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Green Builders Welcome Boost in London

James Murray — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:07:00 -0700

Green builders in the U.K. hail plans for a £4M for an eco-building fund in London and downplay reports that the industry will be hard-pressed to meet "zero-carbon" standards that are set to begin in 2016 for new homes.

Green Building Trends: Europe

GreenerBuildings Staff — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:16:00 -0700

Green building expert Jerry Yudelson examines Europe's influence on the evolution of sustainable design and construction.

The Look of LEED-Platinum

Leslie Guevarra — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:16:00 -0700

The U.S. Green Building Council's new headquarters in Washington, D.C., Citi's new data center in Frankfurt, Germany, and now the new data center for the education services company ACT offer striking images of what it takes to achieve the highest LEED rating for a green building.

ACT Lands First LEED-Platinum Rating for Data Center in U.S.

GreenerComputing Staff — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:19:00 -0700

ACT, the nonprofit that established the American College Testing Program 50 years ago, has attained LEED-Platinum green building certification for the organization's data center -- the first in the country to achieve the U.S. Green Building Council's highest rating.

Three Major U.S. Hotel Companies Green Their Headquarters

Glenn Hasek — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:06:00 -0700

Three of the largest U.S.-based hotel companies -- Hilton Hotels Corp., Wyndham Worldwide and Marriott International -- are now walking their green talk at their headquarters by making their home offices more eco-friendly.

GreenBiz.com's Stimulus Funds Map

GreenBiz Staff — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:41:00 -0700

Navigating the process of finding Recovery funds and bidding on projects can be a complex and time-consuming process for business owners. This interactive map, created by the GreenBiz.com editorial team, aims to make it easier to find where the funds are going.

Vegas CityCenter Project Bets Big on Bringing Green to the Strip

GreenBiz Staff — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:23:00 -0700

When Al Gore, T. Boone Pickens, Steve Chu, Van Jones and Wesley Clark hit town next week for the National Clean Energy Summit, Las Vegas CityCenter developers hope to showcase their sweeping 18-million-square-foot, $8.5 billion project as the greenest thing on the Strip since felt.

Greenbashing -- Greenwashing's More Evil Twin

Shari Shapiro — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:18:00 -0700

By now, everyone has heard of greenwashing, but there's a new wave of anti-environmental action that is more devious and potentially more destructive: greenbashing.

L.L. Bean's LEED Data Center Unites High Tech, Green Design

GreenerComputing Staff — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:14:00 -0700

For the first LEED-certified data center in New England -- and just the eighth such facility in the U.S. -- the retail company embraced aesthetic design principles as well as environmental considerations.

Home Depot Foundation, Habitat for Humanity Give Green Building a $30M Boost

GreenerBuildings Staff — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:00:00 -0700

The Home Depot Foundation and Habitat for Humanity International are expanding their Partners in Sustainable Building program to a $30 million five-year effort across the United States.

More Green Building and Energy Efficiency Could Save U.S. Economy $1.2 Trillion

GreenerBuildings Staff — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:59:00 -0700

The typical building in the U.S. leaks energy like a sieve and its occupants usually make the situation worse. But businesses and individuals could stanch the flow by making simple changes that could yield a 23 percent drop in energy use by 2020, save the U.S. economy $1.2 trillion and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.1 gigatons annually, according to a new study.

Colleges Become Greener Thanks to Savvy Students

Sarah Terry-Cobo — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:13:00 -0700

The Princeton Review has added a green category to its rankings, showing a 30 percent increase in colleges participating in this part of the survey.

AMD Campus Receives LEED Gold Rating

Sarah Terry-Cobo — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:23:00 -0700

Chipmaker AMD receives LEED Gold rating for Lone Star campus in Austin.

Buildings Where Energy is 'Free'

Marc Gunther — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:42:00 -0700

There's no such thing as a free lunch, or free electricity. But green buildings, when designed right, can operate without monthly utility bills.

Emerson Opens New Green Global Data Center

GreenerComputing Staff — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:26:00 -0700

Manufacturing and technology company Emerson opened its new $50 million state-of-the-art global data center today -- a 35,000-square-foot facility that's expected to be 31 percent more energy efficient than a standard facility.