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3M, Best Buy, GE, Walgreens, and Alcoa join President Obama's "Better Building Challenge" in $4 billion commitment for energy efficiency improvements to federal and private sector buildings....
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3M, Best Buy, GE, Walgreens, and Alcoa join President Obama's "Better Building Challenge" in $4 billion commitment for energy efficiency improvements to federal and private sector......
The benefits from building energy codes aren't just theoretical, according to new research that examined hard data on energy use in states with codes on the books....
Putting solar on new residential buildings is a win-win-win situation, but not an easy one to achieve: One development outside of Sacramento, Calif., shows how builders, utilities and cleantech......
With almost 200 LEED-certified projects to its credit and another 230 LEED-registered projects in progress, Turner is one of the biggest construction companies in the U.S....
Aluminum products giant Alcoa introduces a version of its Reynobond architectural panels with a special coating called EcoClean that works with the sun to neutralize pollution and dirt, keeping......
Lights that copy daylight and concrete made with recycled materials are on the receiving end of grants from the Green Building Alliance....
That, according to the Dalai Lama, is what we need to solve the world's environmental problems....
One-hundred-eleven companies received Energy Star honors from the U.S. EPA in the annual awards program that recognizes the most the energy efficient businesses in a national program that now has......
The controversy over wood certifications standards fired up again today with an announcement from the advocacy group ForestEthics that Office Depot, Symantec, wholesale business products......
As a retailer focused on building and construction products, Grainger is in a pivotal position to help reduce the impacts of millions of businesses at once. The company's head of sustainability......
The company has developed a new green building standard to guide its investment called the Enterprise Sustainable Construction Protocol (ESCP). Enterprise Rent-A-Car expects ESCP could rack up......
Obtaining financing for any project can be a challenge and securing it for a green building project has its own set of hurdles. Part 3 of Shari Shapiro's green financing series focuses on......
Real estate finance forecasters believe 2011 will be a year to buy back into the real estate market. If their predictions come true, structuring financing for green building and renewable energy......
When are state building codes vulnerable to federal pre-emption? Here's a look at the legal challenge to the Washington State Building Code Council that was filed by the Building Industry......
A trend seems to be developing across the country in the green building world. Traditional builders and manufacturers are fighting against green building codes and programs. You can expect......
The new year brings new policy and regulations. Here’s a look at two that can have a lasting effect on green building and renewable energy and change the landscape for green business......
The Builders' Association of the Twin Cities has sued the Minnesota GreenStar certification program over rights to green building guidelines the trade group helped develop....
As an attorney, I tend to think the contract is the key element to a successful construction project. Upon further review, I am convinced that to successfully manage a LEED project, an owner needs......
A downsized surveyor retrained for the green job market, earned nine certifications, then sent out hundreds of resumes -- without success. Other recent green job training grads report trouble......
In the same way that LEED has transformed architectural design to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, clean construction is emerging as the next big thing to......
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The apparel company's groundbreaking report offers a roadmap on assessing the eco-...- The latest edition of the ranking of IT companies' efforts to reduce their own energy......
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee opens the 2012 GreenBiz Forum by talking about how the city is......- Matt Rogers, Founder and Vice President of Engineering at Nest Labs tells how his......
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