WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction announced winners of the third annual International Holcim Awards, with $300,000 awarded amongst ten diverse projects from Canada and the U. S.
DENTON — The University of North Texas’ (UNT) Apogee Stadium recently earned LEED Platinum certification, marking the first newly constructed collegiate football stadium in the nation to achieve the Platinum level.
The UNT System led the project, with design by Dallas-based HKS Sports & Entertainment Group and construction by the Dallas office of Manhattan Construction Co.
SAN MATEO, Calif. — C3, an energy and emissions management solutions provider, formed a strategic alliance with Science Applications International Corp. to offer robust, scalable, secure energy management solutions to large commercial, industrial, and utility businesses, as well as government departments and agencies.
Science Applications will also use the C3 solution to model, analyze, and optimize energy use at its own facilities.
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Scientists from Blue World Crete recently completed a month of lab testing and demonstrations with some of Colombia’s largest concrete producers and consumers for what company officials are calling an entirely green alternative for Portland cement.
SAN RAMON, Calif. — The EMerge Alliance — an open industry association aimed at facilitating the rapid adoption of safe DC power distribution standards for commercial buildings — unveiled its first multilevel DC power demonstration to show the hybrid AC-DC power concept for a building at the Greenbuild Conference in Toronto.
The demonstration showcased a range of DC power applications available currently, as well as those that will be available in the future, said Brian Patterson, chairman of the Emergence Alliance.
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute was awarded the "Super Nova of Energy Efficiency" award from the Alliance to Save Energy on Oct. 4 at the Dinner with the Stars of Energy Efficiency awards gala in Washington, D.C.
The institute represents manufacturers of air conditioning, heating, commercial refrigeration and water heating equipment.
MELVILLE, N.Y. — Leviton Manufacturing Co., a maker of electrical wiring devices, lighting energy management systems and commercial data networking solutions, announced the acquisition of Obvius Energy Information Solutions, a provider of cost-effective hardware solutions to collect energy information.
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh-based Syntheon, a wholly -owned subsidiary of NOVA Chemicals, recently announced that its Leetsdale, Pa.-based manufacturing facility received ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System certification.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added new categories to its 2011 WaterSense Partner of the Year award at its annual awards program that recognize builders and certifying organizations who made efforts to promote water efficiency and WaterSense-labeled products.
