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Efficiency Changes Could Cut 30 Percent of U.S. Electric Use and Avoid Need For 60 Percent of Coal Fired Electricity

Closing a national "electric productivity gap" could curtail up to 30 percent of current electric power consumption nationwide, according to a report released today

9 Feb 2009

Paris Heads List of French Cities to Turn Off The Lights For Earth Hour

Paris heads a list of 28 French cities and towns intending to join the world in making a visual vote for decisive action on climate change during WWF's Earth Hour 2009

9 Feb 2009

CertainTeed Ceiling and Insulation Products Used In Comcast Center, United States' Tallest Green Office Building

Towering over the Philadelphia skyline at an amazing 58 stories (975 feet), the city's new Comcast Center is a high-performance sustainable building, with an abundance of features that will conserve energy and reduce impact on the environment

9 Feb 2009

Predicting theEnvironmental Impact of Building Construction

A team of researchers from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) has developed a method that makes it possible to evaluate the environmental impacts caused during the construction of buildings in advance

5 Feb 2009

2009 NextGen Home Showcases New Green Building Materials

New green building materials are currently on display at the 2009 NextGen Home in Las Vegas

5 Feb 2009

GreenSwitch Saves Electricity and Can Slash Home Owner Utility Bills

As effortlessly as you flip off a light switch when leaving the house, you can now reduce total energy consumption up to 25 percent

3 Feb 2009

Hanley Wood's ECOHOME Becomes Finalist for Best Start-Up Magazine and New Web Site

ECOHOME, an integrated network of media including a magazine, Web site and e-newsletter, is a finalist in the 2009 Neal Awards competition and min's 2008 Best of the Web Awards

2 Feb 2009

NRG Shift to be Renewable Energy Consultancy for Rolling Hills Ranch Intermodal Port

The proposed Intermodal Array would not be the largest solar array in comparison to other projects in AZ like the multi MW solar arrays operated by TEP or the Solana 280 MW solar array proposed by Abengoa for the Arizona Public Service Company. It would, however, be a significant array in AZ operated by a non-utility

1 Feb 2009

Environmentally Friendly First Year Campus Building at Vanderbilt University Recognized for Green Credentials

Vanderbilt University continues to go for the gold with its latest LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification of three new residence halls

29 Jan 2009

President Obama Green Economy Plan Backed by Construction Group

The U.S. Green Building Council was on hand today to lend its strong support to President Barack Obama's call for swift and decisive action on the economic recovery package that has been sent to Congress

29 Jan 2009