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Green Building Disputes Prompt Lawsuits

July 9, 2009 by Gina Roos

Lawsuits and claims are emerging as businesses embrace “green” building and other sustainable processes, says Harvey Berman, a partner at the law firm of Bodman LLP, in an article for the Ann Arbor Business Review. Berman said the first reported lawsuit involving a green building is believed to be a ... 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 »

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 »

Green Buildings – Boon or Liability?

June 5, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Much hay has been made about the benefits of green building. However, a recent report from Harvard Law School points to potential liability issues with green buildings. The study, by Harvard Law School and sponsored by Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP, uncovers potential legal liabilities and risks for builders, ... Read more »

Water Efficiency to Become Critical in Green Building Designs

June 2, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Over the next five years, water efficiency and conservation will become critical factors in green design, construction and product selection, according to McGraw-Hill Construction’s latest SmartMarket Report with support from The Chicago Faucet Company and Sloan Valve Company. The report finds that architecture and engineering (A/E) firms, contractors and owners ... Read more »

HSBC Meets Targets for Emissions, Waste and Energy

May 27, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

HSBC Holding plc, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services companies, says it has achieved several of its environmental performance goals in 2008 including reduction targets for energy, waste and carbon dioxide, according to its Sustainability Report 2008. In 2008, HSBC set new four-year targets for reducing energy ... Read more »

Intel Cuts Emissions by 27% in 2008

May 21, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Semiconductor giant Intel Corporation has cut its global-warming emissions by 27 percent in 2008, compared to its 2007 baseline, keeping the company on track to meet its goal to reduce its carbon footprint 20 percent by 2012, according to the company’s 2008 Corporate Responsibility Report. The CSR report highlights the ... Read more »

Durability Tops Survey of Green Building Features

May 19, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

U.S. architects say durability is the most important attribute for a “green” building product, according to an industry survey commissioned by PPG Industries (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Other key green features include ENERGY STAR compliance, life-cycle assessment, no- or low-volatile organic compound (VOC) content and the ability to source products regionally. Durability ... Read more »

Energy Efficiency in Buildings Top Strategy to Reduce Carbon

May 7, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Seventy-one percent of business leaders are paying more attention to energy efficiency compared to the previous year, according to a new study commissioned by Johnson Controls. Fifty-eight percent responded that energy management was extremely or very important. When asked to identify their company’s top strategy to reduce carbon, 45 percent ... Read more »

PHI Implements Strategies to Cut Energy Use, GHG Emissions

May 5, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Pepco Holdings, Inc., (PHI) has released its latest environmental sustainability report, Powering a Sustainable Future, that outlines the environmental activities at each of its subsidiaries. PHI subsidiaries include Pepco, Delmarva Power and Atlantic City Electric, which provide regulated electricity service. Delmarva Power also provides natural gas service. The company also ... Read more »

Siemens Steps Up Sustainability Efforts

May 5, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Siemens Building Technologies Inc. says over the past two years it has identified and implemented a variety of measures that focus on sustainability efforts. This was achieved by committing to sustainability and environmental responsibility across every aspect of its business and by applying the energy efficiency and green building sustainability ... Read more »

Four of Five Cities Call Sustainability a ‘Top Priority’

May 5, 2009May 7, 2009 by Gina Roos

Living Cities has released its Green Cities report that provides an assessment of how cities in the United States are trying to limit their carbon footprint, and identifies areas where environmental efforts lag. The report shows that cities have not waited for federal or state governments to initiate green policies ... Read more »

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