Business
Historic Changes to Commercial Building Energy Codes
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Communities , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Infrastructure , Planning Nov. 02, 2010 - Local and state building code officials last week approved a package of revisions to the commercial section of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) that represent the largest single-step efficiency increase Read more
Electricity & Gas Companies Help Businesses Save Energy
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Business , Communities , Energy , Energy Savings Ontario, Canada - Nov. 05, 2010 - Ontario's largest electricity and gas distribution companies have delivered a joint 'call to action' to Ontario's largest businesses, saying the time to reduce the Province's overall energy load Read more
New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at Key Transit Locations
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Communities , Consumer , Electric Vehicles , Infrastructure , Public Transit , Transportation LOS ANGELES, CA - Oct. 18, 2010 - The California Energy Commission recently announced EV Connect, a leading provider of electric vehicle infrastructure solutions (EVISs) and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Read more
Smaller Homes to Remain Popular Even After Recession's End
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Communities , Consumer , Featured , Planning Nov. 02, 2010 - A new look at housing starts based on data from the Census Bureau finds that single-family homes in the U.S. continued to get smaller last year, and the downward trend is likely to last significantly beyond the end of the recession. Read more
GE Unveils Unique Hybrid Halogen-CFL Light Bulb
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Check It Out! , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Lighting Oct. 20, 2010 - Consumers searching for the latest hybrid can soon look beyond their local car dealership. Starting in 2011, GE Lighting brings hybrid technology to the lighting aisle in the form of a unique, new incandescent-shaped light bulb Read more
2,124,908,122 Reasons Why Deposit Return Systems Work
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Business , Check It Out! , Communities , Consumer , Featured , Recycling , Waste Management Mississauga, ON, Canada - Oct. 27, 2010 - The Beer Store (TBS) today released "Responsible Stewardship", its annual packaging stewardship report detailing the packaging diversion performance of The Beer Store's deposit return system Read more
Terrachoice 2010 Sins of Greenwashing Study
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Business , Check It Out! , Consumer Oct. 26, 2010 - More than 95 per cent of consumer products claiming to be green are committing at least one of the “sins” of greenwashing, according to The Sins of Greenwashing: Home and Family Edition, released today Read more
New Food and Organic Recycling Technology in Orange County
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Communities , Infrastructure , Recycling , Waste Management Orange County, CA - Oct. 27, 2010 - Waste Management of Orange County (WMOC) today opened its new Food and Organic Recycling Facility, featuring processing technology that is the first of its kind in Southern California. Read more
Completes Energy Conservation Project
Posted on March, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Communities , Energy , Energy Savings , Infrastructure FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Oct. 29, 2010 - Ameresco a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced today the completion of an energy conservation project with the Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Development (LHAND). Read more