sustainable building practice News
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Carrier Lecture Series Grows Green Building in Singapore and Thailand
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 be green by 2015. Carrier, the world's leader in high ...
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New toolkit to help local governments with green building practices (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 announced the release of the Sustainable Design and Green Building Toolkit for Local Governments (Toolkit). The Toolkit was developed collaboratively by the Agency’s Regional Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Division and Water Protection Division and Pollution Prevention Office, with support from the EPA Green Building and Smart ...
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Strategic sustainability consulting - green auditor certification program
Strategic Sustainability Consulting (SSC) is pleased to announce the next class of its popular Green Auditor Certification Program, to be held in Washington, DC from May 26-28, 2010. Participants will learn all of the skills needed to take an organization through the Green Audit process, including: Determining employees' attitudes and awareness about 'going green' Calculating a carbon ...
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Dr Pepper Snapple Group Headquarters Earns LEED® Gold Certification
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE:DPS) today announced that its Plano headquarters earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold Certification for a multi-use building by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Designated a "multi-use facility” because it includes not only offices but also a research and development center and a data center, ...
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Aurecon’s Melbourne fit-out showcases leading sustainability design and innovation
The building is situated at 850 Collins Street, Docklands, and houses approximately 600 of the company’s Melbourne staff. It has been hailed as a celebration of green-minded design and planning. The fit-out project received a 6 Star Green Star Office – Interiors v1.1 rating during just one round of assessment from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), achieving 100% of its ...
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First-of-its-Kind Report Ranks U.S. Insurance Companies on Climate Change Responses
Amid growing evidence that climate change is having wide-ranging global impacts that will worsen in the years ahead, a new report from Ceres ranks the nation's 330 largest insurance companies on what they are saying and doing to respond to escalating climate risks. The report found strong leadership among fewer than a dozen companies but generally poor responses among the vast majority. The ...
By Ceres
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Siemens Sustainable Cities Initiative Achieves Major Green Building Awards
The project, a Sustainable Cities Initiative by Siemens, has also just won the British Council for Offices Innovation Award for its significant innovation in sustainability. The Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) is the world’s leading design and assessment method for sustainable buildings setting standards for best practice in sustainable design. The ...
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Investors seek stronger disclosure by U.S. Water Providers
Tighter water supplies. Aging infrastructure. Uncertain water demand. Climate change. U.S. water providers are facing unprecedented challenges, including more vulnerable water supplies, declining revenue and growing environmental pressures. Investors who finance the projects that keep the water flowing - by purchasing bonds that pay for pipelines, treatment plants and other key infrastructure - ...
By Ceres
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