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Goodwill Industries International offsets energy use with renewable wind energy certificates from Constellation NewEnergy(04/08/2010)
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) encourages and accelerates global adoption of green building and promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., has entered into a two-year green electricity purchase agreement with Goodwill Industries International. Co... [more]
Icynene spray foam insulation used for net zero energy home(29/06/2010)
Connecticut’s first net zero energy home, a 3600 sq ft New England Farm House Style home, was completed in November 2009 resulting in a house requiring no fossil fuels for heating and hot water, no net electrical usage from the utility company and no emissions from fuel burning equipment. Icynene spray foam insulation was used in concert with other energy efficient technologies such as solar power as part of a “whole-house” approach to building the net zero energy home. Icynene was applied in... [more]
New rooftop system provides electric power and hot water in a single package(10/03/2009)
Englert Environmental has unveiled an integrated metal roofing system that can deliver much of the energy, heating and water needs of the average American home without tapping into local utility resources. The new rooftop system provides electric power, hot water heat and water for outdoor and indoor uses all in a single package. Englert's UltraCOOL Energy Star and LEED compliant standing seam metal roof system is a pivotal component in providing electric power and thermal heat as well as ... [more]
Stonehill and Taylor designs eco-friendly hotels in New York(10/03/2009)
New York's hotel scene is finally going "green" with eco-friendly hotels in various stages of design and construction across the city. Stonehill & Taylor, the Manhattan-based architecture and design firm, is working on a greater number of "green" hotels than any other in the city, with no less than four LEED-certified hotel projects on the boards. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a rating system for eco-friendly design and p... [more]
Green building for Advance Polybag(24/02/2009)
Thanks to its recent renewable energy contract with TXU Energy, Advance Polybag, a manufacturer of plastic retail bags, moved closer to having its facility recognized as a "green" building by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Advance Polybag relocated to the Lone Star state in the wake of hurricane Katrina. It began construction of its facility more than a year ago, and it hopes that this 100 percent renewable energy contract with TXU Energy will not only help the environment, b... [more]
Green building for Advance Polybag(21/02/2009)
Thanks to its recent renewable energy contract with TXU Energy, Advance Polybag, a manufacturer of plastic retail bags, moved closer to having its facility recognized as a "green" building by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Advance Polybag relocated to the Lone Star state in the wake of hurricane Katrina. It began construction of its facility more than a year ago, and it hopes that this 100 percent renewable energy contract with TXU Energy will not only help the environment, b... [more]
Washington Major League Baseball stadium is LEED-certified(12/05/2008)
The DC Sports and Entertainment Commission (DCSEC) has offset 70 percent of the electricity use at Nationals Park, home of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Washington Nationals, with its purchase of 14,600,706 kWh of renewable energy credits (RECs), from Boulder, Colo.-based Renewable Choice Energy, helping the ballpark to achieve silver-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The DCSEC oversaw the stadium’s construction and now serves as its landlord. The archi... [more]
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