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Energy Efficient Retrofit for Empire State Building

World's most famous office building's more than $500 million upgrade program to incorporate comprehensive project with goal to reduce energy use by nearly 40 percent

6 Apr 2009

Study Shows Natural Daylight Is Preferred Light For Building Interiors

A decade-long trend in building science research indicates people are more comfortable, productive and feel healthier in buildings that use daylight as the primary source of workplace illumination. Advances in lighting research and technology at UNC Charlotte have opened up new horizons for daylighting

6 Apr 2009

Structural Insulated Panels Can Produce Heating and Cooling Savings of Up to 60 Percent

A growing building technique - structural insulated panels (SIPs) - is helping Americans reduce home energy use. Compared to traditional 'stickbuilt' construction, SIPs save homeowners up to 60% on monthly utility bills

2 Apr 2009

High Carbon Economic Stimulus Packages Are Not the G20's Way to a Sustainable Financial Future

Many of the economic stimulus packages up for discussion at the G20 summit starting today risk locking the world into a continuing high carbon economy

1 Apr 2009

North Carolina Army National Guard Becomes Environmental Leader Through Green Design

A green-design maintenance shop has set a foundation for further pollution prevention efforts for the North Carolina Army National Guard (NCARNG)

1 Apr 2009

Owens Corning Building Achieves Environmentally Positive Green Seal Certification

Owens Corning, a world leader in building materials and glass fiber reinforcements, today announced that a building at the company's science and technology center in Granville, Ohio, has met the Green Seal environmental standard for cleaning services

1 Apr 2009

New Range of Thermal Insulation Products Launched by Bayer

Bayer MaterialScience is presenting a whole host of new developments in thermal insulation at Utech 2009 in Maastricht that enable real estate owners and tenants to make significant savings in heating costs

31 Mar 2009

New York to Get $148 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Environmental Cleanup

Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced $6 billion in new funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to accelerate environmental cleanup work and create thousands of jobs across 12 states - including a major investment in New York

31 Mar 2009

Growing Population of East Africa Causing Local Climate Change

Nights are getting hotter among cities in east Africa as growing populations change sensitive local weather patterns, according to research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville

31 Mar 2009

Competition Launched for Sustainable Urban Development

Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, and the city of Helsinki are launching an international competition for building a sustainable and innovative block in the Western Harbor of Helsinki

31 Mar 2009