LG Launches Efficient HVAC Products
LG Electronics has announced energy efficiency improvements to to its HVAC products at the International Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Expo in Chicago. The Multi V III – the third...
View ArticleC3 Unveils Version 3 Energy and Emissions Software
C3 has launched version three of its Energy and Emissions Management software. C3 Version 3 is an integrated suite of applications that manage enterprise-wide energy and sustainability. The software is...
View ArticleContraband Hospital Waste Returns to US
Brazil has sent 46.6 tons of contraband waste from American hospitals back to the U.S., Fox News reports. Customs agents intercepted the container of waste along with 14 other containers of...
View ArticleLawyers Warn of Fuel Cell ‘Black Boxes’
From the c-suite perspective, a $250,000 fuel cell is essentially a “black box” posing significant operational risk, two lawyers have warned in the latest issue of Executive Counsel. Roy Palk and...
View ArticleNovo Nordisk Leads Corporate Knights Sustainability Rankings
Novo Nordisk has topped Corporate Knights magazine’s annual Global 100 rankings of leaders in sustainability. The Danish pharmaceuticals company was followed by Brazil’s Natura Cosmeticos, Norway’s...
View ArticleAlbe Zakes Discusses TerraCycle’s Retailer Recycling Program
Beyondtheline.org interview with Albe Zakes, the 25 year-old Global VP, Media at TerraCycle, Inc., an’upcycling’ company, which converts waste materials into eco-friendly products available at...
View ArticleEnvironmental & Energy Executive Moves: Petco, Saatchi, WSP, Elster,...
Petco: The retailer has named Jim Thomas vice president of sustainability, safety & environmental health. Thomas was CSR vice president at JC Penney. Sustainable Apparel Coalition: The alliance...
View ArticlePPG Launches Low-Emissivity Glass
PPG Industries has launched Sungate 600 glass, a passive, low-emissivity glass that is designed to help homes retain furnace and solar heat, especially in cold, northern climates. The glass features a...
View ArticlePowerSecure Launches Diesel-Nat Gas Generator
PowerSecure International has introduced a new version of its PowerBlock proprietary generator system that runs on a combination of natural gas and diesel fuel and is Tier 4 Interim emissions...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: State of the Union, ETS Waivers, Tidal Permit,...
Manufacturers should get incentives to make energy-efficiency improvements to their plants, President Obama said in last night’s State of the Union address. He called on Congress to draft a bill...
View ArticleSustainability in Real Estate – The Road Ahead in 2012
This past year has been marked by corporate and commercial real estate leaders who have increasingly embraced the principles of sustainability to reduce operating expenses, enhance enterprise value and...
View ArticleJobs in Sustainability – Beyond the Fantasy
How sustainability will be the REAL driver of the new economy As expected, my column on the mistaken role of government in using taxpayer money to create “millions of green jobs” provoked some protest,...
View ArticleRetrofit to Give Tarlton $1m in Rebates
Progressive Lighting & Energy Solutions is to undertake an energy efficiency improvement project for Tarlton Properties, located in Menlo Park, Calif. The project includes the installation of...
View ArticleCompanies ‘Lagging’ on Carbon Accounting
Despite looming deadlines for compliance with carbon regulations, most companies are still lagging in their comprehension of carbon accounting as a whole, according to a survey by Epicor Software...
View ArticleRetailers Shrink Stores to Save Energy, Report Finds
Big-box retailers are gravitating towards smaller stores and distribution centers as they seek to reduce energy use, create transportation efficiencies and support communities, according to the first...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: IgCC Guide, Builders Challenge, SITES,...
The International Code Council and Delmar have released a support publication for the construction industry referencing the 2012 International Green Construction Code (IgCC). The guide, Green Building:...
View ArticleReport: Retrofits ‘More Green’ than New-Builds
Renovating old buildings is better for the environment than building new structures, according to a report by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. According to The Greenest building:...
View ArticleSustainability as Economic Game Changer
“It is one thing to flirt with an idea, and another thing to be married to it.” —Freud In founding a new long-term, visionary world economy, there is no more apposite topic than sustainability — where...
View ArticleEnergy-Efficient Windows Blamed for Melting Car
How does a green-minded person react when they suspect that their hybrid Toyota Prius is being melted by their neighbor’s energy-efficient windows? Building owners should perhaps think about the...
View ArticleGreen Roof Product Cools Solar Panels
Green Roof Technology has launched a system for integrating solar power into a green roof, optimizing energy production by creating a cool micro-climate. The company, a division of Green Roof Service,...
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