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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- San Francisco's green building ordinance, which sets the strictest municipal standards of their kind thus far in the U.S., has been signed into law. -
Oakland, Calif. -- The Aon Corporation is offering a green insurance option for commercial property policyholders, and Allstate Insurance Company is expanding a market test of a paperless billing and pay process that's paired with a conservation contribution program. -
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- With guidance from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), five national laboratories are banding together to help speed development of marketable zero-net energy commercial buildings. -
SHANGHAI, CHINA -- Johnson Controls' green building and efficiency solutions are up and running at 18 Olympic stadiums and supporting facilities, the firm said. -
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The LEED Gold plaque for the new artisan roastery of Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area marks the first certification for a coffee roasting facility in the United States. -
REINHOLDS, Pa. -- USA Gypsum has added a new product to its line of gypsum made from recycled drywall waste. -
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. -- The Kohl’s stores that earned the designation form the largest group of non-supermarket retail buildings to now bear the Energy Star label, the company said. -
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Companies that pass up a chance to green their existing commercial buildings may never recover from the losses resulting from greater operating costs, lower productivity, negative brand image and declining attractiveness to workers, according to a recent study. -
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- San Jose moves a step closer to its vision for a green community with the transformation of a tired former industrial property into an eco-friendly business park that was crafted according to LEED standards. -
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Bank of America and West Marine have embarked on major programs to manage energy consumption using sophisticated monitoring and control systems. -
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has assembled a lineup of heavy hitters for the roster of independent certification bodies that will handle LEED commercial building certifications starting in January. -
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) wants the nation’s hospitals to improve energy efficiency by 20 percent at existing facilities and make new hospitals 30 percent more efficient than expected. -
New York, N.Y. -- The Princeton Review, creator of the hugely popular annual series of college guides, unveils the results of its new green rating system for institutions of higher learning. -
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Agilewaves Inc. has married its Resource Monitor with a Crestron control system to produce the first native integration of the two technologies, the Menlo Park firm announces today. -
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California homeowners and businesses may soon be able to look to their cities and counties for help in financing energy efficiency upgrades to their property, under a bill signed into law this week by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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