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We've been working long hours behind the scenes to make GreenBiz.com and our sister sites even more useful and information-packed. At last, we're ready to unveil it.
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- Smart Water Management: A Low-Risk Green Initiative with a Fast Payback
By gaining control over water use, companies help protect a precious resource, reduce runoff pollution and comply with new conservation legislation. Saving water also has a ...
- Leasing the Sun
The benefits of leasing transactions for roof-mounted systems are growing because installation costs are becoming more attractive, due in part to various state rebate ...- Bush Energy Bill Taps GSA to Green the Building Industry
Federal influence on sustainable real estate practices in the private sector is poised to increase considerably as government officials begin implementing measures from the ... - Leasing the Sun
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Two Steps Forward
Exxon, the Rockefellers, and the Future of Big Oil
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A $3 trillion climate-change battle
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Reframing Global Warming Across the Political Spectrum
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TerraCycle: Worm Poop and So Much More
Tom Szaky, CEO of a company that made its name selling fertilizer made from worm castings, talks to GreenBiz Radio about making the greenest possible products from other people's trash, turning the production cycle on its ear, and other ways that companies can design products that turn waste into gold.
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Energy Use
As energy prices and atmospheric temperatures continue to rise, energy efficiency techniques and green building practices such as daylighting can help reduce operating and consumption costs -- and slash greenhouse gas emissions as well.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy finds that energy efficiency during the last 30-plus years has been paid little homage and future gains are threatened by inaction. U.S. energy consumption at the end of 2008 is expected to total half of the energy consumed in 1970, the report found.
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COSTA MESA, Calif. -- The energy and carbon management company's new monitoring system gives manufacturers a detailed look at emissions from products and facilities.
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ATLANTA, Ga. -- The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers recently launched two guides to move these structures toward reduced energy consumption.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Through a partnership with the National Governors Association, the "Greening State Capitols" program will provide energy audits in 20 U.S. state capitols to identify ways in which they can reduce energy consumption.
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The most energy-efficient businesses in the U.S. can consume a third less energy than a more conventional company. By arming themselves with knowledge about the financial benefits of sustainability upgrades, facility managers can make these efficiency programs an easy sell.
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ROANOKE, Va. -- More than 200 Target stores have been fitted with submetering systems so building managers can closely monitor how energy is used throughout their facilities.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- RREEF North America, part of Deutsche Bank, has taken up the voluntary 7-Point Challenge of commercial real estate environmental goals.
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The benefits of leasing transactions for roof-mounted systems are growing because installation costs are becoming more attractive, due in part to various state rebate programs and the increasing cost of electrical energy.
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PALO ALTO, Calif. -- As existing buildings become more efficient and new buildings are designed to have a much smaller impact, the green building industry is growing rapidly, from $12 billion in revenues last year to more than $42 billion by 2015, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan, and LEED is the certification of choice for that industry, although it faces some obstacles to continued success.
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TOWN OF NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- Made famous in the Discovery Channel show, "American Choppers," Orange County Choppers is now housed in a 92,000 square-foot building that sports exterior glazing upgrades, daylight harvesting, variable air volume system, efficient rooftop HVAC equipment, efficient lighting and demand-based garage exhaust, among other features
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Area governments and business plan to improve the energy efficiency of more then 400 buildings, with investments from government topping $170 million.
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DURHAM, N.C. -- Cree, a maker of LED lighting supplies, has gathered universities that are working on LED installations to show the savings they can provide and encourage their use.
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- 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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Because the Clinton Climate Initiative is taking a very practical approach to addressing climate change through building energy efficiency, it presents an opportunity for companies to learn vital lessons about implementing energy efficiency programs in their own facilities.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Facility managers are more aware of the benefits of energy efficiency improvements than ever but investment levels have not enjoyed a similar increase, according to a new survey from Johnson Controls and the International Facility Management Association.