Tag: TOTM: Sustainability
Bezos Earth Fund Awards Rocky Mountain Institute $10M
Funding will allow the Rocky Mountain Institute to further catalyze significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. buildings and heavy industry.
USGBC Names 2020 Leadership Award Recipients
The U.S. Green Building Council's annual awards recognize extraordinary leadership in green building and commitment to advancing healthy, sustainable buildings and communities
USGBC To Fund 500 LEED Professionals In Underserved Communities
The commitment marks the launch of USGBC’s new equity program USGBC All In: Building Equity Together, which aims to build green building expertise and workforce.
IREM Accepting Grant Applications For Elaina’s Sustainability Fund
Elaina's Sustainability Fund grants encourage innovation or adoption of sustainability and occupant wellness initiatives that impact the buildings where we live, work, shop, and play.
Sentosa Golf Club Named “World’s Best Eco-Friendly Golf Facility”
Singapore’s premier club wins big again at the 7th annual World Golf Awards, unveils environmental documentary film.
Fertilizer Plants ENERGY STAR Certified
The U.S. EPA recognizes two nitrogenous fertilizer plants as the first of their kind to earn ENERGY STAR certification for superior energy performance.
Taking Landscaping Indoors At Salesforce Tower
Habitat Horticulture, a living wall design/build firm, was awarded the Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) Award of Excellence for its work inside Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, CA.
Aramark Global HQ Receives LEED Silver Certification
Located in Philadelphia, the Aramark headquarters includes a wellness center, biophilia rooms, outdoor terraces, and a showcase state-of-the-art dining facility and test kitchen.
Appliance Recycling Award Winners
The U.S. EPA’s Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) Program announced the recipients of its first annual RAD Leadership Awards Ceremony for outstanding program achievements in appliance recycling.
First EMA/ENERGY STAR Retro Rumble Recognizes Energy Efficiency Projects
With a focus on improving energy use intensity and ENERGY STAR scores, the competition featured an overall winner along with projects in the healthcare, office, and multi-family sectors.
Cargotecture: Green Office Solution Reduces Carbon Footprint
Cargotecture is the architectural practice of using and refurbishing old shipping containers and transforming them into various habitable structures
GBCI Surpasses 1,000 TRUE Advisor Professionals
GBCI's TRUE Advisors help facilities achieve TRUE certification, as well as support and implement zero waste policies and programs.
Second Act For Office Furniture
Develop a reuse plan for workplace furnishings to reduce environmental impact.
Living Walls Enliven Hospital’s Healing Landscape
Jersey Shore University Medical Center features two LiveWall Living Walls in the patient-centered design of HOPE Tower, its new outpatient facility.
Global Green Building Trends
Nearly half of survey respondents expect to make 60% of their construction projects green in the next three years.
California Cities To Save $60M With Energy Efficient Lighting Upgrades
The first of 55,000 Current by GE Streetlights have been installed in an innovative regional program spanning 11 southern California communities.
Manufacturers Can Optimize EPDs With New UL Program
UL has launched a program focused on providing insight into Environmental Product Declarations, including product impact in comparison with the category average or previous product versions.
USGBC Announces New Initiatives And Updates To LEED
Several programmatic updates to the LEED green building rating system were announced during the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, held last week in Chicago.
It’s World Toilet Day!
The goal of World Toilet Day 2018 is to ensure that everyone has a safe toilet by 2030.
Smart Buildings Driving U.S. Energy Efficiency Spending
More than half of global organizations plan to increase energy efficiency spending in next 12 months, finds Johnson Controls' annual survey.