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U.K. supermarkets Sainsbury announces that one English store is now powered entirely by biogas.
by James Murray
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Intel soundly beat its greenhouse-gas emissions goals, but missed several other targets: It consumes more water and creates more chemical waste than previously, instead of less. Are its new goals more realistic?
by Eric Louie
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Two different groups have recently developed new ways to make fuels -- biodiesel and natural gas -- from waste materials in the beer-brewing process and from water-treatment algaes.
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Designers are tapping advanced building technology as well as concepts dating to ancient times to green a terminal at San Francisco International Airport that will be the new home for Virgin America and American Airlines domestic flights.
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Kohl's Department Stores and hip upcycler TerraCycle are among the winners of the inaugural Edison Green Award Winners, the latest category to be added to the 23-year-old award competition that honors innovative new products and the companies that make them.
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Anheuser-Busch InBev's new environmental goals include a 30 percent reduction in water use, 10 percent drop in energy and greenhouse gas emissions, and a 99 percent waste recycling and reuse rate.
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Global Equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) has extended its money-saving environmental management program to 20 percent of its portfolio, including two companies located outside the U.S.
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Helping one another is really the way things get done green-wise, and the only way we will solve our "you-bet-your-species" proposition of unmanageable climate change. We need to foster "coopetition" where people work together to hit a target.
by Rob Watson
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The Golden State Warriors and The Solar Company are cutting the ribbon today on a solar installation at the basketball team's practice facility — the first in the NBA to be powered with renewable energy.
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The 41-story Marathon Oil Tower has been designated as a BOMA 360 Performance Building for its wide-ranging best practices in areas that include energy, water and waste management as well as green purchasing, life safety and tenant relations.
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The Green Building Market and Impact Report, released this morning by GreenerBuildings.com, measures the beneficial impacts that LEED-certified buildings have on energy, water, worker productivity and more, and charts the growth of the green marketplace in the coming years.
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Manufacturing and technology company Emerson opened its new $50 million state-of-the-art global data center today -- a 35,000-square-foot facility that's expected to be 31 percent more energy efficient than a standard facility.
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From its roof sown with native plants to the depths of its two geothermal wells, a new Hannaford supermarket has been declared the greenest of the green groceries in the United States. It's the first to earn the highest rating possible from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Deloitte House, the first commercial structure in Poland to be certified as a green building by the European Commission, officially opened this month.
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A new Asda supermarket in a Liverpool suburb that diverts 95 percent of its operational waste and slashes greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent has been awarded an 'excellent' green rating from the British Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology.
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With the economic slowdown and the resulting need to be more efficient with both resources and costs, tenants are increasingly focused on the operating costs of buildings -- whether they are looking to relocate or remain in their current space. Going green provides a way for them to save money and the environment.
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Sixteen ambitious community development projects in 10 countries have been selected as models for the new Climate Positive Development Program for urban growth that was launched by the Clinton Climate Initiative and U.S. Green Building Council.
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The CEO for CKE Restaurants Inc. cut the ribbon on his firm's new eco-friendly Carl's Jr. this week with a goal of making it the flagship for the company's green building efforts.
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Businesses are usually focused on greening one, or just a few, buildings. But architects can help reduce the environmental impacts of clients' entire existing infrastructure. Here's how ...
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Sainsbury's, Britain's third-largest supermarket chain, kicks off a major biofuel initiative in Scotland and vows to stop sending all its U.K. food waste to landfill by summer.
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Wal-Mart's international operations have installed the largest photovoltaic solar power system in Latin America and opened Canada's first store to serve as a high-performance prototype for green building.
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A key component of a sweeping mixed-use project to transform 15 acres along the Victoria harborfront has set a record by attaining the highest score to date for a LEED Platinum Certified building, its designers said.
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Starwood will launch in July a green hotel brand called ELEMENT that will only use LEED guidelines. More than 20 hotels could open by the end of next year.
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After spending the last few years restoring the former Federal Reserve building to her former glory, Bently Holdings Inc. unveiled its conference center this week to combine digital technology with green sensibility.
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Every year, the Industrial and Office Real Estate Brokers Association of the New York Metropolitan Area (IOREBA) showcases the projects of dozens of regional developers and includes a panel discussion on a pressing industry issue. This year, it was going green.