The General Services Administration (GSA) concluded that the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED green building rating system can and should be used in government buildings to advance energy efficiency and to save taxpayers' money. ...
Tags: LEED, Green Building, Construction
The General Services Administration (GSA) concluded again today that the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED green building rating system can and should be used in government buildings to advance energy efficiency and to save ...
Tags: Green Building
Kohl’s Department Stores announces the grand opening of three new locations, creating approximately 375 jobs nationwide and bringing the company’s store count to 1,158 stores across 49 states. Stores opening include Hyannis, ...
Tags: Apparel, electric vehicle
Outdoor Gear Canada has been named Tern's exclusive distributor in Canada, Tern announced Wednesday. Tern's folding bicycles will join OGC's other bike lines: BMC, Intense, Linus and Opus. OGC is taking over Canadian distribution from ...
Tags: bicycles, Transportation, Outdoor Gear
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its inaugural LEED in Motion report, a holistic statistical snapshot of the green building movement aimed at equipping its members with the insight to make a strong case for sustainable ...
Tags: LEED-Certified Buildings
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its inaugural LEED in Motion report, a holistic statistical snapshot of the green building movement aimed at equipping its members with the insight to make a strong case for sustainable ...
With millions of sports fans visiting LEED-certified green sports venues every year, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is proud to announce a collaboration with the Green Sports Alliance, a prominent nonprofit organization supporting ...
Tags: Green Sports, Construction
While employment and productivity in the construction industry are on the upswing nationwide, the West Coast is seeing slower growth in parts. Construction employment in Oregon and Washington is growing steadily, but slowly. California's ...
How do you use packaging to communicate your sustainable strategy to customers? Come and find out. On July 17, 2013, Jim Hanna, director, environmental impact, Starbucks Coffee Co., will speak at the Packaging Digest Global Food & ...
Tags: Packaging, Sustainability, Gateway
Today the Department of Defense released the findings of an independent report on energy efficiency and sustainability standards used by the Pentagon for military construction. The report strongly affirmed the value of LEED-certified high ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, LED, LEED
While some green building strategies to earn LEED credits can be costly, surprisingly there are many that are both easy and inexpensive to implement. According to Jennifer Meek, director of marketing for Enviro-Solutions, a leading ...
Tags: LEED-Certified, green building, Enviro-Solutions, reflective roof
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced it will once again join Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) and the Institute for Professional and Executive Development (IPED), an affiliate of Nixon Peabody LLP, to co-host the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Pharmavite, a US-based manufacturer of vitamins, minerals and other dietary supplements, has announced the official opening of its new manufacturing facility at the Northeast Opelika Industrial Park in Opelika, Alabama. The establishment ...
Tags: Pharmavite, minerals
According to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), public transportation avoids the use of 4.2 billion gallons of gasoline annually in the United States. While public transportation can refer to a variety of modes, APTA ...
Tags: APTA, public transportation, subway systems
MONROE, Mich. --- La-Z-Boy said it has completed the purchase of 120 acres of land that will be the site of its new corporate headquarters here. The land purchase, coupled with last month's approval of a variety of state, county and local ...