Deltec Homes recently announced the completion of a LEED Platinum Home, achieving the highest possible certification from the LEED(R) (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System administered by the US Green Building Council (USGBC).
Las Vegas is known for stage shows, creatively themed casinos, and triple-digit summer temperatures. Now, magnetic technology from MagnaDrive Corporation is helping one top Vegas hotel chain beat the heat.
Parental concerns in maintaining germ-free homes for their children have led to an ever-increasing demand and the rapid adoption of anti-bacterial soaps and cleaning agents. But the active ingredients of those antiseptic soaps now have come under scrutiny by the EPA and FDA, due to both environmental and human health concerns.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company's ClimateSmart(TM) program today announced it has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to one million tons of new greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions on behalf of the nearly 30,000 customers enrolled in the voluntary carbon offset program. This is ClimateSmart's second RFP since the program launched in June of 2007.
EMCOR Group, Inc., a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its subsidiary Dynalectric Company of Oregon has begun work on a solar power array (multiple photovoltaic solar panels) for Portland Habilitation Center, a non-profit organization that trains and employs individuals with disabilities throughout Oregon and Washington state.
Avis Rent A Car announced that it will discontinue the printing and distribution of scores of customer brochures and other collateral marketing materials. The effort is expected to reduce paper consumption by 100 tons per year, preserving about 1,500 trees annually, and reducing Avis' costs.
Once a symbolic target of environmentalists, auto dealerships are now playing a leading role in the development of buildings and facilities exemplifying leading-edge environmental construction standards.
Forty-two Eugene-area residents took some big steps to improve their environmental friendly living styles after completing a newly developed Climate Master program at the University of Oregon. Their efforts resulted in reduced greenhouse emissions by two tons per person, according to a review of the program's first year.
Could a business practice usually reserved for boosting profits be used to help turn companies green by reducing their energy use? Writing in the International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage (IJSSCA), researchers in India provide an answer.
MIT engineers have improved the power output of one type of fuel cell by more than 50 percent through technology that could help these environmentally friendly energy storage devices find a much broader market, particularly in portable electronics.
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