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Smart water management company Banyan Water has saved commercial and institutional clients 1.75 billion gallons of water to date. Since 2011, Banyan Water’s clients nationwide, including corporate facilities, educational institutions and multi-family housing communities, reduced their water footprints and operating expenses, even as drought conditions continue to affect a large ... Read more »
Inpro, which manufactures interior and exterior architectural products, has implemented thinkstep’s newly released SoFi ts software across its corporation and supply chain to manage and report on its sustainability metrics. Inpro says using SoFi ts to track and improve its sustainability initiatives will reduce risk along its supply chain, identify ... Read more »
More than 73 percent of Measurabl users were awarded Green Stars for outstanding performance in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 2015 Survey. GRESB is the global standard for portfolio-level sustainability assessment in the real estate sector. All returning users of Measurabl’s sustainability software improved their score versus 2014. Notable ... Read more »
Fracking operators are improving their water management, and using more waterless and water-efficient fracturing technologies, such as treating produced water for recycle and reuse, according to a US Government Accountability Office technology assessment. This is part of their overall strategy to reduce cost, improve operational efficiency, and reduce the demand ... Read more »
Tana has expanded its product range of waste compactors, chippers and shredders with a smart drum screen that can be digitally connected to other machines on site to monitor and optimize process, the company says. The Tana 6Deco drum screen is equipped with scales to measure coarse grain and fine ... Read more »
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The Portland Development Commission (PDC) unanimously approved the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Program this week. The two-year pilot, which is being conducted in association with Multnomah County, will help building owners upgrade the energy efficiency of their properties. The program will loan as much as $3 million in urban ... Read more »
Businesses and health, community and environmental groups are asking Ohio lawmakers to reinstate targets for clean coal, wind, solar power and other renewable and advanced energy sources, according to The Washington Times. An Ohio state law promulgated in 2008 requires 25 percent of the state’s energy to come from alternative ... Read more »
The advanced protective relay sector is growing in sophistication and giving utilities new features and capabilities, such as sub-second monitoring and data collection, according to Navigant Research. These devices are used to manage and control transmission and distribution grids, and the data they collect on grid conditions is highly actionable ... Read more »
Developers in Massachusetts are installing solar technology quicker than expected. That could enable them to fulfill mandates for solar earlier than the 2020 deadline mandated by Massachusetts. The other possibility is that the quick pace of installation could have the unintended effect of slowing progress, according to MassLive.com. Massachusetts law mandates that ... Read more »
Cincinnati has tabbed Constellation to provide variable-rate natural gas to 69,000 city residents and small businesses. Constellation, a subsidiary of Exelon Corp., will supply the gas under a variable rate based on the New York Mercantile Exchange’s price for natural gas and a fixed charge of $0.1163 per one hundred ... Read more »
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With careful planning and utilization of utility incentives, it is not uncommon for a single energy efficiency project at a small- to mid-sized data center to achieve 1 million KWh of energy savings, according to a new white paper released by Future Resource Engineering. The white paper, Creating a Data ... Read more »
The presentation covers aspects of building operations using monitoring and controls for achieving sustainability in terms of energy efficiency and maintenance.
Public and the private organizations in Japan are working together to create carbon-neutral supply chains across the power generation, vehicle fueling and other sectors, according to Toyota. The company said that the consortium will test a carbon-neutral hydrogen-powered supply chain near Yokohama and Kawasaki in the Keihin region. Electrolysis is ... Read more »
The Army’s Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) in Lima, Ohio, is the near the bottom of the list of Army bases in terms of energy usage, according to www.LimaOhio.com General Dynamics Land Systems, which runs the base, has applied to participate in an upgrade program offered by the U.S. Army Corp ... Read more »
Despite the broadening energy portfolios of states and nations across the globe, it is still essential for companies proposing individual renewable energy projects to build public support in order to achieve the approvals they need to proceed. All land use is political, and as a result, renewable projects that generate ... Read more »
Many building managers simply don’t know where to start with upgrades, or may feel that they can’t afford to install retrofits. Building managers can have a difficult time choosing the most optimal upgrades without a clear view of their portfolio. And even if a manager does decide to implement upgrades ... Read more »
One metric ton of waste from fast food outlets, called quick service restaurant (QSR) waste, could generate 635kWhr of renewable electricity, according to research by AeroThermal Group. Using the same system, one tonne of pure kitchen waste generated 847 kWhr. AeroThermal researched how fast food restaurant waste can be processed ... Read more »
A judge’s ruling that blocked the Clean Water Rule from taking effect late last month only applies to the 13 states that sued to stop the rule — not nationwide. A federal judge in North Dakota clarified the injunction he issued at the request of North Dakota and 12 other ... Read more »
Bank of America, Telefonica and BHP Billiton are the three largest additions to the 2015 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices while Cisco Systems, PepsiCo and Royal Bank of Canada are the three largest deletions (by free-float market capitalization) to the DJSI World this year. S&P Dow Jones Indices and investment specialist ... Read more »
If the EPA lowers ground-level ozone — a decision it is likely to make this month — some businesses, cities and regions will be affected more than others, HPAC Engineering reports. The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to review the ozone pollution standards every five years. The current standard, ... Read more »
With plunging oil prices, large oil and gas companies are using big data to manage risks, cut costs and increase revenues, according to Lux Research. As hardware developers have brought a raft of new and existing sensor technologies to the industry, developers have more data to work with than ever. ... Read more »
Caesars Entertainment has selected Ecova to help it reach its goal of reducing waste generation by 50 percent by 2020, against a 2012 baseline, using Ecova Energy and Sustainability Management Platform. According to findings from Ecova’s 2015 Energy and Sustainability Predictions survey, waste management ranks as the third biggest area ... Read more »
The global real estate sector reduced its emissions, water and energy use last year, according to a GRESB report. GRESB, a global benchmarking organization portfolio-level sustainability assessment in the real estate sector, based its 2015 data and industry report on an assessment of 707 property companies and private equity real ... Read more »
This autumn, Honolulu will begin replacing 51,700 streetlights with LEDs, according to Hawaii News Now. The project will cost $60 million and be paid for with money saved on energy costs. There is controversy to the plan from two quarters. University of Hawaii astronomers assert that the blue light from ... Read more »
Pruf Energy Solutions, a firm headquartered in Robinson, TX, is experimenting with LED systems that can be programmed automatically or operated manually and customized to control specific rooms or lighting fixtures, according to The Statesman. The most recent implementation is in nine classrooms and three offices at the Bee Cave ... Read more »