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Heritage Park to be Illuminated by Carmanah EG300 LED Series

Parque Caneguin, one of Mexico City’s largest urban parks, exhibits a number of important architectural and art deco examples from the 1920s.

16 Feb 2011

Hubbell Lighting Supplies LED Luminaires to University of Nebraska’s Parking Garage

Hubbell Lighting, a pioneer in sophisticated illumination technology and a unit of Hubbell, has offered both exterior and interior energy-conserving lighting solutions for a 1000-vehicle, 5-story parking lot located within the campus of the Lincoln-based University of Nebraska.

11 Feb 2011

Sustainable Homes Could be the Solution for First Home Buyers

First time buyers could benefit if the Government and construction industry look to more innovative ways of producing affordable and sustainably produced and run homes, suggests a Loughborough University study.

2 Feb 2011

Intelligent Energy Efficient House Prototype Designed by University of Hertfordshire

An energy-efficient house which can send alerts if its residents are ill has been developed by researchers at the University of Hertfordshire.

27 Jan 2011

Synergy Elevator From ThyssenKrupp Achieves Top Rating in Energy Efficiency

The machine-room-less elevator "synergy" from ThyssenKrupp Elevator is a real space-saver. It can be integrated into any building design and gives architects greater creative freedom. It also sets environmental benchmarks. TÜV SÜD recently gave a "synergy" elevator in Köthen (Germany) an energy efficiency class "A" rating.

27 Jan 2011

Bayer Establishes First Emissions-Neutral Office Building in Asia

Bayer has opened its first emissions-neutral office building in Asia as part of its Group-wide sustainability program. Bayer MaterialScience’s new building in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, India, which draws 100 percent of its electricity from a photovoltaic plant, needs some 50 percent less power than comparable buildings in the region.

23 Jan 2011

First Wind Achieves LEED Gold Certification for Headquarters in Boston

First Wind, an independent wind energy company based in North America, which solely concentrates on the development, ownership and operation of wind energy generating projects, declared that its headquarters at 179, Lincoln Street in Downtown Boston has received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold certification.

18 Jan 2011

Modular Facade Concept Can Save Energy for Buildings

Hydro’s building systems brand Wicona won the first prize for best façade solution at the world’s biggest building exhibition, BAU 2011, in Munich, Germany.

18 Jan 2011

ThyssenKrupp Steel Join Bayer's Sustainable Commercial Building Project

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, headquartered in Duisburg, Germany, a global technology leader in the manufacture of high quality flat rolled steel, has joined Bayer MaterialScience's EcoCommercial Building Program.

17 Jan 2011

Guidance on Design and Construction of Sustainable, Low Carbon Supermarkets

New guidance on the cost-effective design and construction of sustainable, low carbon supermarkets demonstrates how the operational carbon emissions of a typical supermarket building can meet the requirements of Part L 2010 without the need for renewable energy technologies.

16 Jan 2011