May
15
ScheinMedia Publishes Second Annual Green Resource Guide
By Betsy Kraat
KINGSTON, NY--ScheinMedia is proud to publish its 2nd annual Green Building Resource Guide.
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May
15
Owens Corning Announces Business-Building Sustainability Partnerships
By Betsy Kraat
NEW ORLEANS--Owens Corning has announced it has become a sponsor of LBM Journal's Certified Green Dealer(TM) program and renewed its sponsorship with Masco Home Services' Environments For Living(R) Certified Green program.
May
15
Environmental Justice Publishes Premier Issue
By Betsy Kraat
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y-- Environmental Justice, a new quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., is a new forum for the research, debate, and discussion of the equitable treatment and involvement of all people with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
May
14
Earning LEED-EB Costs Little: Report
By Betsy Kraat
MADISON, WI--The majority of measures associated with gaining LEED-Existing Building status include low or no costs, according to a survey of LEED-EB owners and managers.
May
14
Hida Sangyo Sustainable Furniture Previewing This Week
By Betsy Kraat
NEW YORK--Japanese Atelier, Hida Sangyo has collaborated with industrial designer, Enzo Mari, to create a sustainable furniture line that utilizes Japan’s hidden natural resource, sugi.
May
14
"Kites for a Cure" Kicks Off 2008 Hamptons Season
By Betsy Kraat
SOUTHAMPTON, NY-–This Memorial Day Weekend, more than 500 families are expected to take part in “Kites for a Cure,” a family kite fly benefit on Coopers Beach in Southampton, NY.
May
13
Construction Begins At Whispering Hills
By Betsy Kraat
BARNEGAT--Walters Homes has broken ground on Whispering Hills, an eco-friendly residential community situated on 85 acres on Rose Hill Road, between Barnegat Avenue and Route 9.
May
13
Raymour & Flanigan Recycles, Cuts Energy Use
By Betsy Kraat
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Neil Goldberg, CEO of furniture retailer Raymour & Flanigan, noticed in 2006 that recyclable materials and Styrofoam were being thrown out at a loading area.
May
13
Castle on the Hudson Invests In Wind Energy
By Betsy Kraat
TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--The manicured lawns and gardens of the Castle on the Hudson estate will soon be joined by another ‘green’ attraction as the nearly 100-year-old hotel makes the change to renewable energy, with the help of Juice Energy.
May
12
Lime Energy CEO To Present At CleanTech
By Betsy Kraat
NEW YORK--Lime Energy Company one of the nation's leading energy efficiency solutions providers, has announced that David Asplund, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 4th Annual Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. CleanTech Conference on May 13, 2008.
May
12
GreenBiz Sponsors Greener by Design
By Betsy Kraat
ALEXANDRIA, VA--The inaugural Greener by Design event, an interactive, two-day event focusing on the greening of mainstream products by combining first-rate speakers and panelists with a unique approach to innovation called Systematic Inventive Thinking.
May
12
Axion International Plans to Manufacture Commercial Waste Containers from 100% Recycled Plastics
By Betsy Kraat
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-- Axion International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Analytical Surveys, Inc., a player in the alternative infrastructure and building products industry, has announced the signing of a lease/license agreement with American Container and Recycling, "ACR".
May
9
Excellence In Green Building Awards & Grants Announced
By Betsy Kraat
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded its first annual awards and grants recognizing and encouraging green building curricula.
May
9
Millipore Announces Major, Multi-year Environmental Effort
By Betsy Kraat
BILLERICA, MA -- Millipore Corp. unveiled a goal on Wednesday to reduce its carbon footprint by 20 percent during the next five years.
May
8
Report: Green Builidng Makes Gains, But Lacks Leader
By Betsy Kraat
OAKLAND, CA-- Although all of the largest U.S homebuilders have made some efforts to green their work, none has fully embraced sustainable building as a core business strategy, a recent report found.
May
8
Pepsi Reduces Plastic in Half-Liter Non-Carbonated Beverage Bottles by 20%
By Betsy Kraat
PURCHASE, N.Y.-- Pepsi is introducing its lightest 500mL flavored non-carbonated beverage bottle yet.
May
8
Nike Leads Pack of Companies Improving Climate Performance
By Betsy Kraat
NEW YORK-- Companies such as Nike, Google, Anheuser-Busch and Levi Strauss have taken strides in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and communicating those efforts in ways that are transparent to consumers, according to the second Climate Counts Company Scorecard released today.
May
8
eBay Unveils Green Building; Solar Installation
By Betsy Kraat
SAN JOSE, CA-- eBay Inc. today announced the opening of an environmentally friendly building on its North Campus in San Jose.
May
7
Washingtonian Magazine and Washington Business Journal Present First Green Awards to The Tower Companies
By Betsy Kraat
BETHESDA, MD-- Washingtonian Magazine has named The Tower Companies Corporate Leader in Green Building for "being green-building pioneers and fierce proponents of sustainable design and construction; one of the nation's largest buyers of green power, buying wind energy for its 13 buildings; (building) the first LEED apartment complex in the U.S. and for 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard, the world's largest Vedic office building."
May
7
Emissions Trading Experts to Lead Workshops at the 2nd Carbon Trading Conference in New York
By Betsy Kraat
NEW YORK--Imtiaz Ahmad, Executive Director of Morgan Stanley's Carbon Trading group will present on the infrastructure of carbon trading in an interactive workshop setting outlining the mechanisms
currently set in place and compare the pros and cons of alternative trading strategies and products.
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