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A Ceres roundtable on energy efficiency retrofits resulted in three types of recommendations for spurring movement.
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The co-op that brought sustainable farming to the dairy industry has adopted the latest twist in solar technology: windows embedded with solar cells that generate electricity and save energy by...
The National Park Service is cutting energy consumption for lighting on the National Mall by as much as 65 percent with the retrofit of 174 street lamps.
The U.S. Green Building Council unveils its tally of the states with the highest concentration of LEED-rated buildings per capita based on certifications in the past year.
Our continuing look at the biggest trends in sustainable business in 2012 finds that new technologies and strong financial incentives are raising the profile of what have long been the least sexy...
With the coming new year, eight U.S. cities will get free help from sustainable building and development experts who'll take a fresh look at the towns through a green lens.
Has your building become fat and lazy? Here are retrofit tips on how to turn that energy hog into an efficient, high-performer.
The third-oldest federal building Washington, D.C., has earned gold-level certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
The third year of the company's efforts shows further savings and growth as it develops ways to manage energy use across large portfolios of buildings.
Amidst the bleakest economy in memory, the construction industry in the US needs all the good news it can get. Fortunately, there have been a couple glimmers of hope in recent weeks.
The Merced County jail and a nearby juvenile justice facility in California's Central Valley are expected to draw about 70 percent of their electricity from a new 1.4 megawatt solar farm that fans...
The US Green Building Council has just awarded the first group of organizations that have gone above and beyond in creating green learning environments -- and pushing the market for green...
How are cities dealing with the potentially toxic runoff from normal rainfall? It turns out that some cities are much more forward-thinking than others.
The "Rooftops to Rivers II" report looks at how cities use smart infrastructure to manage polluted stormwater runoff.
After putting a comprehensive energy-efficiency program to work in your facilities, saving thousands if not millions in energy costs, there's another, little-used way to bring home more green from...
GreenBiz.com's fourth annual Green Buildings Market & Impact report finds continued growth in certified green buildings, especially overseas, as the business benefits of green buildings become...
Just how well are LEED-certified buildings doing in making real-world environmental and energy improvements?
The company's latest initiative aims to boost the market for energy efficiency retrofits by adopting the concept behind solar leases to take the complication and upfront cost out of the process....
Energy efficiency is one of the most popular first steps to take when addressing corporate energy footprints, for the simple reason that small investments can produce big results.
While American media and pundits are bemoaning our inability to create any jobs or compete on green technologies, Asian countries are putting to work -- with great results -- the same ideas that...
Energy efficiency financing could grow from $20 billion today to as much as $150 billion, if businesses, banks and other institutions would work together more strategically to unlock funds for...
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