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Engineers Establish Center of Excellence in Sustainable Water Infrastructure Management

Most of the water infrastructure systems are over 100 years old, and many "have not received adequate upgrades, maintenance, repair and rehabilitation over time," said Sunil Sinha, a 2007 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award recipient and an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering (CEE) at Virginia Tech.

12 Jan 2009

Campus Opening Marks Start of a New Era for DSM’s Sustainable Development in China

Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces the opening of its DSM China Campus in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Pudong New Area, Shanghai. The Campus will advance local research and development competence and as it is one of the first LEED Gold-certified buildings in China, it will become a symbol of DSM's sustainable development in China.

11 Jan 2009

Toyota Dealerships Become First in Country to Receive Certification from USGBC

Three Toyota dealerships have become the first in the country to receive certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) through its Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) program. Three other Toyota dealerships are in the review process to receive LEED certification and multiple dealerships in the planning process could be certified in 2009.

10 Jan 2009

BASF Styrodur Under Foundation Insulation Approved for German Construction

The German Institute for Construction Technology Berlin has given its official approval to multiple layers of BASF's Styrodur 3035 CS, Styrodur 4000 CS and Styrodur 5000 CS used under the foundation slab

9 Jan 2009

White Castle Turns Green for the Environment

White Castle restaurants will introduce new "green" food packaging in all 412 locations over the next few weeks. The formerly white paper sack and white corrugated Crave Cases are going "green" by switching to brown paper and corrugated

8 Jan 2009

Environmentally Friendly Surfactant-Enhanced In Situ Chemical Oxidation Method Remediates Contaminated Site

VeruTEK Technologies, an international environmental technologies company, announced today that it has successfully completed an in-place remediation of contaminated soils and groundwater using its proprietary Surfactant-Enhanced In Situ Chemical Oxidation

8 Jan 2009