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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 have been killed in US political skirmishes.
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San Francisco's iconic Transamerica Pyramid, a unique silhouette on the city skyline for almost 40 years, celebrates a green building milestone.
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The global hotel chain announced the 2010 results of its sustainability measurement system, finding significant cuts in energy use, emissions, waste and water use.
by Glenn Hasek
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As more and more companies realize significant energy savings from submetering their buildings, it's worth look at how the technology can spur simple, no-cost changes that tie into your energy and facility management tools.
by Paul Baier
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From building retrofits to energy generation, there are just a few areas -- each of which poses big challenges -- that, if tackled right, can put us on the path to a clean energy future.
by Kelly Vaughn
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Almost every building has at least some level of video system installed. And while security is their prime directive, analytics software coming on the market could give them a role in energy savings as well.
by Jim Sinopoli
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Based on research on our own campus, we found that building owners don't need to undertake capital-intensive facility retrofits to cut building energy costs -- you can get big impacts with quick payback using an 'IT retrofit.'
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General Electric and Inovateus Solar are working together to offer solar-powered carports equipped with charging stations for electric cars -- a concept that enables large-scale EV charging in commercial and corporate parking lots without a huge draw on the grid.
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The annual Meeting of the Minds conference is focused on big challenges -- like making cities smarter, more connected and more sustainable -- but the minds at the meeting are more than up to the task.
by John Davies
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A new network offers help for owners and managers of lodgings who want to make their operations greener -- and learn from others in the business who are in the same boat.
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Leaders of the startup say their Rapid Building Assessment Platform can add speed and volume to the often balky process of onsite energy audits.
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Despite being critically important to measuring, implementing and reporting sustainability efforts, getting hard data on facility energy use is often difficult without the help of third-party software. Here's what you need to know about this growing market.
by Paul Baier
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Google's Energy Czar, Bill Wiehl, walks us through the company's new level of transparency around energy and the environment.
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Google discloses carbon footprint for the first time, Starbucks holds third cup summit today, and more.
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From bring corporate tax dollars back to the U.S. to shoring up our crumbling infrastructure, ideas like Connecticut's Green Bank are starting to gain traction in Washington -- and not a moment too soon.
by Ron Pernick
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The price of the key ingredient in photovoltaic prices has dropped 89 percent since early 2008, bringing bad news for companies manufacturing solar panels -- but creating big opportunities for companies that want to get off the grid.
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Building management systems have been around for decades -- and some are showing their age as new, more-integrated and more feature-rich systems are hitting the market. Here are four ways BMS companies can stay relevant.
by Jim Sinopoli
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Conventional wisdom holds that the best way to bring about sweeping culture change is to jettison old ways and jolt the existing culture into a new reality. Management experts offer a different approach.
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Buried in its fourth-quarter earnings call, Cisco announced this week that it was pulling the plug on its Mediator software suite, following the lead Google and Microsoft as software companies bail out on the energy management space.
by Adam Aston
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Facebook is working very hard to make sure it has the first pick of the best up-and-coming talent on the job market. Part of that strategy is making its offices green, energy-efficient and very comfortable for occupants.
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Diversey's latest CSR report shows improvements in water, while energy use is flat and waste soars; PV installations boost home resale values; Fresh & Easy adds CNG trucks to its fleet, and more.
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During a webcast organized by GreenBiz.com this week, representatives from the US Department of Energy and Underwriters Laboratories walked through the details of the just-released energy management standard, and how companies can get on board, quickly.
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Sony's progress toward environmental goals, the struggle to reduce use of plastic shopping bags, the Army's work to recycle more than 3,000 tons of contaminated steel made green headlines today.
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With the debt ceiling negotiations bringing all eyes to bear on the $3.5 trillion federal budget, it's prime time to look at how a measly $12 million investment can boost building energy efficiency for years to come.
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The Green Sports Alliance, formed barely four months ago, has quadrupled in size—a promising sign of growth for those trying to up the green game of major league sports.