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Software Helps Green Builders Track LEED Projects

July 16, 2009 by Gina Roos

Construction management software providers are now offering several types of web-based software packages that will help green building designers and contractors track their projects under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program more easily and help them navigate through the LEED process to achieve ... Read more »

TI Cuts Energy Use by 5% in 2008

July 14, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Texas Instruments’ third annual corporate citizenship report, “Building a Better Future,” details the company’s 5 percent cut in energy use in 2008, along with other social and environmental activities and goals. In the area of environmental performance, TI breaks down this section into eight categories — air quality, climate change, ... Read more »

JohnsonDiversey Reduces Energy Use 23% in 2008

July 10, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

JohnsonDiversey Inc., a cleaning and hygiene solutions provider for business, reported environmental performance improvements in 2008 for five key areas — effluent chemical oxygen demand (COD), waste disposal, total water usage, net water efficiency and total energy usage– including a 23 percent per metric ton reduction in energy use, according ... Read more »

Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings

July 3, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Building on its smart-grid initiative announced in May, Cisco Systems has unveiled its Smart Connected Buildings solution, at Cisco Live in San Francisco, as a key component for delivering its vision for Smart+Connected Communities. The networking equipment giant also rolled out the first Smart Connected Building solution, the Network Building ... Read more »

Panasonic Cuts Manufacturing Emissions With Simulation Tech

June 30, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Over the past year, Panasonic has also focused on its “Eco Ideas for Manufacturing.” The company has set targets to reduce its CO2 emissions in its production activities by 300,000 tons on a global basis by FY 2010, in comparison to the FY 2007 level. The company already reduced total ... Read more »

Sears Tower Slated for $350M Sustainability Makeover

June 25, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Sears Tower, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, is about to get a $350-million makeover that is designed to significantly reduce its energy use by up to 80 percent and cut its CO2 emissions. The retrofit project, over the next five years, includes major upgrades to windows, heating and ... Read more »

Best-in-Class Manufacturers Reduce Energy Use by 15%

June 19, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Aberdeen Group’s latest research shows how “best-in-class” manufacturers manage energy in their plants. Surveying 230 executives, the market researcher identifies best-in-class performers as companies that averaged 90 percent overall equipment effectiveness and reduced energy consumption by 15 percent and outperformed corporate operating margin goals by 14 percent, reports Industry Week. ... Read more »

Green Building Retrofits Represent a Potential $400B Market

June 18, 2009December 16, 2011 by Gina Roos

Boosted in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which will provide significant funding for renovations to federal building, the total potential market for major green renovations in the commercial building sector is approximately $400 billion, according to a new study by Pike Research. Although currently a relatively small market, ... Read more »

Ingersoll Rand Reduces Water, Energy, Material Use

June 9, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Ingersoll Rand, a global diversified industrial company, is providing environmental performance metrics from its operations worldwide for the first time in its 2008 sustainability report, which covers the company’s material and water use, energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, waste and recycling, product stewardship and supplier management, and compliance. Key environmental ... Read more »

Herman Miller Enters Energy Management Business

June 3, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Herman Miller Inc., best known for its classic furniture designs, has entered the energy management business with Convia, a high-tech wiring system that allows offices, restaurants, and stores to integrate power delivery and save money on electric bills, reports Media Bistro. Developed in consultation with Applied Minds as part of ... Read more »

CSR Hampered by Lack of Supply Chain, Customer Information

June 1, 2009December 14, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Business executives that are committed to sustainability changes often are unable to accomplish them because of information gaps within their own operations, as well as misunderstandings about the supply chain and customer expectations. While 87 percent of those surveyed say they have focused CSR efforts to create efficiencies, most are ... Read more »

Home Depot Votes Down Shareholder Energy Cut Resolution

June 1, 2009October 19, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Evidently the pressure from a trust fund to force Home Depot to adopt more stringent energy efficiency measures and better reporting of them was not sufficient enough to sway shareholders. Home Depot shareholders voted down the resolution, along with four other shareholder resolutions, May 28, reports Reuters. The $20 billion ... Read more »

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