Green Computer Center

HOLYOKE, Mass. — Gov. Deval Patrick has pledged $25 million toward the construction of a $100 million Green High Performance Computer Center slated for a site in Holyoke’s canal district.
 
The center will be powered largely by wind and hydroelectric power from the Connecticut River and will serve as a showcase of green energy use and green facilities design.Read More

EPA Introduces Green Competition

WASHINGTON — Fourteen commercial buildings across the county will compete head to head in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s first national energy efficiency contest. While trimming kilowatt hours off is their bottom lines, the business will also save money and help fight climate change.

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Green Building Survey

MILWAUKEE — Johnson Controls released its fourth annual Energy Efficiency Indicator, providing strong support for a rebounding construction industry and identifying cost savings as the number one reason for building green commercial facilities.
 
A survey of 1,435 North American executives and managers responsible for making investments and managing energy in commercial buildings revealed

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Sky High Green

NEW YORK — The city’s second-tallest skyscraper is now one of New York’s greenest buildings.
The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan, home to the bank’s New York operations, achieved LEED Platinum certification recently, marking the first time in U.S. history that a high-rise commercial office structure has attained LEED’s highest green building rating.
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