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Lights that copy daylight and concrete made with recycled materials are on the receiving end of grants from the Green Building Alliance.
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Procter & Gamble has pledged to seek LEED certification for all new facilities in the company's latest move to pursue its recently announced sustainability vision. The consumer packaged goods behemoth made the commitment as it broke ground on manufacturing plant in China.
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In an effort to lighten the load on the National Grid and pare down its own environmental footprint, Sainsbury's is testing a system that will activate its biofuel generator when demand for electricity on the grid peaks.
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More than 500 projects have attained green building certification through a program to streamline the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design assessment and ratings process for large portfolios of property.
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The new NYC Urban Technology Innovation Center is a partnership among the New York City Economic Development Corporation, Columbia University, Polytechnic Institute of New York University and the City University of New York.<br />
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The deadline looms in Metropolis magazine's Next Generation contest, which will award a $10,000 prize this year to the designer with best plan for transforming a 1965 federal office building in Los Angeles so its environmental benefits neutralize the structure's environmental impacts.
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In a move toward increased energy efficiency, Denny's has made Cree Inc. the manufacturer of choice for LED downlights used a new and remodeled restaurants.
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Anyone with an interest in the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating and assessment systems can weigh in on what will become the next version of LEED.
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Fireman's Fund Insurance Company will soon join eBay, Coca-Cola, Walmart and Google as early adopters of Bloom Energy technology with the installation of six of the company's high-tech fuel cells, the insurance firm announced today.
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In their latest survey on the perceived benefits of green buildings, CB Richard Ellis, the University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate and McGraw-Hill Construction find that sustainably managed buildings continue to provide better value, occupancy rates and worker productivity than traditional structures.
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Heading into the second day of Greenbuild, there's no shortage to the announcements coming out of companies taking part in the building industry's largest green conference and expo.
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The first wave of GreenBuild announcements that began trickling in last week has grown into a deluge, ranging from product certifications and awards to new tools and resources.
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In the third annual Green Building Market & Impact Report, Rob Watson looks at the current state of the world of green buildings, and projects how big the market for LEED buildings will be 10 and 20 years out.
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Hong Kong's first jail designed to meet green building standards has ignited a firestorm over the perception that the government is putting the needs of prisoners over impoverished citizens.
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Herman Miller Inc. and its Nemschoff, Brandrud and Herman Miller Healthcare subsidiaries are introducing their latest green designs in hospital furnishings for patient, visitor and exam rooms.
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Tapping into the growing green movement in colleges and the power of social media, Johnson Controls Inc. is holding a contest for videos about how to build a more sustainable future.
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Energy efficiency companies are stepping up their work to make schools greener with Johnson Controls Inc. and Ameresco Inc. providing the latest examples of far-reaching projects to help schools conserve energy and cut utility costs.
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Kingston General Hospital has enlisted Honeywell for a $10.5-million upgrade that will bring solar power and a host of other energy efficiency measures to the 456-bed research and teaching hospital in southeastern Ontario.
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A Walgreens store in this Chicago suburb has installed a geothermal energy system, becoming the first retail location in any U.S. drugstore chain to tap that source of renewable energy.
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Energy efficiency giant Johnson Controls Inc. has won a contract to provide an integrated building management system including state-of-the-art heating, ventilation and air conditioning at the Holy Mosque in Makkah, Saudia Arabia -- the largest mosque in the world.
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Cool roofs, solar water heating and advanced metering are among the energy efficiency elements that are to be incorporated into new permanent Army buildings in the U.S. and abroad.
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A residence hall at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, a Sears store in Maryland and a JCPenney in California took first, second and third place respectively in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's contest to find the biggest kilowatt loser in the country.
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Programs by Alcoa and Dow Chemical Company are among the 10 profiled by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy in a study of the successful use of social science in energy efficiency and conservation initiatives.
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The U.S. General Services Administration has upped the ante again on green building and now requires all new federal buildings and major renovation projects to achieve at least LEED-Gold certification.
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FedEx Corp. subsidiary FedEx Express inaugurated a solar-powered hub yesterday at the Cologne Bonn Airport in Germany. News of its launch was among the many announcements in the past month about solar projects, including installations at Massport Logan Airport, Macy's and in Canada.