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Translating talk into action – University of Surrey Conference Shows How Universities Can Be Run Sustainably

Employ a sustainability expert at management level and he or she will earn back their salary in savings several times over. Turn waste into a resource not a drain on resources by diverting it from landfill through recycling, composting or energy recovery. These were some of the powerful yet practical messages delivered at a recent conference

19 Sep 2008

Tesla Going to Make an Electric Luxury Sedan at New Facility in California

Tesla Motors Inc. plans to build a $250 million facility to manufacture a zero-emission luxury sedan in the heart of Silicon Valley

18 Sep 2008

HOBO LEED Monitoring Kits Designed to Help Improve Building Energy Performance

New HOBO LEED Monitoring Kits help improve building energy performance, generate LEED credits

17 Sep 2008

Using Hemp as a House Building Material to Tackle Climate Change

Houses made of hemp, timber or straw could help combat climate change by reducing the carbon footprint of building construction

17 Sep 2008

ThermaRock Energy Saving Drywall Introduced by Serious Materials

Serious Materials today announced its new line of ThermaRock energy saving drywall that can give enrgy savings of 30 percent

16 Sep 2008

Alvarez Construction to Build Energy Efficient and Disaster Resistant SHIP Homes

Alternative Construction Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an exclusive supplier agreement with Alvarez Construction Group

15 Sep 2008

Green Building Council Grant to Examine The Effect of Lighting on Learning of School Students

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has earned the notable distinction of receiving one of only 13 first-ever research grants awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The $250,000 grant will fund research for a project titled “Quantifying the Impact of Daylight and Electric Lighting on Student Alertness, Performance, and Well-being in K-12 Schools.”

15 Sep 2008

Owens Corning Releases Tool Kit to Promote Re-Insulation

Owens Corning, a world leader in building materials and glass fiber reinforcements, today launched a full set of business solutions to help its building materials customers easily, efficiently and profitably enter an emerging and growing market category -- re-insulation

11 Sep 2008

Solar Mirrors for Renewable Energy Industry Improved by Arch Aluminum and Glass

Arch Aluminum and Glass Co., Inc. has developed innovative new mirror manufacturing techniques to meet the demand for lower cost and more efficient concentrator photovoltaic units in the burgeoning renewable energy industry

11 Sep 2008