carolina will include a touch screen display that will tout the environmental benefits of the building. The LCD touchscreen, an Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard designed by Quality Automation Graphics, will let users browse through a Web-site-like program to learn more ... Read more »

UK Launches First Carbon Footprint Label for Retail Clothing

The UK fashion retail market has claimed the world’s first carbon footprint label for clothing. Continental Clothing, described as an ethical and eco-chic manufacturer, working with Carbon Trust, is launching the world’s first Carbon Reduction Label for textile products. The project is part of the Department for Environment, Food and ... Read more »

JCPenney Earns Energy Star Award for Sustained Energy Management

JCPenney is the first retailer to earn the ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence in Energy Management by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE). The retailer says effective energy management is part of the company’s environmental goals under its JCPenney C.A.R.E.S. corporate social ... Read more »

Wells Gets LEED Pre-Certification For Banks

Wells Fargo says its new banking stores have been pre-certified LEEDSilver by the U.S. Green Building Council. The stores will use about 20 percent less energy and 40 percent less water than conventional buildings of the same type. In addition, 20 percent of building materials are composed of both post- ... Read more »


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