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NEWARK, NJ--PSE&G has been selected as the winner of the 2009 SEPA Award for Solar Business Achievement in the category of "Innovation in Solar Program Design."
ROSEMONT, IL-- U.S. Foodservice, one of the country's premier foodservice distributors, has announced a partnership with the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) making the company the first broadline food distributor in the United States to offer its customers farm-raised seafood certified as sustainable under the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification logo.
COLLEGE PARK, GA -- Grocer Food Lion LLC and refrigeration manufacturer Kysor//Warren unveiled the grocery industry's first cascading refrigeration system with naturally occurring carbon dioxide (CO2) to keep frozen and fresh foods cold.
ISELIN, NJ-- The Hampshire Companies previewed its future state-of-the-art, LEED certified 105,000-sf, five-story premier office building located at 186 Wood Avenue in Iselin at a luncheon on October 14, 2009.
NEW YORK--New World Home, a rapidly growing designer and builder of sustainable housing, recently hosted a grand opening tour of New York's first LEED® Platinum factory-built home at 83 East Hill Road in Youngsville, Sullivan County, NY.
PHOENIX, AZ--merzproject architecture + interiors + urban design has announced that three more national companies (ASUL, BOSCH and GeOasis) from the green building industry have partnered up for their “Environmental ideas in Green Building” showcase, which will be held at the new merz headquarters “THE LINK”, in Phoenix, Arizona from November 10- 14, 2009 during the annual USGBC conference.
DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TX-- DFW International Airport announced today it is among the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Top 20 Local Government List of the largest green power purchasers.
CHICAGO --Illinois has been an early leader in green building construction, currently ranking sixth in the number of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) buildings built, with the City of Chicago itself having more LEED(R) certified buildings than any other city in the country. This leadership continues with release of a report from the U.S. Green Building Council - Chicago Chapter (USGBC - Chicago) that provides a first look at post-occupancy performance of LEED buildings on a local scale.
CRANBURY, NJ--David Blackwell, chief estimator for Sweetwater Construction Corp., has achieved the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited professional (AP) designation from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)/Green Building Certification Institute.
CHICAGO-- Jones Lang LaSalle announced it has achieved 100 percent participation in ENERGY STAR, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's voluntary program for benchmarking the energy efficiency of commercial buildings, throughout its property management portfolio.
DENVER-- American Humane(R) Certified will exhibit at the Worldwide Food Expo, October 28-31, 2009, at McCormick Place in Chicago to showcase the fastest-growing animal welfare label for food producers. The American Humane Certified program provides independent certification of the humane treatment and care of farm animals.
WHIPPANY, NJ--Lewis S. Goodfriend & Associates (LSG&A), one of the top acoustical engineering firms in the country, has announced that the firm continues as an American Institute of Architects (AIA)/CES Registered Provider with a new presentation entitled "Acoustical Designs of Sustainable Schools."
SAN DIEGO-- U.S. Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA) told hundreds of environmental activists Saturday that he would ask President Obama to go to Copenhagen and seek agreement with other global leaders on the need to reduce the level of carbon-dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere to 350 parts per million.
HARRISBURG, PA--Governor Edward G. Rendell announced the commonwealth's application for a $6 million U.S. Department of Labor State Energy Sector Partnership and Training Grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, that would help strengthen Pennsylvania's energy sector industry partnerships and provide advanced training to more than 1,300 individuals.
EAGAN, MN--The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation will honor Minnesota Green Communities with its 4th Annual Upstream Health Leadership Award for their work around creating affordable, healthier and more energy efficient housing throughout Minnesota.
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ--Whitman has announced that Dr. Ira Whitman, P.E., has received one of the first notifications of approval for his temporary Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) license.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ--The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) yesterday announced and celebrated the winners of the 2009 NJ Clean Energy Leadership Awards in six categories at a special dinner held during Clean Energy Now, the 2009 Clean Energy Conference & Leadership Awards.
TOLEDO, OH--Owens Corning, a world leader in building materials and glass fiber reinforcements, has announced that its Gresham, OR plant, which manufactures FOAMULAR® extruded polystyrene rigid foam insulation, has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification for new construction from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Owens Corning's Gresham plant is the only LEED Gold-certified insulation facility in the United States and one of approximately 203 industrial facilities in the U.S. that have been awarded LEED certification. LEED is recognized as one of the nation's pre-eminent green building certification programs to recognize superior achievement in design, construction and operation of green buildings.
Owens Corning's Gresham facility uses 100 percent green renewable energy and a blowing agent that does not deplete the ozone to produce its GREENGUARD-certified FOAMULAR® insulation, which conserves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions of homes and buildings.
Created by Owens Corning, the Gresham plant's revolutionary blowing agent is the first of its kind to be used in a Pacific Northwest facility.
By manufacturing its FOAMULAR® insulation closer to its customers, Owens Corning's Gresham plant will prevent emissions of more than 500 tons of carbon dioxide each year - the equivalent of more than 50,000 gallons of gasoline - that would have been expended to transport the insulation from other production facilities.
