The new National Green Building Standard will maintain the flexibility of green building practices while providing a common national benchmark for builders, remodelers and developers - another big step for the green building movement, said panelists today at a news conference during the International Builders' Show in Orlando, Fla.
The Coca-Cola Company today announced a long term target to recycle or reuse 100 percent of the aluminum beverage cans it sells in the U.S. This new objective builds on the Company's previously announced goal to recycle or reuse 100 percent of its PET plastic bottles.
Low Carbon Accelerator Limited has made an investment of $1.6 illion (approx £800,000) in Lumenergi Inc. for a 14.39% equity stake. The Company has committed to invest a further $2.4 million (approx £1.2 million) subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones. The follow-on commitment will bring LCA's total equity stake in the business to 24.07%.
Insulating Coatings Corporation (ICC) has become a member of the USGBC (US Green Building Council) in efforts to continue to promote sustainable and cool roofing systems.
The National Association of Home Builders today launched the NAHB National Green Building Program, an education, verification and certification program that will allow builders anywhere to build green homes.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Your TV20 today were recognized by the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) with 2007 Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) honors for environmentally-friendly waste management programs.
A nationally recognized speaker on "building green" will discuss the fiscal and environmental advantages of the practice during an all-day seminar set for Feb. 28 at the Kent State University Stark campus.
Speaking today to state treasurers, leading institutional investors and other investment community leaders at the 2008 United Nations Investor Summit on Climate Risk, Peter A. Darbee, Chairman, CEO and President of PG&E Corporation, stated firmly that global warming can be combated effectively with technologies available today, if private sector incentives are properly aligned with forward-looking public policies.
The Alliance Center, owned and managed by the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado, has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) prestigious Energy Star, the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection. Commercial buildings and industrial plants that rate in the top 25 percent of facilities in the nation for energy efficiency may qualify for the Energy Star.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that its historic General Office Building and Annex, located at 245 Market Street, San Francisco, has been awarded Gold-level LEED(R) certification for existing buildings (LEED-EB) by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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