March 29, 2010

In the just-published State of Green Business 2010 report, we take an extensive look at the data behind the move toward making mainstream businesses greener.

Photo by rjseg1 A year after its opening, the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago has received the environmental certification it was seeking. The U.S. Green Building Council awarded the building with LEED Silver last week, says the Tribune’s architecture critic Blair Kamin. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and the silver level is below platinum and gold as …

Wilson College’s Harry R. Brooks Complex for Science, Mathematics and Technology is green and has the paperwork to prove it. It has been certified through the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. It is the first Franklin County building to receive LEED certification.

SOUTH BEND — Geddes Hall at the University of Notre Dame recently received LEED gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Tom Barrett, owner of Westfield, Indiana-based Green Water Infrastructure, is presenting Rainwater Harvesting and Condensate Recovery – New Tools for Green Technology at the Chicago Center for Green Technology on Tuesday, April 20th from 6-8 p.m. Barrett will explain how the use of locally produced water helps develop a “natural approach” to efficient use of water and relieves storm water …

Trane has been named a U.S. Green Building Council Education Provider and will offer curriculum to equip professionals with the continuing education needed to stay competitive in the sustainable building industry.

[HOUSTON – Texas colleges and universities are increasingly building environmental practices into curriculums, a move officials say is a combination of “good business” and idealism.

There’s a lot of green near Indiantown, and there is soon going to be a different kind of green courtesy of Florida Power and Light.

HOUSTON — Texas colleges and universities are increasingly building environmental practices into curriculums, a move officials say is a combination of “good business” and idealism. Sustainability is a wide-ranging field of study to prepare students for a more environmentally conscious world. The Houston Chronicle reports that the concept is showing up in various forms in academia. The …

State Rep. Paul Drucker is working on the approval of his “green schools” bill (House Bill 689), which passed the House of Representatives recently and is now in the State Senate for consideration.