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A new global standard for energy management systems goes on the books this year. What will it mean for your company? A recent GreenBiz.com webcast examined ISO 50001.
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The U.S. Green Building Council has asked a federal court to throw out a lawsuit filed against the organization alleging false advertising and deceptive trade practices.
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The war over wood product certification labels may be raging among forestry and green building advocates but the White House is trying to steer clear of the controversy in staging its annual Easter Egg Roll.<br />
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The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED standard for healthcare has become official, providing a comprehensive framework for environmentally responsible building, renovation and operation of hospitals and other medical facilities.
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The vast Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport has been awarded a LEED-Gold rating for new construction from the Indian Green Building Council.
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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 distributor United Stationers and four other companies are backing away from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative -- a report that left SFI unfazed.
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Digital media software giant Adobe has added another LEED-Platinum green building rating to its tally of top certifications from the U.S. Green Building Council.<br />
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For a second consecutive year, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco took the No. 1, 2, and 3 spots at the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's list of 25 cities with the most Energy Star rated buildings in the country.
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New resources from the Institute for Market Transformation, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy offer a range of tools and information about policy on energy performance and rating of buildings, enabling users to dig deeply into the subject.
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Why do some green buildings perform as designed or better, while others might barely make the grade, even if certified? It turns out that even the most sustainably designed, intelligent building is only as smart and green as the people who occupy and operate it.
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The USGBC released its first ranking of top states for LEED-certified commercial and institutional building square footage per capita this week as well as a new free online tool that helps homeowners get acquainted with residential green building certfication.
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A bid by the InterContinental Hotels Group to make its existing properties more environmentally responsible has earned the company a green building first in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program.
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With two of its more high-profile facilities recognized as green buildings, FedEx Express is making LEED certification a requirement for all new construction. The move by FedEx's cargo airline is the latest sustainability measure to emerge under the rubric of the corporation's EarthSmart program.
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Amid increasing demands for verified information about products' impact on the planet, UL Environment will launch an environmental product declaration program in January. Building materials, lighting and textile makers are among the businesses that have already expressed interest in such a service.
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Speaking on leadership, resilience and the value of diversity, retired four-star general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell helped officially open the Greenbuild conference, the green building industry's largest international convention.
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Companies that meet United Parcel Service's new green standards for responsible packaging can ship their goods with a label attesting to that fact under an assessment program the carrier introduces today.
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IT hosting company Rackspace and cable giant Comcast give new life to old buildings by transforming vacant sites into green facilities that have achieved high LEED ratings. Also, the state of California earns LEED certification for five buildings.