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A Power Team For Sustainable Hospitality Design: Adoba Eco Hotels Announces Partnership With Interface Hospitality

Adoba Eco-Hotels and Suites has designated Interface Hospitality carpet tile its floor covering of choice for the brand's nascent chain of properties. Adoba Eco Hotel Brand is committed to environmentally responsible architecture and design, improving the environmental footprints of its holdings one guest room at a time.

5 Jul 2012

US Postal Services Announces Green Roof Initiative on Colvin-Elmwood Post Office

The U.S. Postal Service has reported that the Colvin-Elmwood Post Office will get an 11,300-square-foot green roof, which will be constructed at no cost through the ‘Save the Rain’ initiative, a collaborative effort of Onondaga County, New York.

30 Jun 2012

Fixtures Living’s Costa Mesa Store Achieves LEED SILVER for Sustainability

Fixtures Living, a provider of lifestyle goods for residences, has received LEED SILVER Green Building Certification for its store in Costa Mesa, CA.

29 Jun 2012

Net-Zero Energy Buildings through Innovative Holistic Approach

An innovative holistic approach considers the indoor climate performance, the energy performance, and the environmental impact of the building in the initial design phase to ensure that effective sustainable buildings are achieved.

29 Jun 2012

Songdo International Business District Receives Certification for Ninth LEED Project

Gale International, a New York-based international real estate investment and development company, and POSCO E&C of Korea are together building the Songdo International Business District (IBD), a $35 billion venture, in Incheon, South Korea on reclaimed land spanning 1,500 acres.

27 Jun 2012

Canadian leader in the global movement to cut home energy costs up to 90 per cent offers comprehensive Passive House course at Ryerson University to train next generation

Ross Elliott, aka “Mr. Energy”, wants to inspire a new generation of Canadian Passive House architects, designers, contractors and engineers to build to the emerging Passive House standard that can reduce home energy costs by up to 90 per cent. The CEO of Homesol Building Solutions Inc. – currently involved in 8 Passive House projects and anticipating another 30 this year – has assembled a North American team of Passive House consultants at Toronto’s Ryerson University starting July 31st to create a new generation of expertise around the world’s highest residential energy design standard.

26 Jun 2012

Telkonet Partners with OTO Development

Telkonet, Inc. developer of the revolutionary EcoSmart energy management platform incorporating patented Recovery Time™ technology, announced today that the new development project, Hyatt Place Los Angeles Int Airport/El Segundo of El Segundo, CA, will be installed with a fully networked EcoSmart energy management solution.

22 Jun 2012

Making Existing Office Buildings Green Can Boost Their Value

Total Environment Centre (TEC) states that owners of existing buildings can increase the value of their properties by making their buildings green. Presently, many new office buildings have received 6 star energy ratings.

22 Jun 2012

Awareness and Regulations Increase on Indoor Air Quality

Indoor air quality (IAQ) is gaining attention as one of the leading environmental concerns causing many global environmental agencies, privately-held companies and government bodies to work towards improving IAQ by starting programs to help ensure that international products support healthy indoor environments.

19 Jun 2012

Greenwood Energy Pledges $50M for ‘Better Buildings Challenge’

The renewable energy division of the Libra Group, Greenwood Energy has signed a $50 million commitment with the U.S. Department of Energy to be a part of their ‘Better Buildings Challenge’, which integrates retailers, large-scale property owners, and universities with financial partners to start energy efficiency projects.

19 Jun 2012