Air Purification System Cuts Wallpaper Maker’s Energy Use 50%
German wallpaper manufacturer Tapentenfabrik Gebr. Rasch cut its energy consumption 50 percent by replacing its decade-old air purification system with an exhaust-air pollutant incineration system by...
View ArticleNew York MTA Makes $11 Million from Green Card Charge
A green fee on new MetroCards has brought in almost $11 million for New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority over four months, and between March and May, increased re-use of the plastic travel...
View ArticleSustainable Furniture Products Earn LEED Points in USGBC’s Pilot Credit 80
Those pursuing LEED certification may now be able to earn credit for specifying level certified furniture products under the USGBC’s new Pilot Credit 80: Environmentally Preferable Interior Finishes...
View ArticleLife-Cycle Approach at EMC Changes People’s World View
If your job required you to “Change people’s world view” (and maybe it does), then how would you approach it? EMC Corporation’s Chief Sustainability Officer Kathrin Winkler told me, “You learn quickly...
View ArticleProcess and Water Company Supplies Water System to Marine Corps
Process and Water Company says its rooftop rainwater reclamation and reuse system at a US Marine Corps facility has helped it reduce its water use 40 percent compared to a building with traditional...
View ArticlePharma Dust Collection System on Skids to Expedite, Cut Costs
Camfil Air Pollution Control says it now offers the Farr Gold Series dust collection systems in a skid package that speeds up and simplifies installation. The new skid package incorporates...
View ArticleCompost Used for Industrial Wastewater Cleanup Site
Gullywasher is using a 6-foot wall of compost to treat contaminated wastewater, a passive stormwater treatment system the company says is a first for an industrial cleanup project. The composting...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: First LEED Health Platinum, Prop. 65, ISO 14001
The expansion of Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas, has achieved the first-ever Platinum LEED for Healthcare certification, BuildingGreen reports. The $49 million dollar W.H. and Elaine...
View ArticleVirgin Australia Blames Carbon Tax for Financial Woes
The airliner Virgin Australia updated its financial guidance for the year ended June 30, 2013, indicating that the carbon tax, among other things, was having a negative impact on the company’s...
View ArticleWater Companies ‘Largest, Most Frequent’ Beach Polluters
The UK’s 10 largest water companies, including Thames Water and United Water, are the “biggest and most persistent” polluters of the country’s beaches, according to an investigation by The Observer,...
View ArticleIs the Bank of America Building Truly Green?
Is LEED a guarantee of energy efficiency – or can LEED-certified buildings also be energy hogs? The New Republic has reopened that longstanding debate with a piece charging that New York City’s Bank of...
View ArticleConstruction GHG Assessment Tools in the Works
Researchers at Colorado State University have been awarded a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop measurement and assessment tools that architects and others can use to...
View ArticleCo-Operative Group to Miss Ethical Lending Target
The Co-operative Group, the UK’s largest mutual business that includes the country’s fifth biggest food retailer, was forced to put its £1 billion ($1.5 billion) pledge to invest in clean energy...
View ArticleMichigan Chamber Of Commerce Counters Anti-Fracking Group
The Michigan Chamber of Commerce launched an advertising campaign, called “Protect Michigan’s Energy Future” to counter a ballot initiative that aims to ban fracking in the state. The Chamber’s ad...
View ArticleSustainability at Levi Strauss
Levi Strauss & Co. promo video highlighting the company’s sustainability efforts.
View ArticleFord F-150 Sustainable Materials Include Rices Hulls
Ford has added rice hulls to the list of sustainable materials used to build its F-150 truck. As part of the company’s ongoing efforts to use recycled content in its vehicles, Ford is using plastic...
View ArticleToilet Technology Recycles Water, Produces Waste Heat
Reaqua Systems’ toilet technology recycles wastewater from baths, showers and some sinks for use in flushing toilets — and can extract heat from the greywater, feeding it back into the central heating...
View ArticleDelta Reduces GHGs 18.4% Since 2005
Delta Air Lines has lowered its annual greenhouse gas emissions by 8.5 million metric tons, an 18.4 percent reduction since 2005, according to the airline’s 2012 GHG emission inventories verified by...
View ArticleSims Metal Violates Laws, Pays $4.1 Million
Metal recycler Sims Group USA will pay $4.1 million for violating state laws aimed at curbing theft of copper and other metals, according to prosecutors. San Francisco district attorney George Gascón...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Gas Tank Standards, Train Rules, Chevron Fines
The EPA issued updates on Monday to its April 2012 oil and natural gas standards for storage tanks. The updates will phase in emission control deadlines, starting with higher-emitting tanks first....
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