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United Natural Foods DC Takes Energy Efficiency to the Hilt

January 26, 2010 by Paul Nastu

The Chesterfield, N.H., distribution center of United Natural Foods has incorporated a variety of energy saving features, helping place it among the top 25 percent most efficient buildings in its category. The DC uses motion-activated T8 fluorescent lighting in the main warehouse and motion-activated T-5 lighting in the repack and ... Read more »

Simplot, ConAgra Earn Energy Star for Food Processing

January 20, 2010 by Paul Nastu

For using an average of 20 percent less energy than similar plants, three potato processing plants are the first to earn EPA’s Energy Star rating for food processing, according to a press release. The three facilities – all potato processing plants — are: – J.R. Simplot’s Aberdeen, Idaho, plant – ... Read more »

Verizon Ops Center Gets LEED, Energy Star Status

December 29, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Verizon’s 1.4 million square-foot operations center in Basking Ridge, N.J., has earned the LEED Silver designation, as well as Energy Star status. The building, which houses 3,000 employees and most of its critical business operations, relies on temperature sensors and energy management systems to keep heating, ventilation and cooling costs ... Read more »

Washington, D.C., Requires Building Energy Use Metrics

December 22, 2009 by Gina Roos

Building owners in Washington, D.C., will start measuring the energy use of commercial properties on Jan. 1, 2010, under a new law aimed at reducing energy use and costs for building owners and tenants, according to the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT). Under the new law, the Clean and Affordable ... Read more »

LG Sues DOE Over Energy Star Treatment

December 7, 2009 by Paul Nastu

LG Electronics believes it is being unfairly singled out after the Department of Energy required LG to remove the Energy Star label from some of its refrigerator-freezers starting Jan. 2. As a result, LG filed a complaint against the department in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ... Read more »

Bausch & Lomb, Franklin Street Attain Energy Efficiency in Buildings

November 25, 2009November 24, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Bausch & Lomb’s world headquarters in Rochester, N.Y., has achieved Energy Star status from the EPA. That means the building uses at least 40 percent less energy than a similar building, while releasing 35 percent less carbon into the atmosphere, according to a press release. As part of the application ... Read more »

Retrofitted Exit Signs Can Save Up to 90% in Energy Costs

November 23, 2009November 20, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Because illuminated exit signs shine 24/7 and are required by law in commercial facilities, they are one of the first areas that a company should consider for a lighting retrofit. Exit signs using LEDs can save up to 90 percent in energy costs, according to BigNews. Older exit signs require ... Read more »

A/V Equipment Gets New Energy Star Requirements

November 19, 2009November 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Audio/video products such as home theaters, DVD players and docking stations, among others, will face more stringent energy efficiency requirements to qualify for the EPA’s Energy Star label. Version 2.0 of the EPA’s A/V Energy Star requirements are effective immediately. For products previously or currently carrying the label, the new ... Read more »

Jones Lang LaSalle Puts All Properties in Energy Star Program

October 27, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Jones Lang LaSalle has become the first major real estate service firm to enroll 100 percent of its managed property in the EPA’s Energy Star program. The company’s portfolio includes 330 office buildings in 106 U.S. cities, according to a press release. Each of the buildings will receive a rating ... Read more »

EPA Extends Energy Star to Glass, Food Processing Plants

October 8, 2009October 21, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Companies that make jars for jelly, as well as frozen french fry makers, are among the types of firms the Environmental Protection Agency targeted in its newest extension of the Energy Star rating. EPA has issued Energy Performance Indicators (EPIs) for flat and container glass manufacturers, as well as juice ... Read more »

Green Grid Tools Support Data Center Efficiency

October 5, 2009 by Gina Roos

The Green Grid has launched several new tools and reports to help global businesses improve the energy efficiency of their data centers and operations. These include a new power usage effectiveness (PUE) reporting tool and regional tools for calculating free cooling. Green Grid, together with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ... Read more »

Canon, Motorola Unveil Eco-Friendly Products

September 25, 2009 by Gina Roos

Business and consumer electronics manufacturers are answering the call for more environmentally-friendly products. Some of the most recent products to take the environment into consideration are from Canon U.S.A. and Motorola. Canon U.S.A. Inc. has launched its new document service platform, dubbed the imageRUNNER ADVANCE series, which is expected to ... Read more »

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