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Utility Incentives to Drive PC Power Management

July 24, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Corportations can save $20-60 per computer workstation by implementing power management features, but despite the average payback of less than one year to implement such programs, corporations are reluctant to install them for two key reasons — the initial cost of implementation and the time investment required by the information ... Read more »

Upgrades Net 40% Energy Savings for Oregon Office Building

July 17, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Environmentally-friendly building upgrades at Columbia Square, a 313,000-square foot office building and flagship property of Melvin Mark Companies in Portland, Ore., have yielded a projected energy savings of up to 40 percent and a reduction in ozone-depleting refrigerants with the installation of a high-efficiency chiller. The building has also earned ... Read more »

Hilton Hotel, GSK Install Energy-Saving Window Foil

June 30, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Hilton Hotel in Vienna recently installed 1,000 m-squared of Luxasolar Clear View’s window film, projecting an annual savings of 230,000 kWh and an annual reduction of 72,000 in CO2 emissions. After the installation the hotel reported temperature drops of 9.6 degrees. This is part of Hilton’s overall corporate sustainability goals, ... 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 »

Microsoft Launches Hohm, Enters Home Energy Management Business

June 25, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Designed to help consumers lower their energy bills and reduce their impact on the environment, Microsoft Corp. has unveiled a new online application, Microsoft Hohm, that enables consumers to better understand their energy usage and get recommendations for energy savings. The beta application is available at no cost to anyone in ... Read more »

Verizon Expands Energy-Efficiency Efforts, Reduces GHG Emissions

June 24, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Verizon’s latest corporate responsibility report includes environmental initiatives that have increased the telecommunications company’s energy efficiency and recycling efforts as well as reduced its greenhouse gas emissions and CO2 intensity. By applying energy-efficiency measures in its buildings, Verizon has reduced its energy usage by 16.5 million kilowatts. The New York-based ... 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 »

Total Cuts Emissions by 5.2% in 2008

May 21, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Total, the world’s fifth largest publicly-traded integrated oil and gas company, has cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 5.2 percent in 2008, according to its recently published 2008 Environment and Society Report. The energy provider reduced the emissions of six greenhouse gases in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent ... Read more »

Green Costs Create Roadblock to LEED Certification

May 13, 2009October 29, 2009 by Gina Roos

While many developers are working towards sustainable building practices, some are not seeking the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification because of the cost. John Zinner, a Santa Monica, California-based LEED project manager, told the Santa Monica Daily Press, that soft costs — the ... Read more »

Whole Foods Overhauls Energy Savings Program

April 22, 2009October 29, 2009 by Gina Roos

Whole Foods Market is launching a major energy program that more than triples the number of stores with solar panels, extends its commitment to offset 100 percent of its use of non-renewable electricity with wind energy, and reduces energy use, which includes retrofitting existing stores with energy-efficient lighting, equipment and ... Read more »

Purdue Helps Company Reduce Energy Ahead of Projection

March 25, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Indiana companies are saving energy and reducing operating costs thanks to the Energy Efficiency Program offered by the Indiana Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center through Purdue University’s Technical Assistance Program (TAP). TAP’s energy assessment looks at ways to decrease utility bills, decrease production costs and cut emissions throughout facilities. One company ... Read more »

Ecos, Coca-Cola Deliver Sustainability Solutions to Restaurants

March 23, 2009October 18, 2009 by Gina Roos

With the help of Ecos Business Solutions, Coca-Cola is sharing what it has learned through its own sustainability efforts with restaurant customers to encourage more sustainable business practices. Part of the effort includes an online Sustainability Resource Center hosted on Coca-Cola’s customer partner site. Ecos provided no-cost/low-cost solutions for becoming ... Read more »

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