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The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:35:00 -0700

Green building experts from the 7group consultancy and integrative design pioneer Bill G. Reed provide a clear, practical manual on the whole-building approach to sustainability.

Dumpster Diving: A Green Strategy That Pays Off for Retailers

GreenerBuildings Staff — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:35:00 -0700

Retailers that put green practices to work at their facilities can save tens of millions of dollars a year by managing resources and waste more aggressively, according to SSA & Company.

Cement Industry Energy and CO2 Performance: Getting the Numbers Right

GreenBiz Staff — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:32:00 -0700

This report from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's Cement Sustainability Initiative summarizes the work thus far in the nearly 3-year-old effort by the council and the industry's largest companies to make global cement production cleaner and greener.

Obama, Chu Unveil New Lighting Rules and Release $346M for Energy Efficient Buildings

GreenerBuildings Staff — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:06:00 -0700

With Energy Secretary Steven Chu by his side, U.S. President Barack Obama detailed stricter new lighting standards and promised the swift release of $346 million in Recovery Act funds to boost energy efficiency in new and existing commercial buildings and homes.

Symantec's Oregon Site Lands LEED Gold Rating

GreenerComputing Staff — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:00:00 -0700

Symantec’s Oregon facility has been certified as a green building with a gold rating under Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards. It's the second time that the firm has earned the ranking for one of its sites.

Highlights from IBM's Green and Beyond Summit

Matthew Wheeland — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:44:00 -0700

Last week, at San Francisco's new Academy of Sciences museum, IBM gathered a host of industry leaders to discuss how IT can help companies green much more than their data centers. Here are some of the highlights of the event.

Scientific Conservation Brings a New Dimension to Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Leslie Guevarra — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:53:00 -0700

Berkeley firm Scientific Conservation Inc. broadly goes to market today with its SCIwatch software-as-a-service solution -- a first in Automated Continuous Commissioning that its creators say enables building owners and operators to cut as much as 25 percent of annual energy spending by tackling a condition called energy drift.

PepsiCo Opens Green Beverage Plant in China

GreenBiz Staff — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:26:00 -0700

The company expects the plant, located in western China in the city of Chongqing, will use 22 percent less water and 23 percent less energy than other PepsiCo plants in the country.

The Green Building Guide to Waxman-Markey

Shari Shapiro and Chris Cheatham — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:58:00 -0700

Today, the Waxman-Markey bill, otherwise known as the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) is set to be voted on in the House of Representatives. This monumental bill would establish a cap-and-trade program to cut global warming pollution.

The Key to Cracking the Tight Job Market: Expanding Green Skills, Knowledge

Carolyn Mansfield — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:00:00 -0700

People come to Bright Green Talent every day for advice on how they can get into a sector that's increasingly seeming like a mirage. Lately, there's more frustration in their voices, and people are wondering if all these green jobs evangelists are really just snake oil salesmen. For now the jobs may be few, but they are real — and there's way for jobseekers to get an edge.

Tapping into the Value of Being Virtually Green

Rob Watson — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:21:00 -0700

Certain principles can be broadly applied across industries. Take the principle of load diversity and full capacity utilization. This principle is used to great effect in the power sector, data centers -- and in some instances, buildings.

Sears Tower Unveils Plans for a $350M Green Facelift and a 'Net-Zero' Hotel

GreenerBuildings Staff — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:08:00 -0700

The owners of Sears Tower plan to ratchet up the efficiency strategies at the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, cut electricity use by 80 percent and construct a net-zero energy luxury hotel next door.

AMF Bowling Centers Roll Out Lighting Retrofits for Energy Savings

GreenerBuildings Staff — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:04:00 -0700

The company has contracted with Lime Energy to upgrade 286 sites nationwide, and expects to save $3 million per year in energy costs when the project is complete.

A Web-Based Tool to Follow the Stimulus Dollars

Marc Gunther — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:15:00 -0700

From retrofits to road projects, the Onvia website recovery.org tracks stimulus spending, enabling businesses to scout for opportunities in government contracts and taxpayers to see where the money is going and how many new jobs are expected.

Green Dining Best Practices Help Companies Cut Costs, Waste and Pollution

GreenBiz Staff — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:04:00 -0700

Environmental Defense Fund and food service firm Restaurant Associates have released a set of Green Dining Best Practices covering everything from purchasing to the operation of corporate cafeterias that has already helped two major firms save thousands of dollars.