Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: US Green Building Materials Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p0702244/US-Green-Building-Materials-Market.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Building_Material US demand to post double-digit gains through 2017 Through 2017, a rebound in construction activity, combined with ...
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Green Building Materials Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p01088821/Global-Green-Building-Materials-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Building_Material This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Green Building Materials in US$ Million. The report ...
The market for green building materials has seen rapid growth in recent years. As of Oct. 17, 2014, more than 3.3 billion sq. ft. of building space had been certified by the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Program. More than 500 U.S. companies are involved in the production of green building materials and the design and ...
Customers in the choice of sand equipment quality is always the most important, but also the majority of users in the choice of sand making machine to consider the first problem, only to improve the quality up, the user can really get benefits. So as a user, how to choose a good quality, high production efficiency sand equipment? River pebble sand making machine can be divided into counter pebble ...
As more and more construction projects seek green building certification or otherwise strive for exemplary environmental performance, demand is growing for materials that, by virtue of their inputs, manufacturing processes, and in-use performance, reduce the environmental impacts associated with the buildings sector. One result, according to a recent report from Navigant Research, is that the ...
Green construction is moving from a niche to the mainstream. Interest in joining the green construction market is growing. Regulatory instruments, governmental initiatives and financial support mechanisms, together with growing consumer awareness and expectations, all put pressure on construction market participants to adopt more green practices. Through 2017, a rebound in construction ...
The American Society of Interior Designers Foundation (ASID Foundation) has awarded $100,000 to the Materials Research Collaborative, a two-year project of the Healthy Building Network (HBN). The Foundation received proposals from more than 60 interior designers, scientists and educators for projects focusing on how interior design improves human behavior. A central element of the partnership ...
Demand for green buildings, and the materials that go into them, has remained relatively buoyant during the global recession. Future market growth for green buildings and the commensurate use of green materials will be driven by a combination of policies and regulations that prioritize energy efficiency and green design, the expansion of voluntary certification programs for green buildings, cost ...
Tomorrow, Nancy Stoner, the acting Assistant Administrator for Water at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., will tour the EcoCenter at Heron’s Head Park during a visit to California. Nearly every feature of the 1,500-square-foot facility pushes the envelope for innovation and is used to educate the public about renewable energy, pollution and greenhouse ...
An innovative format, open to all, to foster a community of entrepreneurs. 'Human Knowledge Programme Open' begins today at Joule, Eni’s business school. It is open to all, free of charge, and designed to train aspiring entrepreneurs and founders of start-ups in the name of innovation and sustainability. Joule wants to support Italy’s businesses at this historical moment of ...
GoodCompany Ventures is pleased to announce the first two companies, one local and one from the U.K., selected to participate in the 2010 Social Impact Incubator. The Social Impact Incubator selects entrepreneurs with innovative ideas for social impact and provides them intensive training and resources to develop a commercial model to implement and obtain funding to maximize their impact. It is ...
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 ...
"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 ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $2.38 million to 34 small businesses to develop innovative, sustainable technologies to protect human health and the environment. These efforts will help improve air quality, protect our water, work to decrease the effects of climate change, and support green jobs. “Innovation is the lifeline of progress -- and scientific and ...
Four Californian companies – based in Menlo Park, Torrance, Lincoln and Westlake Village - are among the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s $2.25 million awarded nationwide to 10 small companies supporting the development of new technologies that protect the environment and public health. In California, the awardees are as follows: Instrumental Polymer ...
The HKTDC Hong Kong International Building and Hardware Fair and Eco Expo Asia open on 29 October at AsiaWorld-Expo with a wide range of green tech products, building materials and new innovations on show. A number of industry networking and knowledge-sharing events are scheduled to take place during the event which runs until 1 November. About 480 exhibitors from 22 countries and regions will ...
The word of the year 2010 is transparency. Credit its prominence to the modern James Bondian figure Julian Assange and his WikiLeaks divulgence of state secrets. But WikiLeaks’ efforts have done as much to cloud the debate over transparency as they have to shed light on matters that impact our daily lives. What the Pharos Project shares with WikiLeaks is being a transformative platform ...
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) highlighted new certification services at the Sustainable Brands Conference this week (Booth #46), designed to serve the global trend toward adoption of more intensive sustainable practices. SCS serves leading sustainability-focused companies in 10 distinct industry verticals, such as forestry, food, biofuels, fisheries, furniture, and retail/CPG. ...
Eco Expo Asia to present international green industry leaders Eco Expo Asia is jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, and co-organised by the Environment Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government. The expo is expected to welcome more than 320 exhibitors from 19 countries and regions. Among the 12 group ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the San Diego, Calif.,-based Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation a $200,000 Brownfields cleanup grant that will be used to transform the pesticide and lead contaminated Trolley Residential site into the future home of 52 units of affordable housing at The Village at Market Creek. “This funding will rid the soils of contamination at ...