LEED certification is a nationally accepted benchmark for sustainable green building practices. It promotes a comprehensive approach to sustainability by recognizing superior performance in five key areas of environmental health: sustainable site development, water efficiency, energy usage, materials selection, and indoor air quality. More than 3,850 buildings in the United States are currently LEED certified.
"Building operations are nearly 40 percent of the solution to the global climate change challenge," said Rick Fedrizzi, president, chief executive officer and founding chair, U.S. Green Building Council. "While climate change is a global problem, innovative companies like Owens Corning are addressing it through local solutions."
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KINGSTON, NY--Two prominent key speakers have been announced for the upcoming Hudson Valley Green Real Estate Development Conference, to be held 7:30am-2pm, Wednesday, Oct 28 at Tech City in Kingston NY: Ned Sullivan, the President of Scenic Hudson, Inc. will take the helm as Keynote Speaker; Adolph Everett, a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "Green Team", will give a Special Presentation about the innovative group of EPA experts who help developers 'go green' to minimize the environmental impact of their projects and reduce costs.
TRENTON, NJ--State and local officials celebrated the completion of one of the largest pitched roof solar electric systems in New Jersey at Fellowship Village Retirement Community in Basking Ridge.
DALLAS-- Southwest Airlines has announced at its annual Media Day a "green plane," an innovative idea that marries efficiency, environmentally responsible products, Customer comfort, and reduced waste and weight. This plane, a Boeing 737-700, will serve as a test environment for new environmentally responsible materials and Customer comfort products.
KINGSTON, NY--Two and a half years after helping to establish The Solar Energy Consortium (TSEC), Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) earlier this week led a Hudson Valley solar energy summit that featured a unique combination of three dozen solar energy company executives, researchers, marketers, and elected officials.
ALBANY, NY--The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority today announced $2 million in funding for development and installation of Ultraviolet Light (UV) and Electron Beam (EB) Process curing systems.
WASHINGTON--Public hearings commence this week on the nation's first greenhouse gas pollution standards. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) officials will hear public testimony on proposed new historic fuel economy benchmarks and national greenhouse gas emissions limits for passenger vehicles: October 21st in Detroit, October 23rd in New York City, and October 27th in Los Angeles.
CINCINNATI-- The Procter & Gamble Company has released its 2009 Sustainability Report titled "Designed to Matter." The report outlines P&G's progress in improving the environmental profile of products and operations and delivery of several new, sustainable product innovations.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ--The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s (NESEA) sustainability workshop series serves professionals by broadening their knowledge on a wide range of critical topics that focus on three core elements: sustainable solutions, proven results and cutting-edge development in the field.
NEWARK, NJ--Ralph LaRossa, president and chief operating officer of PSE&G will discuss a variety of topics at a program sponsored by the Newark Regional Business Partnership.
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ--Kipcon Inc. recently welcomed Alison Schloemer, LEED AP as a new project manager.
CHICAGO-- ComEd today announced it has been awarded a total of $4 million in federal economic stimulus funding to expand one of the nation's largest private fleets of alternative-fuel vehicles and test solar-powered vehicle charging infrastructure as part of its study of plug-in electric vehicle usage and its impact on the electric system.
SYRACUSE, NY-- Summerhill Biomass Systems, named after the Cayuga County community where the technology was developed, has pending patents across the globe on its system for grinding up timber, brush, corn stalks and other plant waste and converting the fine powder into heat.
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. (October 14, 2009) – Whitman, New Jersey’s leading environmental and engineering management firm, has announced that it will be exhibiting at two important trade shows this fall — the 2009 NJSBA/NJASA/NJASBO Workshop & Exhibition and at the 94th Annual League of Municipalities Conference.
PITTSFIELD, MA-- Already leading the way nationally with the creation of a new housing model for formerly homeless veterans, Northampton, MA-based non-profit Soldier On is also taking a forward-looking position on environmental issues.
ATLANTA-- The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) has announced the approval and publication of its "ANSI / GREENGUARD Environmental Institute Mold and Moisture Management Standard for New Construction (ANSI/GEI - MMS1001)" by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
NEW YORK, NY--America's Greenest Campus, the nationwide contest that challenged colleges to compete against each other in reducing their carbon footprints, has announced its winners: University of Maryland - College Park, the school with the most participants and Rio Salado College, the school with the most carbon reductions per participant.
PHILADELPHIA-- Pennsylvania's commitment to energy conservation and green building practices is stimulating the economy and helping to curb emissions of greenhouse gases, Governor Edward G. Rendell today told the Pennsylvania Green Growth Partnership.
JEFFERSON CITY, MO-- Biodiesel is better than ever at harnessing the power of the sun and turning it into fuel. In fact, a study shows the fuel is returning more than four times the energy that it takes to make biodiesel.
CHICAGO-- The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) presents the 2009 Chicago Conference, "Evolution of the Skyscraper: New challenges in a world of global warming and recession," on Thursday, October 22, and Friday, October 23, in IIT's Hermann Hall, 3241 S. Federal St., Chicago.
