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Green Building Council Gives Chicago FBI Building Higest Level Environmental Award

USAA Real Estate Company is pleased to announce that the Federal Bureau of Investigation Regional Facility located in Chicago, Illinois has earned a Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design for Existing Buildings (LEED EBOM) from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) at its highest, Platinum level

1 Jan 2009

Coca-Cola Billboard in Times Square Goes Green With Wind Energy

The Coca-Cola Company's iconic red billboard in New York City's Times Square is going "green" in time for New York's famous New Year's celebration

29 Dec 2008

Air Force Base Adopts Geothermal Heating

Geothermal heating has been used since the time of the Romans as a way of heating buildings, and now it has come to Minot Air Force Base

21 Dec 2008

ENERGY Star Approved House Plans Launched by Home Designers

The House Designers (THD) and ENERGY STAR have partnered to offer consumers an exclusive collection of Green House Plans

14 Dec 2008

USC Expands Green Courses and Programs

Recognizing that a humanistic education must cover sustainability, USC expands its 'green' courses and programs

11 Dec 2008

New Era of Solar Energy Will Be One of Survival of the Fittest

A visit to the bar at the top of the Jimao tower in Shanghai, one of the highest buildings in the world, presents the dynamics of the Chinese PV industry in better perspective

11 Dec 2008

Green Construction Course from University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Construction management Department at UALR offers a new course this spring teaching builders the techniques of building environmentally friendly new construction and retrofitting existing business to be more green

10 Dec 2008

Urban Agriculture Summit From Sky Vegetables

Sky Vegetables, will host a summit of industry-leading specialists from around the world at the first-ever Building-Integrated Sustainable Agriculture (B-ISA) Summit

10 Dec 2008

New Guidebook Gives Schools Instruction to Generate the Power They Consume

California's State and Consumer Services Agency (SCSA) announced the release of Grid Neutral - Electrical Independence for California Schools and Community Colleges, a step-by-step guide to help California schools and community colleges cut energy costs through on-site electricity generation

10 Dec 2008

Energy Efficiency and Cost Savings For Californian Schools With Custom-Bilt Metal Roofs

Custom-Bilt Metals is pleased to announce its low-maintenance and energy-saving Titan Cool Roof metal roofing is helping Southwest College to significantly reduce its energy costs and contribute to green building energy certification

9 Dec 2008