LEED News
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Open Day celebrates official opening of new Rotork manufacturing facility in Leeds
An Open Day for customers and suppliers on 19th September celebrated the opening of the new 7,450 m² manufacturing and operation centre for Rotork UK in Leeds. The new £8 million facility was officially opened by Rotork Chief Executive Peter France and Chairman Roger Lockwood. Guests enjoyed a buffet lunch, followed by the official ‘Ribbon Cutting’ and factory tours ...
By Rotork plc
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A Pioneer in Sustainable Design, Alan Scott Joins Cadmus’ Green Building Team
The Cadmus Group, Inc., today announced that Alan Scott, a globally recognized leader in green building and a pioneer in sustainable design, joined the company’s high-performance building practice at the end of January. Mr. Scott comes to Cadmus from Green Buildings Services, Inc., the Portland, Oregon-based sustainable building consultancy he founded in ...
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Modern wastewater technology scores points for LEED certification of green buildings
More and more customers require that the technology they install for water and wastewater treatment meets their LEED criteria (LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Category 2 certification requires that applicants for LEED certification supply details of water consumption and efficiency. Which is why the technology used for wastewater treatment is of major importance. ...
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Xylem’s third sustainability report highlights company’s commitment to sustainable solutions that help solve water challenges
Xylem Inc. announced today the release of its third annual sustainability report. The report, entitled “A Drop is Everything” (http://www.xylemsustainability.com), reflects the vital place of water in the world and the company’s central role in finding better ways to transport, treat and test this resource. “We are positioned to deal with one of the world’s most ...
By Xylem, Inc.
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Industrial Hygiene Publication Highlights Mycometer’s Surface and Air Sampling Technologies
In the May issue of The Synergist an article entitled, “Beyond LEED – Pre- and Post-Occupancy Evaluations for Buildings”, discusses how a major government defense agency has built hundreds of thousands of feet of space utilizing LEED principles. The article spotlights the agency’s approach to evaluating a new indoor environment before occupancy and six to twelve months ...
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Christopher Smith Joins Cadmus to Expand Green Building Work
The Cadmus Group, Inc., announced today that Christopher Smith has joined the firm and will lead its efforts to become a global leader in consulting services to clients in the high performance building market. Formerly the chief operating officer (COO) of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Mr. Smith is well known in the sustainable building community, ...
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Climate confounds China’s efforts to ease water stress
China, the world’s most populous nation, faces one of the planet’s most intractable water crises. And scientists say Beijing’s strategy for resolving the problem is simply making it worse. A team of international researchers say that water stress is only partially mitigated by China’s current two-pronged approach: transferring water physically to regions that are short of ...
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AWT Announces Immediate Implementation of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2015
The Association of Water Technologies (AWT) Board of Directors announces the endorsement of the new ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2015 (Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems). AWT plans the immediate promotion and incorporation of the standard into all AWT technical training and certification programs. AWT’s president, Bernadette Combs, CWT, LEED AP, stated, "Managing the ...
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Nestle Waters North America president and CEO Kim Jeffery to discuss vision for sustainable future at 2010 net impact conference
Kim Jeffery, president and CEO of Nestle Waters North America, will join William McDonough, the world-renowned architect, designer and co-creator of the Cradle to Cradle® framework for ecologically-intelligent design, in delivering today's opening keynote address at the 2010 Net Impact Conference at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business in Ann Arbor, Mich. Moderated by FORTUNE ...
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Veolia Water Technologies South-East Asia Contracted to Provide Advanced Water Solutions for Tun Razak Exchange Project in Malaysia
As Malaysia's new international finance and trading hub, the TRX Project will be designed according to the highest environmental standards, and a key focus throughout the development will be water reuse. Veolia aims to recover at least 80% of the expected 3.8 million cubic meters (m3) of sewage generated every year, for reuse purposes within the new district, consequently reducing site-wide fresh ...
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Advances in Disinfection of Potable Water
atg UV Technology are sponsoring next weeks Aqua Enviro conference. With a great line up of speakers and content, it is set to be a catalyst for industry professionals from different disciplines to gather, to discuss, and to fully participate in solutions for the UK drinking water sector. This event will feature presentations and discussion on the main water quality challenges facing the ...
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ToxServices LLC Adds New Location
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2012/PRNewswire-iReach/ -- ToxServices LLC, a leader in toxicology and sustainability consulting services, announced the opening of its new office in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Margaret H. Whittaker, Managing Director of ToxServices, stated that "We are honored to grow and expand our business to meet the needs of clients around the world who require state of the science ...
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Overseas private investment corporation and Marriott partner to develop sustainable hotels in emerging markets
At the RIO+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) announced a partnership to support new environmentally-sustainable hotel development in growth markets in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. The partnership stands to generate millions of dollars in OPIC ...
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Smith & Loveless Displays Water Infrastructure for U.S. Military at SAME`s 2018 JETC Booth #825
Smith & Loveless invites water industry media to their own backyard for the Society of American Engineers' (SAME) Joint Engineering Training Conference (JETC) May 23-25, at Booth #825 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, MO. With more than 70 years of experience as a leader in pre-engineered wastewater pumping and treatment systems, Smith & Loveless offers a complete ...
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Cadmus Acquires Calif.-based Constructive Technologies Group
The Cadmus Group, Inc., today announced a strategic acquisition that will catapult the energy, environmental, and public health consultancy to the forefront of firms providing creative, multidisciplinary sustainability solutions for the built environment. Cadmus completed the acquisition of Constructive Technologies Group (CTG) at the end of December 2011. Based in Irvine, Calif., CTG comprises ...
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`Groundwater Goes Green´ Groundwater Foundation to hold its 2008 Conference in California
The Groundwater Foundation will hold its 2008 National Conference November 18-20, 2008 at Miracle Springs Resort in Desert Hot Springs, California. The theme of the conference is “Going Green for Groundwater.” In a world where going “green” is all the rage, has groundwater been forgotten? As a resource that is hidden from view, groundwater is quite often overlooked. Is this the case in the ...
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NSF International and Wilsonart LLC Developing Science–Based Product Category Rule (PCR) for Residential Countertops to Enable Reporting and Comparison of Environmental Attributes
NSF International, in cooperation with Texas-based decorative surfacing product producer Wilsonart LLC, is developing a Product Category Rule (PCR) for residential countertops. This PCR will provide a science-based and internationally recognized method for reporting the environmental impact of residential countertop products and materials throughout their entire ...
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Reuse water, a sustainable future investment
Circular economy, climate emergency, sustainability. Over the last few months, these concepts fill the pages of the mainstream media and are studied in universities around the world. In an increasingly globalized environment, the scarcity of resources is a reality and, although from Europe the need to reuse water seems unthinkable, according to UNICEF data, 2,100 million people in the world do ...
By Salher
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NSF Sustainability Launches VOC Emissions Testing and Certification Program for Commercial Furniture Industry
NSF Sustainability, a division of global independent public health organization NSF International, has partnered with emissions testing leader Materials Analytical Services, LLC (MAS) to offer VOC (volatile organic compounds) emission testing for the commercial and institutional furniture industry. This new service will help companies save costs and time by providing all testing and validation ...
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