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Cost Effective Zero Energy Buildings Showcased at Conference

Architectural Record welcomed a record number of 380 architects, engineers, scientists and students to Innovation 2008

13 Oct 2008

Children's Environmental Education Program Celebrates 15 Year Anniversary

Puget Sound Energy’s Powerful Choices for the Environment (Powerful Choices), a cooperative in-classroom educational program that teaches Washington state middle school students how their actions impact the environment, recently celebrated its 15-year anniversary at an event at PSE’s Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility near Ellensburg, Washington, USA

9 Oct 2008

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions by Pfizer Honored by EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored Pfizer Inc today in recognition of the company’s award-winning Energy and Climate Change Program, which reduced total greenhouse gas emissions by 43 percent per million dollars of revenue from 2000 to 2007

8 Oct 2008

Nanotechnology Brings High Efficiency and Colours Never Seen Before to Seasonal Holiday and Christmas Lights

Holiday Creations - Diogen Lighting and Evident Technologies, Inc. today announced the signing of an exclusive licensing and purchase agreement to enable a new type of LED to be commercialized in the seasonal light strand market in the US and Canada

8 Oct 2008

Green Building Continues to Grow in a Down Market

McGraw-Hill Construction, a part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, in partnership with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) National Green Building Program, today released the full update to its 2006 study with 2008 green home building data

7 Oct 2008

Next Generation Smart Lighting Systems Use Efficient LED Lights that Also Wirelessly Transmit Data

Researchers have developed efficient LED lights that also have data transmission capabilities built in

7 Oct 2008

Sustainability a Key Feature of the Perfect Classroom Learning Environment

Ai3 and Triumph Modular team up to launch the ideal learning environment. The classroom of tomorrow is here today

7 Oct 2008

Energy and Money Saving Tips for Energy Awareness Month

Each year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) dedicates October as Energy Awareness Month. The mission of the DOE is an important one -- to educate consumers on the critical impact energy use has on our lives, our community and our country

2 Oct 2008

Department of Energy Program for Speeding Up Development of Energy Efficient Building Technologies Selects Toyota for Panel

Toyota has been selected as one of just 21 companies - and the only automotive company - to participate in a special Department of Energy (DOE) program to speed the adoption of energy-saving building and facility technologies

28 Sep 2008

Intelligent and Sustainable Buildings to be Theme of World Standards Day

World Standards Day is celebrated each year on 14 October to pay tribute to the efforts of thousands of experts worldwide who collaborate to develop voluntary International Standards. The theme of this year's World Standards Day message is "Intelligent and sustainable buildings".

24 Sep 2008