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How Companies Manage the Sustainability Tradeoffs

David Marks — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:15:19 +0000

The director of MIT's Laboratory for Energy and the Environment considers the decisions companies have to make if they want to be sustainable -- and challenges some of the conventional wisdom.

Vetrazzo Gets a Green Audit to Back Its Product Claims

GreenerBuildings Staff — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:10:20 +0000

The manufacturer of recycled-glass surfaces announced during Greenbuild 2009 that it had published an Environmental Product Declaration, allowing customers to verify the reduced impacts of its product line.

Is 'Buy American' Bad for America?

Marc Gunther — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:12:41 +0000

Regulations included in the stimulus bill passed earlier this year required American-made products to be used in stimulus-funded projects. But in a world dominated by global supply chains, a "buy American" rule is simply bad business.

Green Buildings Continue Impressive Growth, New Market Study Finds

GreenerBuildings Staff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:26:01 +0000

The Green Building Market and Impact Report, released this morning by GreenerBuildings.com, measures the beneficial impacts that LEED-certified buildings have on energy, water, worker productivity and more, and charts the growth of the green marketplace in the coming years.

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.

Energy Dept. Shells Out Another Half-Billion Dollars in Stimulus Funds

GreenBiz Staff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:30:10 +0000

A slew of new renewable energy and energy efficiency projects funded by the Department of Energy in the past week adds another $531 million to the stimulus funds already handed out this year.