PEORIA, IL -- A $1-million energy efficiency milestone was achieved yesterday when the Ameren Illinois Utilities Act On Energy® program collected the 10,000th refrigerator/freezer unit for recycling.
WASHINGTON-- A researcher for an international program funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) won the 2009 Nobel Prize in economics for her work on how community institutions can prevent conflict.
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ--Whitman has announced that the Somerville landfill redevelopment project has been designated a Brownfield Development Area (BDA) by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).
ATLANTA-- Servidyne, Inc., a building performance efficiency and real estate company, has started work on a major energy-efficient lighting retrofit project at the United States Navy Base in Guam.
SOMERSET, NJ--President of Kipcon Inc. Mitchell H. Frumkin, PE, RS, CGP and Managing Partner of Energy Squared Allan Samuels, LEED AP spoke at a Half Moon educational seminar called "Economics of Green Building" on Thursday, September 17 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Somerset, NJ.
SANTA CRUZ, CA-- Zero Motorcycles has announced that it is the first and only electric motorcycle company to achieve three major milestones.
HARRISBURG, PA-- Prime farmland in 28 counties will remain available for future agriculture production after the state's Agricultural Land Preservation Board today voted to protect an additional 6,496 acres on 69 farms, acting Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI-- We Energies, Alstom and The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) have announced that a pilot project testing an advanced chilled ammonia process has demonstrated more than 90 percent capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the flue stream of at a coal-fueled power plant in Wisconsin.
NEW YORK, NY-- Rockefeller Group Development Corporation, a subsidiary of The Rockefeller Group, announced that its signature building, The McGraw-Hill Building, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, has achieved LEED-EB Certification.
AUSTIN, TX--SunPods, Inc ., a leading developer of transportable and modular plug-and-play solar power platforms, has been selected to compete at the Clean Energy Venture Summit (CEVS) on Oct. 14 and 15 at the AT&TConferenceCenter.
NASHVILLE, TN/ATLANTA, GA--Georgia residents can bring their gently worn shoes to recycling drop-off locations throughout the state, says the Georgia Recycling Coalition.
EDISON, NJ--Eco Earth Design will host one of the main attractions at the upcoming Northeast Green Building and Design Show on Oct. 8 and 9.
NEW YORK, NY-- Dr. Seuss Enterprise has selected pioneer natural toy maker Hosung NY Inc. the makers of miYim® organic toys and accessories, as a North American eco-friendly plush Toy Licensee for the Dr. Seuss brand. The new My Natural(TM) Dr. Seuss product line is expected to launch in Spring 2010.
ATLANTA--Servidyne, Inc., a building performance efficiency and real estate company, announced today that it has entered into a contract with Tesoro Corporation to provide lighting and daylight controls at Langley Air Force Base.
ATLANTIC CITY-- Atlantic City's casino/hotel leadership and the new trend toward "going green" will be among the featured programming at the Atlantic City Hospitality Trade Show, to be held on Thursday, October 22, 2009 in the Etess Arena of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort.
BEACON, NY--The City of Beacon Housing Authority (BHA) received a $735,000 grant in first round stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) through a competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
WASHINGTON--Over 150 businesses from more than 30 states launch the next phase of their efforts to pass comprehensive energy and climate legislation.
WASHINGTON, DC--The Hydrogen Education Foundation (HEF) has launched the H-Prize competition, offering a $1 million cash award to the individual or team that creates the most advanced materials for hydrogen storage in vehicles.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO-- Farm Aid praised family farmers for their ingenuity and perseverance at its sold-out benefit concert held today at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, MO, just outside of St. Louis.
WASHINGTON-- The first chlorination system designed for cities in poor countries is now operating in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, announced Andrew Weiss at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting in New York last week.
NEW YORK, NY--The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC), a non-profit affordable housing lender, is leading a new public/private partnership to provide $1 billion in construction and mortgage loans to owners of affordable multifamily rental and coops for energy efficient upgrades and property retrofits.
NEWARK--Mayor Cory A. Booker and Neighborhood, Recreational Services Director Melvin Waldrop and New Jersey Clean Communities Council Executive Director Sandra Huber announced that more than 1,000 volunteers broke out brooms and bags to clean litter and plant flowers at sites throughout Newark, as part of the Seventh Annual “Gateway to a Cleaner Newark Citywide Cleanup” Day.
FRANKLIN, TN--In response to strong initial demand for the Nissan LEAF zero-emission electric car, Nissan North America, Inc. announced it will begin taking reservations for LEAF in spring 2010.
EDISON, NJ--New Jersey & Company is a proud sponsor of Northeast Green Building & Design Show - Oct 8 & 9 at the NJ Exposition Center in Edison, NJ; 10 am to 5 pm.
NEW ORLEANS, LA-- Work on an advanced, hurricane-resistant solar roof wrapped up this week at Warren Easton Senior High School, the first project of a partnership between Entergy Corporation, Nike Corporation, Winrock International, the Louisiana Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council and the city of New Orleans.
FARMINGDALE, NY--Cemtrex Inc. has announced the release of the IR-09 multi-gas infrared analyzer for Greenhouse Gas monitoring and reporting.
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