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How Second Place (or Third) Can Mean a Win for Designers Everywhere

Jess Sand — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:21:10 +0000

The Cooper Hewitt People's Choice Award was the only category in the Smithsonian Institution's recent National Design Awards to be opened to public voting, and over 6,000 designers, consumers, and interested citizens spoke up. Some of the biggest design names in the country were nominated. But it was an independently produced sustainable design website that managed to squeeze past the designerati to place in the final three.

Companies More Likely Than Ever to Invest in Efficiency Retrofits, Study Says

GreenerBuildings Staff — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:03:33 +0000

Seventy-four percent of corporate real estate executives now say they would be willing to pay a premium to retrofit office space they own to achieve sustainability goals, according to results of a new survey by CoreNet Global and Jones Lang LaSalle.

Nike Debuts Latest Collection of 'Considered Design' Products

GreenBiz Staff — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:04:47 +0000

Nike will debut a new collection of athletic footwear Saturday made with environmentally preferred materials. A portion of revenue from the N7 line will support Native American youth sports through the N7 Fund.

Diversey Ups Emissions Reductions Investments, Earns Bigger ROI

ClimateBiz Staff — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:40:33 +0000

One year after setting a goal to cut corporate emissions by 8 percent before 2013, Diversey CEO today announced the company had already surpassed that target, and upped the goal to a 25 percent reduction in the same time frame.

The Green Building Market and Impact Report 2009

GreenerBuildings Staff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:46:12 +0000

This second annual report, by Rob Watson and the GreenBiz.com editorial team, explores the impacts that LEED-certified buildings have already had on energy, water, waste and employee productivity -- and projects those impacts for the next 20 years.

Business Owners Beware: Quick Fixes Can Cost More Than Smart Energy Savings Strategies

GreenerBuildings Staff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:53:54 +0000

Looking to save a little money this fall and winter by turning down the thermostats in your offices? Think again before you fiddle with those temperatures settings. Doing that alone could cost you far more than you save, especially if employees take their workplace comfort into their own hands.

Cadbury and Sprint to Save Tons of Waste with New Greener Packaging

GreenBiz Staff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:13:37 +0000

Cadbury will abandon its customary round metal tins in favor of square, recyclable cardboard boxes for its Roses and Heroes chocolate lines, while Sprint's new recyclable casing for its wireless accessories will save the company about $2.1 million a year.

Owens Corning Works to Keep Roof Shingles Out of Landfills

GreenBiz Staff — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:33:24 +0000

The company's Preferred Roofing Contractors who pledge to recycle their shingle tear-offs will be able to take them to drop-off recycling and processing centers provided by Heritage Environmental Services.

Atlanta Named Most Toxic U.S. City, Las Vegas is Least Toxic

Jonathan Bardelline — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:55:00 +0000

Forbes has ranked the 40 largest metro areas to determine the most, and least, toxic cities in the United States. Las Vegas and Sacramento rank among the cleanest, while Atlanta and Detroit were named the dirtiest.

Hotel Guests Need Help Staying Green on the Road, Study Finds

Sookhan So — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:19:36 +0000

A study by researchers at Virginia Tech's Pamplkn College of Business finds that even individuals who are resource-efficient at home are much more wasteful when on the road, and stronger education programs are needed to bridge this gap.

Next Wave of TerraCycle Products to Come From Huggies, Kleenex Packaging

GreenBiz Staff — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:23:14 +0000

The company that built an empire by turning worm poop into fertilizer and cookie wrappers into backpacks has set its sights on the used plastic packaging from Huggies diapers, Scott toilet paper and Kleenex tissue.

Water-Saving Technologies Help Abbott Save 1 Billion Gallons a Year

GreenBiz Staff — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:05:32 +0000

The pharmaceutical giant set a goal of cutting its water consumption to 40 percent below 2004 levels by late 2011, relative to sales. The company announced Monday its efforts have yielded a 37 percent normalized reduction, bringing the company very close to its goal two years ahead of schedule.

Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing

GreenBiz Staff — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:40:20 +0000

The study looks at the sustainability performance of 17 leading car manufacturers worldwide between 1999 and 2007, providing a full account of the societal impacts of car production, including issues such as the volume of greenhouse gas emissions from production facilities and the number of work accidents recorded by a company.