Are Green Buildings Also Safer Buildings?
Looking for shelter from a storm? Head to a green building. Greener buildings can be more resilient, according to a new study, which includes tips on how pros can make them even safer. ... [Read More]
 
The VA Department's Veterans Canteen Service Attacks Food Waste
Food waste isn't a problem generally associated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, but the network of cafes and food service operations catering to VA facilities generates tons of it...... [Read More]
 
The Benefits of Building Efficiency Go Far Beyond Energy Costs
Today, improving buildings' energy efficiency is a rapidly growing industry blossoming with new business ideas and models. Here are some ways business can profit.... [Read More]
 
US Foods Turns to Solar Power for Site Serving Metro New York
Rooftop solar power will supply about 85 percent of the energy used by a distribution facility in New Jersey that serves metro New York.... [Read More]
 
Behind the Top 10 List for Green Building Markets: How SF Made No. 1
Cushman & Wakefield provides drill-down information on why San Francisco emerged as the top market for green building opportunities in the U.S. for two years in a row.... [Read More]
 
4 Innovative Startups that Lower Costs of Commercial Energy Audits
Although an energy audit is an extremely useful tool in the sustainability toolbox, it is also usually a labor- and cost-intensive process. But these four firms are helping to make them affordable for... [Read More]
 
Autodesk Cuts Data Center Energy Use 60%, Saves $7M
The design software giant talked up the results of its aggressive work to consolidate servers, as well as a new version of its cloud-enabled Green Building Studio web service and a success story from ... [Read More]
 
Using the Arts to Inspire a Sustainable Generation
The co-founder of Artists for Humanity talks about training in the arts, and all it entails in terms of community, responsibility and hard work, helps to set them up as future leaders of a more sustai... [Read More]
 
Sustainable Cities Take Center Stage
While national governments are struggling with economic and policy gridlocks, cities are become the proving ground for green technologies, and fertile territory for the burgeoning green economy.... [Read More]
 
Long-Term Energy Efficiency Potential
Americans must take a broader view of energy efficiency in the U.S. or risk constraining an economy that has struggled to wrest itself from the Great Recession, according to thought leaders at the Ame... [Read More]
 
4 Sustainability Trends That Will Shape 2012
The worldwide movement toward sustainability has made significant progress over the past half-dozen years. Now, sustainable development is entering a new phase, and here are the trends to watch for in... [Read More]