Cutting-edge energy efficiency and stunning contemporary design are the keywords for the 2009 edition of The New American Home, America's premier show home and construction technology laboratory
     
 
    
    
    
    
        
        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
     
 
    
    
    
    
        
        As a founding member of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), Alcoa (NYSE:AA) joined with other corporate and environmental organizations today in launching the Blueprint for Legislative Action, a climate protection initiative that includes policy recommendations for developing legislation to address climate change.
     
 
    
    
    
    
        
        As a leading global partner to the construction industry, BASF is exhibiting at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from January 19 to 21, 2009. The event is hosted by the project organization for the future city of Masdar, which aims to set new standards with a zero-carbon energy supply system. Masdar is scheduled to be ready for occupation by 50,000 people in 2016.
     
 
    
    
        
        People travelling in Quartier Concordia along Ste. Catherine street or De Maisonneuve boulevard in Montreal can now look up and see a demonstration of innovative Canadian technology conceived at Concordia University: solar panels covering the top two floors of one facade of an institutional building - the new John Molson School of Business (JMSB).
     
 
    
    
        
        Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, today announced that its "Green" retail store prototype has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The USGBC's LEED system is widely recognized as the benchmark for green building design, construction, operations and maintenance.
     
 
    
    
    
    
        
        Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, the first property and casualty insurer to offer 'green' insurance for businesses and homeowners, has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for the green interiors of its Lincoln Plaza office in downtown Dallas. 
     
 
    
    
    
    
        
        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.
     
 
 
    
                    
                
                
                    
    
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