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When it comes to sustainability, Italian coffee roaster Illy says that sustainability and fairness are the most critical factor it examines as it does business with other nations.
The global honeycomb packaging market is estimated to reach a value of $14.1 billion by the end of 2024, up from $8.6 billion in 2015, according to a Transparency Market Research report.
The key to a sustainable supply chain is trust between customers and suppliers — and this can also create more profitable supplier relationships.
When Europe designed its program to limit the level of carbon emissions, it allocated too many credits and it set the price of a ton of carbon too low.
Significant changes in technology are driving the building energy management system (BEMS) sector, according to a report available from Future Market Insights.
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Beverage makers and the packaging industry have lobbied against bottle deposit and refund in the UK, arguing that it would hurt profits, while Suez says the plan would help businesses reducing waste disposal costs and the need to buy virgin materials.
The San Lorenzo Valley (CA) Unified School District is entering the second phase of a project aimed at increasing efficiency by upgrading lighting, HVAC and other systems. The second phase of the project is funded at $400,000. Of that, $300,000 is being provided by the California Clean Energy Jobs Act ... Read more »
The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) has opened a raft of opportunities for building owners. These new opportunities focus on technology advances, of course. But they also include how the upgrades and ongoing services are managed and financed. A feature posted at LEDs Magazine, focusing on lighting-as-a-service (LaaS), talks about ... Read more »
Two bills before the Missouri General Assembly could significantly increase the number of low income housing units that are eligible to benefit from utility programs that were approved last year. The 2016 regulations made it possible for utilities to provide energy efficiency benefits to owners of low-income and other ... Read more »
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Consumers in Hawaii save the most on overall household utility bills---a whopping $945 – according to a findings of a report released on February 16 by the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).
The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) has selected Eneractive Solutions to conduct audits and retro-commissioning projects on municipal buildings, the Edison Energy subsidiary announced on February 15.
On February 13, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (R) released an Executive Order (EO# 2017-03) establishing the Governor’s Committee on Energy Choice, as promised during his State of the State Address in January – and as the Silver State’s voters had mandated when they approved Ballot Question 3 last November 8, eliminating energy monopolies and establishing a competitive market.
Hard times have forced the closure of InterGroup International, an Ohio-based recycling firm. High debt load combined with falling prices and customers unable to pay their bills are the causes.
Two new recycling facilities, one in Colorado and the other in Florida, with advanced equipment will increase materials recovery in their respective states.
Food industry trade groups want retailers and manufacturers to use one of two phrases on product labels: “BEST If Used By” or “USE By.”
Global pressures to fix climate change are prompting industrial and manufacturing facilities to implement air quality systems to comply with clean air standards.
Should the European Union acquiesce to the steel sector there -- to tax carbon across the board for all steel companies selling into Europe? Without that, it says it is at a disadvantage.
Carbon emissions per square foot have dropped 14 percent since 2007 at colleges and universities across the US.
Power Factor Correction, an often overlooked process, rivals renewables in its ability to reduce spending on electricity, according to a story at Facility Executive. Power factor correction, which potentially can cut energy use by more than 10 percent, is essentially the process of increasing the effectiveness of the electricity received. ... Read more »
ReallyObjective, a startup in Ohio, claims to save users money by proactively switching them between energy suppliers as often as every month, work, according to Cleveland.com. It is a digital shopping tool that checks thousands of prices daily on the websites of gas and electric suppliers, changing a customer’s supplier as ... Read more »
The Orlando Magic’s Amway Center alone saved almost $1 million a year because of LEED green building certification, according to LEED in Motion: Venues.
California likely is the leading state for promoting energy efficient operations and renewable energy generation. It seems logical that this would lead, over time, to lower electric bills for its businesses. It’s logical – but wrong. In fact, ratepayers in the state are paying a lot more than those elsewhere, ... Read more »
On February 1, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order (Docket No. IN17-3-000) approving a settlement (158 FERC 61,105) between its Office of Enforcement and Houston-based power marketer GDF SUEZ Energy Marketing NA (GSEMNA) following an investigation into whether the retailer had violated the commission’s Prohibition of Energy Market Manipulation regulation between May 2011 and September 2013.
U.S. Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ-04) is leading a federal legislative effort (HR- 6491) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey land to La Paz County, Arizona, in order to form an economic development zone. The zone would be expected to attract utility scale solar developers – creating up to 1,500 MW of electrical power for use in Arizona