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US Green Building Materials Market

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 ...

Mar. 6, 2013

By ReportLinker

Global Green Building Materials Industry

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 ...

Jan. 28, 2013

By ReportLinker

U.S. Market for Green Building Materials will Expand to $69 Billion

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 ...

Jun. 3, 2015

By GLOBE SERIES

SBM heavy industry teaches you how to choose the right pebble sand making machine

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 ...

Oct. 10, 2019

By Shibang Industry & Technology Group Co., Ltd. (SBM)

Green Buildings Are Fueling a Return to Traditional Materials and Methods

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 ...

Jul. 29, 2013

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

As Green Construction Moves to the Mainstream, Automation and Energy Management Systems Also Boosted by Need to Control Building Energy Costs

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 ...

Mar. 6, 2013

By Global Information, Inc. (GII)

ASID foundation names healthy building network winner of $100,000 research grant

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 ...

Feb. 4, 2011

By 3BL Media

Green Building Materials Will Reach $254 Billion in Annual Market Value by 2020, Forecasts Navigant Research

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 ...

May 2, 2013

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

Today: U.S. EPA head of water Nancy Stoner to tour innovative SF Bayview Hunter’s point facility leveraging stimulus funding to launch successful green jobs training program San Francisco community college to offer sustainability course at multimillion do

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 ...

Jan. 27, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Joule, Eni’s business school, launches its `Human Knowledge Programme Open`

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 ...

Oct. 29, 2020

By Eni Energy

GoodCompany ventures announces selections for 2010 social impact incubator

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 ...

Apr. 28, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

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 ...

Jun. 9, 2010

By Frost & Sullivan

`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 ...

May 7, 2010

By Frost & Sullivan

EPA awards US$2m to small businesses to develop ground-breaking technologies

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 ...

Apr. 6, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. EPA funds californian high tech “green” businesses to develop environmental technologies

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 ...

May 25, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Building and Hardware Fair and Eco Expo Asia Open This Month

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 ...

Oct. 14, 2014

By Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd

Is Pharos the Wikileaks for Building Materials?

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 ...

Dec. 10, 2010

By 3BL Media

Scientific Certification Systems` New Services Spark Excitement At Sustainable Brands `12

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. ...

Jun. 6, 2012

By SCS Global Services

Eco Expo Asia & Building and Hardware Fair To Spotlight

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 ...

Oct. 18, 2016

By Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd

U.S. EPA awards $200,000 to clean up future site of 52 affordable homes in San Diego’s diamond neighborhoods

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 ...

Jun. 7, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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