As the world watched the inauguration of the Burj Khalifa Tower in Dubai as the world’s tallest building this weekend, Dow Corning silicones were helping to protect the super skyscraper from the harsh desert climate and promote its energy efficiency.
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s much honored Energy Star label has been received by Brandywine Realty Trust for its two buildings that include Three Barton building in Austin and 600 West Germantown Pike building in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. These two buildings are the fifteenth and sixteenth Brandywine buildings to accomplish this designation.
The US Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification was issued to Verizon’s operations center in Basking Ridge because of its energy efficiency and eco-friendly design. This center situated in northern New Jersey’s Somerset County houses about 3,000 employees that also include leadership teams from two business groups of Verizon.
The new University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro (UMCPP) will be provided with efficient energy services by the NRG Energy through its subsidiary unit NRG Thermal. The acute-care hospital, which has 237 single patient rooms, is under construction in Plainsboro and is expected to be operational by the end of the year 2011.
Posty Cards, Inc., a manufacturer of personalized business greeting cards, has broken ground on a $6.4 million expansion/remodel that is being built to LEED v3 Gold green building standards. When the project is completed in July 2010, the new facility will feature a large solar photovoltaic array, solar heated water, high efficiency HVAC, natural lighting and automatic artificial lighting control systems, rain water reclamation for irrigation and waste management, and water efficient native plant landscaping.
Having successfully completed three energy efficiency projects at its Biron mill boilerhouse, NewPage Corporation was awarded a check for $83,536 by Focus on Energy.
Greenscape Capital has completed the acquisition of the total outstanding and issued shares of Green.Switch Capital. This transaction is subject to regulatory approval.
A Direct Energy-commissioned study revealed that 93% of Michigan residents who responded to the company’s survey will indulge in holiday displays this season. Among them, more than 50% plan to use energy-efficient lighting devices for their displays, saving on both power and utility costs
The first speculative industrial buildings of The Allen Group located at 4800 and 4900 Langdon Road in Dallas have received the LEED Gold Certification award. The Allen Group is the developers of the Dallas Logistics Hub (DLH), which is a multi-modal logistics park that covers 6,000 acres in Southern Dallas County. This award has been verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI).
Governor Edward G. Rendell announced an investment of $1.5 million in six projects that are intended to preserve or generate sufficient electricity to power over 2,000 homes every year. The funds for these six projects were granted through the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority. The settlement of a ratepayer case between Duquesne Light Company and the Public Utility Commission paved way for the availability of funds.
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