Sacramento and SoCal show how to do sustainable communities right
The California capital and an association of Southern California governments last week presented innovative ideas for reducing congestion while building environmental and social concerns into their pl... [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]
 
Kohl's Joins Growing List of Retailers to Embrace EV Charging
Kohl's Department Stores is latest retailer to launch a pilot program that will provide charging stations for customers' electric cars.... [Read More]
 
Panasonic to Run Asia's First Green Home Energy Project
Singapore teams with Panasonic to create Asia's first test bed in public housing for technology that's designed to provide total energy solutions.... [Read More]
 
Four Greenhouses that Point to the Future of Urban Building
The world has come a long way from some of the hippie dreams of the 1970s, although the far-out ideas for creating sustainable spaces to live and work in are rapidly becoming reality.... [Read More]
 
Military Housing Goes Red, White & Green
Lend Lease, a low-profile property development firm that has cornered the market on military housing, is in the midst of building two of the largest solar-powered communities in the nation.... [Read More]
 
Leaders in Energy Star Buildings Challenge Cut Power Use by 30%
Half-way through the EPA's yearlong challenge to spur energy efficiency in existing buildings, the University of Central Florida and Scientific Instruments have both hit the 30 percent mark for energy... [Read More]
 
Green Building Roundup: Testing Next-Gen Buildings, Is GSA Breaking Green Rules? & More
The Lawrence Berkeley Lab's testing center for ultra energy efficient buildings, a lawsuit against the General Services Administration, new LED and smart grid products, and more, made green building h... [Read More]
 
First Takes: IKEA to Host EV Charging Stations, Panasonic's Emergency Energy Box, and More
IKEA's plans to add charging stations at select West Coast stores and Panasonic's green energy-in-a-box solution for emergency relief operations are in the headlines today.... [Read More]
 
A Closer Look at the Green City Index
Why did some cities nail top ratings in Siemens' new Green City Index for North America, while others tanked and still others weren't counted at all? NRDC's Kaid Benfield takes a deep dive into the sc... [Read More]
 
Mr. Peanut's Plan to Help Build Greener Communities
Planters plans to transform neglected urban plots in four U.S. cities into peanut-shaped community parks as part of an eco campaign that includes the rollout of a new Nutmobile, the company's brand ma... [Read More]