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PPG Industries Supplies Glass and Coating Products to Assist Earning LEED Pilot Credit 43

PPG Industries, an architectural glass and exterior and interior coatings manufacturing company, has declared that a number of its glass and coating products can assist the construction projects to get the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) pilot credit instituted by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

15 Oct 2011

Walgreens Opens Electric Vehicle Charging Facility in Orlando

Walgreens, a drugstore chain in the USA, has opened its first electric vehicle (EV) charging station at its International Drive and Sand Lake Road facility in Orlando.

14 Oct 2011

National Museum of American Indian Secures LEED Silver Certification

The National Museum of the American Indian of the Smithsonian Institution has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver rating. It is the first museum of the Smithsonian Institution to secure the LEED certification.

14 Oct 2011

Car Charging Group Files Patents for Inductive Charging Solutions for Electric Vehicles

Car Charging Group, a supplier of charging services for electric vehicles, declared that it has submitted two separate patent applications for inductive wireless charging for electric vehicles.

13 Oct 2011

Elsevier Announces Organizing of Progress in Nuclear Energy and Education Conference

Elsevier, a supplier of medical, technical and scientific information services and products, has declared the arranging of a Nuclear Energy and Education Conference at the Church House Conference Center in London from 20 to 22 March 2012.

12 Oct 2011

LEED Gold Certification Awarded to Jean Canfield Building in Charlottetown

The Jean Canfield Building located in Charlottetown, P.E.I., has earned the LEED Gold certification. It is the first Canadian government building in the Atlantic Canada region to secure a Gold certification under the category of Major Renovations or New Construction.

11 Oct 2011

U.S. Postal Service Celebrates National Energy Awareness Month

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has commemorated the National Energy Awareness Month by showcasing the cost cutting and energy conserving efforts of its employees by the release of Go Green Forever stamp communications to persuade American citizens to contribute to low and no cost go green ways of life.

7 Oct 2011