The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the University of California, San Diego, one of the nation's greenest universities, are joining for a groundbreaking symposium on January 22-23 to explore how to improve the technology sector's energy efficiency while developing innovations to help other industries reduce their carbon footprints.
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq:CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announced that Indian Wells, California, has joined the LED City(r) initiative, an international program that promotes the deployment of energy-efficient LED lighting.
Joshua A. Nichols, a land use planner with the international law firm Greenberg Traurig P.A., has been designated as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED® AP) by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). The LEED® Green Building Rating System is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings.
When it comes to changing the ways energy is produced and used, MIT has long been at the forefront of research. Now, in addition, students, faculty and staff are working hard to put improvements in energy efficiency into practice on campus.
Demonstrating continued robust growth in the commercial sector, Akeena Solar (Nasdaq:AKNS), one of the nation's leading designers and installers of solar systems, together in partnership with Solar Power Partners, Inc. (SPP) today announced the completion of the largest commercial solar installation in San Francisco.
Recognizing that energy is at the heart of many of the world's tribulations - economic, environmental and political - Stanford is establishing a $100 million research institute to focus intently on energy issues, President John Hennessy announced today. The $100 million in new funds will enable the hiring of additional faculty and support new graduate students, in addition to the more than $30 million in yearly funding now spent on energy research.
KCI Technologies Inc., a multi-disciplined engineering firm with offices in the Northeast, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, has moved its Hunt Valley, Md., headquarters to a new green building located at the Highlands Office Park in Sparks. The move aligns the firm with its strategic goals for growth and sustainable business operations. The new address is 936 Ridgebrook Road, Sparks, MD 21152.
Most of the water infrastructure systems are over 100 years old, and many "have not received adequate upgrades, maintenance, repair and rehabilitation over time," said Sunil Sinha, a 2007 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award recipient and an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering (CEE) at Virginia Tech.
Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces the opening of its DSM China Campus in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Pudong New Area, Shanghai. The Campus will advance local research and development competence and as it is one of the first LEED Gold-certified buildings in China, it will become a symbol of DSM's sustainable development in China.
Three Toyota dealerships have become the first in the country to receive certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) through its Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) program. Three other Toyota dealerships are in the review process to receive LEED certification and multiple dealerships in the planning process could be certified in 2009.
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