The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today awarded its prestigious "National Green Building" award to Del Sur, naming it "Mixed Use Development of the Year." Nationally recognized as a model for sustainability and environmental preservation, the Del Sur "green" community features nearly 3,000 eco-friendly homes in San Diego, Calif.
"Going green" is not a trend, it's a smart new way of doing business. In addition to being the right thing to do to conserve the planet for future generations, incorporating environmentally friendly practices can benefit restaurant operators -- it can save on utility costs, satisfy consumer demand and increase operational productivity.
Fort Hood is improving the quality of life of Soldiers and families living on the installation through environmental planning.
Cabot Aerogel, a business of Cabot Corporation and Birdair, Inc., a global leader in tensile fabric roofing systems, announced the first installation of their new energy-efficient fabric tensile roofing product, Tensotherm(TM) with Nanogel(R) aerogel.
Raser Technologies, Inc. announced today that they held a groundbreaking ceremony for beginning the construction phase of the first geothermal power plant built in Utah in 20 years. The planned geothermal power plant is anticipated to produce up to 11 megawatts (MW) of clean renewable energy this year.
Formaldehyde, a colorless flammable, strong smelling gas that is used in the manufacture of many building products, is receiving tremendous media exposure because of its significant potential for adverse affects on health.
BASF - The Chemical Company - is Official Partner of the "Germany and China - Moving Ahead Together" initiative in Chongqing, southwest China. A BASF Pavilion focusing on sustainable urbanization will be open to the public at the Germany Esplanade in the city's central square from May 9 to 17, 2008.
In a study of the molecular mechanisms by which plants protect themselves from oxidation damage should they absorb too much sunlight during photosynthesis, a team of researchers has discovered a molecular "dimmer switch" that helps control the flow of solar energy moving through the system of light harvesting proteins.
The newest version of the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions and Energy use in Transportation (GREET) model from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will provide researchers with even more tools to evaluate and compare the environmental impacts of new transportation fuels and advanced vehicle technologies.
There's a lot of energy in the College of Engineering at Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J., these days, and it doesn't have anything to do with 20-year-olds cramming for finals.
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