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Waltham, Mass. Builders Recognized by EPA for Contributions to Green Building Design
(Boston, Mass. – Sept. 21, 2007) – Four structural engineers from a Waltham, Mass. firm were recognized as part of a national EPA effort to develop cutting-edge green building ideas to reduce environmental and energy impacts from buildings. The awardees, Mark Webster, Dirk Kestner, James Parker and Matthew Johnson, are engineers at the Waltham-based firm, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc. ...
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Webinar by leading manufacturer on increasing brand value with globally used and useful tools
Interested in learning how to build trust with purchasers by providing them with performance information that meets best global practices? You have an opportunity on Tuesday, July 20, from 12:30 to 1:30 EDT to hear how Interface Inc is doing that in a webinar by Connie Hensler, their Director of LCA Programs. Hosted by The Green Standard"s Global Products Alliance, this is the first of monthly ...
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EPA awards Cumberland County teacher with Presidential Innovation Award
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Angela Whittaker of Cumberland County High School & Middle School in Cumberland, Va. with the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE). “Angela Whittaker’s dedication to environmental education inspires students to promote sustainability in their school and their community,” said EPA Regional ...
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Verizon Wireless Communications Stores Recognized For Leadership In Green Building Design
Verizon Wireless today announced that its green retail store design has achieved pre-certification in the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED® Volume Program. Verizon Wireless is one of only eight retailers in the United States and the only wireless company to achieve pre-certification from the USGBC. LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the ...
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JCPenney achieves lEED(R) distinctions for green building design and operations
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) has been awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Existing Buildings Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its Home Office campus located in Plano, Texas. The 1.9 million square-foot building serves as a workplace for more than 5,500 associates and is the third largest campus facility in the nation to ...
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USGBC approves BSI as LEED green building rating system certification body
BSI Management Systems has been approved by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as a qualified certification body for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. BSI is proud to be one of only a few certification bodies to have LEED certification as part of its Sustainability portfolio, alongside ISO 14001 certification, Greenhouse Gas Emissions ...
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First tribal community in the nation adopts international green building code
Kayenta Township (Ariz.) is the first tribal community in the U.S. to adopt the International Green Construction Code (IGCC), a building code designed to reduce the environmental impact of construction projects while keeping safety measures intact and enforceable. EPA’s Pacific Southwest Green Building Team worked with Kayenta and works with other tribes and federal agencies to support the ...
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Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings Appoints Kent Peterson to Advisory Committee
Kent Peterson, chief engineer and principal of Long Beach-based P2S Engineering, has been appointed to the Federal Green Building Advisory Committee (GBAC). Serving under the GSA’s Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, established by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), Peterson will serve as a representative of the ...
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Envirochemie builds a wastewater recycling plant for cosmetic production in Brazil
A German-founded, international cosmetics manufacturer has awarded Envirochemie a second contract to plan and build a wastewater treatment facility in Latin America, featuring membrane technology for integrated water recycling processes. The entire wastewater technology for the production of body creams, shampoos, sun creams and deodorants is designed to ensure the treated wastewater and ...
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Energy and Green Building Strategist Elaine Hsieh Joins GreenBiz Group
GreenBiz Group Inc. has announced the appointment of Elaine Hsieh as VERGE Program Director and Senior Analyst, leading GreenBiz’s global series of VERGE events. Hsieh, who most recently served as Global Business Strategist for DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability, has 15 years’ experience consulting with Fortune 500 companies on a wide range of sustainability and green building issues. She ...
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Malaysia`s green initiatives echoed at Frost & Sullivan`s green buildings congress
Frost & Sullivan hosted the Green Buildings Congress Malaysia 2010, today, at the Sime Darby Convention Center in Kuala Lumpur. The congress brought together the best minds, technologies and practices in the industry to share knowledge on latest trends and technologies of green buildings, while offering a glimpse into the assessment methods of green buildings by regulators. Malaysia has been ...
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USGBC and Informa Connect Announce Greenbuild 2021 Exclusive Conversation with Emmy Award-winning Writer, Actor, Director and Producer, Dan Levy
Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Informa Connect announced that the 2021 Greenbuild International Conference + Expo will feature an exclusive conversation with Dan Levy. He will take the main stage at Greenbuild on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 12:15 PM Pacific at the San Diego Convention Center. Daniel Levy is an Emmy and SAG winning writer, actor, director, and producer, best known ...
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`Building Green` for environmental sustainability
"Green building" is a term which refers to a better way of designing and constructing buildings in an environmental friendly way. Green buildings consume less energy and resources. With lower operating costs they provide opportunity for better return on investment. There is growing confidence that investment in Green Building and sustainable construction technologies not only make environmental ...
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SlipNOT® Products Contribute to a Cleaner Environment
SlipNOT® Metal Safety Flooring, a preeminent manufacturer of slip resistant metal safety flooring products, is dedicated to contributing to a cleaner environment by utilizing recycled materials and limiting waste and energy consumption in creating slip resistant products. SlipNOT® manufactures an all metal slip resistant coating that is applied to metal ...
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UHC Awarded LEED Certification for Chicago Headquarters
UHC has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification for excellence in environmentally responsible design in the construction of its office space at 155 North Wacker Drive in Chicago. LEED, an internationally recognized green building certification system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, provides a framework for identifying and implementing ...
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Good practice: examples of good practice in climate change and health
Examples of good practice for hospitals from the dicussion paper, Healthy Hospitals, Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Addressing climate change in health care settings- produced the HEAL and Health Care Without Harm Europe and the World Health Organization Energy efficiency Reduce hospital energy consumption and costs through efficiency and conservation measures. Green building design Build ...
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Certified Green Buildings Linked To Healthier, Happier, More Productive Employees
Hygieneering incorporates proven and established industrial hygiene principles and assessment tools that can help with LEED certification and green building designation. Hygieneering's services provide facilities with a proactive approach to maintaining healthy and comfortable indoor air quality. These services are appropriate for newly built spaces, renovated spaces where HVAC modifications have ...
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EPA funds greener brownfields projects
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing more than US$500,000 in technical assistance for 16 Brownfields Sustainability Pilots. Assistance will support sustainable activities such as the reuse and recycling of construction and demolition materials, green building and infrastructure design, energy efficiency, water conservation, renewable energy development, and native ...
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Jefferson City, Mo., selected for green design assistance (MO)
EPA has selected Jefferson City, Mo., for green design assistance that includes cleaning up and recycling vacant lands, providing greater housing and transportation choices, reducing energy costs and improving waterways. “This project will address environmental concerns, green building techniques and help revitalize neighborhoods, spurring economic and social benefits in Missouri’s ...
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First GreenGrid® installation in Atlanta area by Weston Soultions
On April 10, 2008, Weston Solutions, Inc. (WESTON®) successfully completed the installation of a GreenGrid® Green Roof System atop the Bunzl Administration Center of the High Museum of Art at the Woodruff Arts Center in midtown Atlanta. While not the first green roof in the Atlanta metropolitan area, it is the largest modular system installed to date. The 6,680-square-foot green roof sets an ...
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