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Penton´s Waste Industry Group Announces 2013 WasteExpo Conference Program

May 1, 2013

Penton's Waste Industry Group today announced the conference program for WasteExpo, North America's largest trade event for the solid waste and recycling community.  The program, which is produced in partnership with the Environmental Industries Associations (EIA), includes three days of dozens of sessions and workshops taught by industry ...

Innovative Glass Corp Launches SolarSmart™ – a Sunlight Responsive, Self-tinting Glass

May 16, 2013

Innovative Glass Corp announced today the availability of SolarSmart™, the newest addition to the eGlass® product line. SolarSmart is a self-tinting, high performance glass that automatically darkens in the presence of direct sunlight to block heat, glare and damaging ultraviolet light. As the sun strikes and ...

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Carrier Lecture Series Grows Green Building in Singapore and Thailand

May 16, 2013

 As Southeast Asia's building industry strives to meet the needs of its growing urban population, building owners are turning to green building as a solution. According to a study by McGraw-Hill Construction, green building activity is on the rise with 89 percent of Singapore building firms expecting more than 60 percent of their projects to ...

Carrier Europe

Johns Manville Peak Advantage® Contractors Honored for Outstanding Commercial Roofing Projects

May 15, 2013

Two Johns Manville (JM) energy-generating and energy-saving asphalt roofing projects were awarded top honors in the 2013 Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association’s (ARMA's) third annual Quality Asphalt Roofing Case Study (QARC) competition. A sustainable 2-ply JM modified bitumen system topped with a vegetative green roof, American Life ...

Saint-Gobain and YouthBuild Philadelphia Embark on Linchpin Green Home Renovation Project in Nicetown

May 14, 2013

Saint-Gobain, the world’s largest building materials company, in partnership with YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School, today begin the sustainable renovation of two eyesore properties located at 2006 and 2007 Wingohocking Street in Philadelphia’s Nicetown neighborhood. Over the next 10 months, approximately 120 YouthBuild ...

Saint-Gobain

Two WRIT Properties First to Achieve LEED® EB in Stafford County, VA

May 14, 2013

Cassidy Turley, a leading commercial real estate services provider in the U.S., and Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (NYSE: WRE), a leading owner and operator of diversified properties in the Washington, DC region, announced today that two buildings owned by WRIT, 925 Corporate Drive and 1000 Corporate Drive, are the first to achieve ...

US Green Building Council / International Conference and Expo

Knorr Brake Corporation Selects Standard Solar for 865 kW PV Installation on Custom Roof at New Facility in Maryland

May 13, 2013

Standard Solar, Inc., a leader in the full-service development, construction, integration, financing and installation of solar electric systems, today announced the completed installation of an 865 kW PV solar array on the custom-designed 100,000 net square foot rooftop of Knorr Brake Corporation’s (KBC) new facility in Westminster, ...

Standard Solar, Inc.

Cadmus Wins Contract to Continue Work with GSA High Performance Building Program

May 10, 2013

The Cadmus Group, Inc., has been awarded a new contract to continue supporting U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) programs that improve the performance of its buildings nationwide. Cadmus, along with technology partner SAIC, was awarded a contract for five years, totaling $5 million. Cadmus will guide performance improvements for 140 ...

The Cadmus Group, Inc.

IKEA Plugs-in Solar Panels at Boston-area Store in Stoughton, MA; Company Surpasses 85% Solar Presence on its U.S. Locations

May 8, 2013

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its store in Stoughton, Massachusetts. The 118,000-square-foot PV array consists of a 590.8-kW (DC) system, built with 4,220 laminated panels. IKEA Stoughton’s program will produce approximately 695,000 kWh of clean electricity ...

CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

SMMA’s Design for EMC Durham Center of Excellence Data Center Receives LEED Gold Certification

May 7, 2013

Symmes Maini & McKee Associates’ (SMMA) design for the EMC Durham Center of Excellence data center, Phases I and II, in Durham, NC has received LEED Commercial Interiors (CI) Gold Certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). SMMA’s concept and design of the facility achieves multiple ...

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