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The worldwide movement toward sustainability has made significant progress over the past half-dozen years. Now, sustainable development is entering a new phase, and here are the trends to watch for in 2012.
by Dan Probst
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Though the French Quarter and Bourbon Street are booming, as much as 40 percent of eastern New Orleans is vacant. Six years after Katrina, work continues to revive the community.
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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.<br />
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Has your building become fat and lazy? Here are retrofit tips on how to turn that energy hog into an efficient, high-performer.
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Was 2011 good or bad for sustainability and green technology -- and what does last year's news portend for the future?
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The third-oldest federal building Washington, D.C., has earned gold-level certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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The new company, DNV KEMA, will provide a broader portfolio of services joining energy infrastructure testing and certification with sustainability and business consulting.
by Derek Top
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Google may have powered down its efforts to make renewable energy cheaper than coal, but the Silicon Valley juggernaut is still investing big in green power.
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How can you have more clouds and greater visibility? It's easy, when the clouds are internet data centers hosting the next generation of energy and sustainability management software
by Clay Nesler
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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.
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The oil giant insists it remains committed to its alternative energy division, and is on track to invest $8 billion in green technology by 2015; the company says solar is too much of a commodity to make a profit.
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As of this month, the more than 3,750 properties that are part of Hilton Worldwide are participating in the company's LightStay sustainability management program. Christopher Corpuel, Hitlon's green guru, tells GreenBiz how they made it happen.<br />
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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.
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With the U.S. as the global leader, a new report shows microgrids at universities, corporate headquarters, hospitals, and military bases will grow by 164 percent by 2017.
by Derek Top
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The push to build the infrastructure for electric cars in the U.S. accelerates with GE's entry into the cyber market and IKEA's latest installation of Blink chargers at stores.
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The $226 million joint ventures will accelerate offshore wind farm development for China, already the world's leading wind energy producer
by Derek Top
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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 buildings into new frontiers.
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DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory documents the country's first set of test procedures to optimize how electric vehicles connect to the smart grid.
by Derek Top
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The Swedish furniture retailer now plans to bring solar power to 33 of its 44 stores, distribution centers and office buildings in the U.S.
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The amount of LEED-certified square footage for existing buildings now exceeds that of new construction for the first time in the history of the U.S. Green Building Council.
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In a ceremony at COP17, The World Green Building Council awarded the cities of New York and San Francisco for their work in advancing green building.<br />
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A new report released at COP17 finds that four US Banks -- JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley -- are the top funders of coal-fired power plant projects around the globe.
by Robert Kropp
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The still-unproven carbon capture and storage technology is one of the most controversial topics among the business community at COP17. Will the ability to sequester emissions from fossil fuels save us, or doom us to rapid climate change?
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3M, Best Buy, GE, Walgreens, and Alcoa join President Obama's "Better Building Challenge" in $4 billion commitment for energy efficiency improvements to federal and private sector buildings.
by Derek Top
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Re-opened with fanfare this spring, San Francisco International Airport's iconic Terminal 2 has become the first airport facility to earn gold-level LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.