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BCBS Sets New Standards for Green Office Buildings

October 6, 2009October 29, 2009 by Gina Roos

The new office tower headquarters for Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) in Rhode Island was designed to meet national goals for efficiency and sustainability, while encouraging good health and morale for its workforce, reports Providence Journal. Blue Cross officials told the Providence Journal that their building promotes a healthy economy ... Read more »

25% of UK Construction Projects Achieving Goal to Halve Landfill Waste

September 16, 2009December 14, 2010 by Paul Nastu

About a quarter of construction projects in the United Kingdom are projected to comply with an government objective to cut the industry’s landfill waste in half. The government’s Strategy For Sustainable Construction (PDF) was released in 2008, and the corresponding government construction industry council recently put out a progress report ... Read more »

USGBC Wants an Environmental Label for Every Building

September 15, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Every building in the U.S. should have a label as to its environmental impact, said the U.S. Green Building Council’s president at the Healthy Buildings meeting. At the same event, IBM told how it is taking green buildings one step further with bright-green buildings, which converges green buildings with intelligence, ... Read more »

New York Mandates Green Standards for State Buildings

September 10, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

New York Governor David Paterson has signed an amended version of the green building construction bill passed by state lawmaker last year that requires that state-owned buildings be developed or renovated in accordance with sustainability practices, reports CoStar Realty Information. The State Green Building Construction Act goes into effect in ... Read more »

REI Recycles Nearly 85% of Waste, Emissions Up 11%

September 9, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Despite its goal to become carbon-neutral by 2020, Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI), a national retail cooperative, has increased its greenhouse gas emissions by 11 percent in 2008, according to its third annual stewardship report. Yet, the company is on track to meet its zero-waste-to landfill by 2020 with a waste ... Read more »

Businesses Turn to Living Roofs for Profit, Energy Savings

August 26, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

As interest in green buildings continues to grow, roofing companies, hurt by the recession, are looking at sustainable practices such as green roofs as a way to grow their businesses, reports the News & Observer. As an example, Baker Roofing, in Raleigh, N.C., is launching a sustainable practices division to ... Read more »

Las Vegas CityCenter Among World’s Biggest Sustainable Developments

August 10, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Energy efficient features at the Las Vegas CityCenter, which is touting itself as one the world’s largest sustainable real estate developments, should save the equivalent of energy used at 7,700 homes compared to standard Las Vegas developments, reports Fast Company. Based on the number of sustainable measures implemented throughout all ... Read more »

‘Green’ Buildings a Mixed Bag as Budgets Contract

August 3, 2009October 29, 2009 by Gina Roos

While green renovations at high-profile office buildings are fetching higher occupancy and rental rates, green building projects at public utility agencies are being forced to scale back plans due to budget constraints. Both types of projects are still driving the need for accredited professionals with expertise in green building practices. ... Read more »

Make Buildings Energy Efficient the Smart Way

July 31, 2009December 14, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Bruce King, Cleantech Advisor for Foundation Capital, discusses smart design in green buildings with Phil Williams, Vice President of Sustainability at Webcor.

Green Building Projects Thrive Despite Recession

July 21, 2009October 29, 2009 by Gina Roos

What do an office building, an office and retail complex and an opera house have in common? Green features, including future LEED certification. Despite current economic conditions, building owners are moving forward with their renovation and new building plans to incorporate energy-saving and eco-friendly upgrades to save money in the ... Read more »

U.S., China Partnership to Develop Fuel-Efficient Cars, Green Buildings

July 15, 2009 by Gina Roos

China and the United States, the world’s two largest emitters of greenhouse gases accounting for about 40 percent of the carbon dioxide emitted into the air, have announced a joint research effort to produce more fuel-efficient vehicles and energy-efficient buildings, reports Reuters. U.S. Energy Secretary Stephen Chu said at a ... 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 »

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