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- How GE's 'Treasure Hunts' Discovered More Than $110M in Energy Savings
By Gretchen Hancock, May 13, 2009
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A team of MBA students from the University of Michigan has won the $200,000 MIT Clean Energy Grand Prize for creating the startup Husk Insulation and its patented process to convert agricultural waste into thin, high-grade insulated panels.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- San Francisco took a major step today toward building California's largest solar photovoltaic system -- a plan that would more than triple the city's solar energy output by carpeting the rooftop of its biggest reservoir with almost 25,000 panels.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Green lodging certifier Green Seal has extended its ecolabeling program to restaurants and foodservice establishments that reduce their environmental impacts, with a focus on responsible food purchasing and waste reduction.
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LEED 2009 to Take Effect Next Year
Green building buffs, take note: the US Green Building Council announced earlier this week that LEED 2009 has been approved and will go into effect next year.
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program provides a system to evaluate green building design and offers recognition for particularly environmental friendly buildings.
The program awards points for rainwater collection, reuse systems, energy-efficient lighting, low-flow plumbing fixtures, and more.
LEED's newest incarnation incorporates regional credits — extra points identified as priorities in a project's environmental zone. It also has undergone a re-weighting of credits to reflect energy efficiency and climate change as priorities.
And LEED-accredited buildings get more than just green bragging rights. According to a recent study, LEED-certified buildings outperform their peers in areas such as occupancy, sale price, and rental rates.
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