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ASHRAE Publishes GreenGuide

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers has published a GreenGuide focusing on the “design, construction, and operation of sustainable buildings.” The guide aims help teach designers how to participate effectively on design teams charged with producing green buildings. “This is a design guide for mechanical engineers who ... Read more »

Green Building’s Bottom Line Comes into Focus

A new white paper from Building Design and Construction (via Jetson Green) reviews the financial and economic dimensions of green building across 10 different building types. Here’s the white paper’s 10-point action plan for green building stakeholders: 1. State and local government pension funds and so called socially responsible investors ... Read more »

Williams-Sonoma Catalogs to Receive FSC Certification

Williams-Sonoma has begun sourcing more than 90% of the paper used in the company’s seven catalogs (Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Bed and Bath, Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, west elm and Williams-Sonoma Home) from sources certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. FSC certification will ensure that catalog paper comes from well-managed forests ... Read more »

Retailers Offer Customers ‘Carbonfree’ Shipping Option

Four retailers, BetterWorld.com, Evogear.com, 3r Living, and Alonovo.com, are using a new program from Carbonfree.org and Carnegie Mellon University’s Green Design Institute that offsets shipping-related carbon-dioxide emissions. The company’s aren’t paying for the program themselves, but are providing customers with a Carbonfree shipping option that, presumably, will cost more than traditional shipping. ... Read more »

BP Plans $70 Million Expansion

BP Solar is planning a $70 million expansion project at its North American headquarters in Frederick, MD. The expansion will nearly double the facility’s current casting and sizing capacity to approximately 150 MW. Other plans include an upgrade of the interior of the facility by employing sustainable design components.   ... Read more »

New Commercial Bank Targets Green Businesses

A new commercial bank in San Francisco is focusing on green business sectors. New Resource Bank has attracted an investor group which raised $24.7 million. Founding investors include Bay Area and national leaders in business and in corporate environmental sustainability, such as Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Development, Lee McIntire, ... Read more »

First LEED Convenience Store Opens

LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. In building the new Kangaroo store, which opened earlier this month in Gainesville, Florida, The Pantry used as ... Read more »

Public Owners Implement Energy Efficient Designs With LEED Standards

According to a new study by construction consulting firm PinnacleOne, almost half (48 percent) of public owners in the United States have implemented construction projects with energy efficiency designs in the past year. More importantly, of those owners who implemented energy efficient designs, the vast majority (87 percent) were familiar with ... Read more »


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