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JPMorgan Greens HQ

JPMorgan Chase is making its 50-story headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in Manhattan more environmentally-friendly, Reuters reports, and it’s doing it ten stories at a time, starting at the top with rooftop vegetation. Also on the roof, drains will...

Published 02-04-2008 11:10 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Conservation, Efficiency, Electricity, Construction, Refitting, Water, Contracts & Installations

Honeywell Expands Energy-Efficiency Program for Motels

Honeywell has been awarded a $4.5 million contract extension for its energy-efficiency program Cool Control Plus, currently in use in over 150 small hotels and motels throughout northern and central California. The program, launched in 2006, met its conservation...

Published 02-01-2008 11:58 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Conservation, Efficiency, Electricity, Refitting, Savings, Contracts & Installations, Products & Planning

Austin Joins LED Cities and Saves Money With Green Lighting

Cree Inc. announced that the City of Austin joined the LED City program to deploy and promote energy-efficient LED lighting. Austin joins Toronto, Raleigh, and Ann Arbor. In December 2007, the city retrofitted a floor of the One Texas Center Parking Garage...

Published 01-31-2008 11:23 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Facilities, U.S., Business Services, Government, Conservation, Efficiency, Industrial Goods, Electricity, Refitting, Research & Technology

Adobe, CB Richard Ellis and Others Retrofitting Major Office Space

According to government estimates, commercial buildings account for more than 60 percent of the country’s electricity consumption and generate 30 percent of all GHG emissions. And though new green commercial buildings are regularly being built,...

Published 01-28-2008 1:23 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Efficiency, Electricity, Construction, Refitting, Contracts & Installations

Marriott, Hilton,Other Hotels Going Green

A 2007 survey conducted by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives and KDS revealed that only one-third of corporate travel policies promote sustainable tourism. And while many travelers say they would prefer a green hotel, other factors such as...

Published 01-25-2008 2:01 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, Feature, Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency, Travel, Construction, Refitting, Solar Energy, Water, Strategy & Leadership, Retail & Restaurants

OVG CEO Says Green Pays Off

Conrad van Oostrom is the Dutch CEO and founder of OVG, a 10-year old real estate development company specializing in office buildings. According to this Business Week article, it was during a breakfast on climate change with Al Gore in the summer of...

Published 01-25-2008 1:55 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Efficiency, Construction, Refitting, Strategy & Leadership

NYC Earmarks $800 Million For Green Projects

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has released a short-term action plan (PDF) to begin reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from the City’s municipal buildings and operations by 30 percent by 2017 as part of PlaNYC. The City...

Published 12-06-2007 11:02 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Waste, U.S., Automotive, Financial, Government, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Travel, Economics, Hybrid Technology, Electricity, Construction, Refitting, Recycling, Wind Energy, Utilities, Hydrogen, Geothermal, Wave Energy, Water, Policy & Law

Hobie Cat Cuts Energy Costs 20% With Lighting Retrofit

Hobie Cat has completed a lighting retrofit that will save about $24,000 in annual energy costs. The Oceanside, Calif. company manufactures kayaks and catamaran sailboats and has more than 100,000 vessels on the sea. The retrofit cut Hobie Cat’s lighting...

Published 12-06-2007 7:43 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, U.S., Manufacturing, Efficiency, Electricity, Refitting, Utilities, Savings, Contracts & Installations

U.S. Steel Proposes $1 Billion Environmental Upgrade

United States Steel Corporation is considering a $1 billion capital investment program at its Clairton plant coke making operation near Pittsburgh to boost the company’s environmental performance. The program, which would take place over a period...

Published 12-03-2007 9:04 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Industrial Goods, Refitting, Coal, Contracts & Installations

Rockefeller Center Launches Major Green Initiatives

Rockefeller Center is getting a green makeover this holiday season that includes solar panels, LED Christmas tree lights, a green roof, and an ice storage refrigeration plant. Tishman Speyer has installed 363 General Electric solar panels on the roof...

Published 11-21-2007 1:10 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, U.S., Efficiency, Clean Energy, Travel, Electricity, Refitting, Recycling, Savings, Solar Energy, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs

Frito-Lay Plans Net-Zero Plant

Frito-Lay wants its Casa Grande plant to become a net zero facility, The New York Times reports. The plan has the backing of top-level executives at PepsiCo, the parent company of Frito-Lay. Over the next several years, Frito-Lay plans to install high...

Published 11-18-2007 11:58 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Sustainability, Facilities, U.S., Manufacturing, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Refitting, Recycling, Solar Energy, Biomass, Contracts & Installations

AAMCO Launches Program To Green Its Service Centers

AAMCO Transmissions, which runs the world's largest chain of transmission service centers, has introduced Eco-Green Auto Service Certification. U.S. AAMCO centers can be certified by making changes that help the environment. The certification seeks...

Published 11-13-2007 10:01 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Waste, U.S., Automotive, Business-to-Consumer, Refitting, Recycling

Digital Reality Trust Datacenter First To Earn LEED Gold Certification

Digital Realty Trust has received the datacenter industry's first LEED Gold Certification for a Build-to-Suit datacenter for a Fortune Global 500 company located in Digital Realty Trust's 350 East Cermak...

Published 11-02-2007 1:32 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Business-to-Business, Research & Technology, U.S., Hi-Tech, Electricity, Refitting

California Air Board Approves Measures To Reduce Emissions

The California Air Resources Board has approved six measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Sacramento Bee. The proposals are on track to become law by Jan. 1, 2010, though all are still subject to revision. The newly approved measures...

Published 10-26-2007 10:43 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Supply Chain, Feature, U.S., Automotive, Policy & Law, Government, Manufacturing, Industrial Goods, Refitting

Kettle Foods Powers Potato Chip Facility With Wind Turbines

Potato chip and snack food-maker Kettle Foods has installed 18 wind turbines on the roof of its new Beloit, Wisconsin manufacturing facility, MediaPost reports. The "architectural wind system" from AeroVironment played a key role in Kettle Foods...

Published 10-26-2007 9:13 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Facilities, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Refitting, Wind Energy

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