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Sears, LG, Xcel, Lowe’s Among Energy Star Winners

March 16, 2012March 16, 2012 by Leon Walker

Sears Holdings Corporation has won the Energy Star Corporate Commitment Award in recognition of what the EPA-run program calls its superior achievements in energy efficiency. Sears won the top Energy Star award for achievements that included increasing the amount of Energy Star-qualified decorative lighting products, power tools and washing machines ... Read more »

Green Building Brief: Seattle Benchmarking, Kone Elevators, Retrofit Rules

November 22, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Seattle is moving into the next stage of its Building Energy Benchmarking and Reporting Program, launched in May. The city has sent letters to 8,000 owners of nonresidential buildings over 10,000 sq. ft. and multifamily buildings with five or more units, notifying them that they will need to benchmark and ... Read more »

Noesis Energy Reveals ‘Freemium’ Business Model

November 10, 2011 by Leon Walker

Noesis Energy is to start giving away its energy management software, then charging customers for additional services related to the products. The company is hoping this “freemium” model will develop a “community of suggestions” around the gratis software upon which it can base new chargeable services, Cnet reports. If it ... Read more »

Standards & Compliance Briefing: WindMade Label, EV Harmonized Port, LEED Awards

October 13, 2011June 5, 2013 by Environmental Leader

WindMade on Wednesday announced the criteria for a consumer label identifying companies that buy wind power and other renewable energy. To receive the certification companies must source at least 25 percent of their electricity from wind, either through a company-owned generation facility, a purchase agreement or approved renewable energy certificates. ... Read more »

KB Home Opening More Net-Zero Model Houses

September 19, 2011December 16, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

KB Home is rolling out net-zero energy homes that the homebuilder says may eliminate owners’ electricity charges entirely. The first ZeroHouse 2.0 model homes will include solar power systems alongside building techniques and features that enhance efficiency well beyond KB Home’s Energy Star-qualified standard, KB says. The model homes feature ... Read more »

Green Build Briefing: J.C. Penney, Kellogg, U.S. Marine Corps and More

May 23, 2011May 23, 2011 by Leon Walker

Here’s a roundup of the latest news in green building: Retailer J.C. Penney Company has announced that it is to bolster its participation in the Energy Star program by increasing its building certifications to 400 stores by the end of 2013. The Environmental Protection Agency awards the Energy Star certification ... Read more »

KB Home ‘to Improve Efficiency 10% in 2011’

April 26, 2011April 26, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

KB Home is “well on its way” to improving the energy efficiency of its average home by ten percent this year, according to the company’s 2010 sustainability report. The energy efficiency target is one of several 2011 sustainability goals that KB Home is set to achieve, the report said. Others ... Read more »

Ford, GE, Pepsi Win Energy Star Awards

April 12, 2011April 12, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Ford, Lowe’s, J.C. Penney and KB Home are among the winners of the 2011 Energy Star Awards, announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today. The four companies all won in the Sustained Excellence category, which recognizes companies that exhibit leadership in the Energy Star program year after year, while ... Read more »

KB Home Unveils ‘GreenHouse’, Meritage Signs Solar Deal

January 13, 2011January 13, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Two of the nation’s biggest homebuilders have announced steps towards creating more energy-efficient homes – one with help from domestic guru Martha Stewart. KB Home has unveiled the KB Home GreenHouse, a prototype net-zero energy home near Orlando, Fla. It bills the model house as “an idea home created with ... Read more »

LEED Rejects Alternative Wood Certification, Sticks With FSC

December 9, 2010 by Tamar Wilner

Wood approved by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) will continue to be the only lumber allowed in LEED-certified buildings, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has decided. A USGBC member vote threw out proposals to introduce a “Forest Certification Benchmark”, which would have allowed LEED to recognize alternative certifications for ... Read more »

Washington Delays Building Energy Standards

June 23, 2010June 26, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Washington’s governor requested a nine month delay in implementing the state’s new energy efficiency guidelines, according to an AP report. Gov. Chris Gregoire cited concerns about the recovering construction sector in her request. The new regulations were set to take effect at the end of the month. The State Building ... Read more »

KB Home Surpasses 55,000 Energy Star Homes Constructed

April 8, 2010 by Gina Roos

KB Home met its 2009 goal to have all of its homes built in newly opened communities Energy Star qualified, according to the company’s 2009 Sustainability Report (PDF). Sixty-two percent of all homes (5,258) delivered in 2009, including in older communities, exceeded the company’s goal to have 50 percent ENERGY ... Read more »

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