AUSTIN, Texas — Global venture capital funding for wind energy added up to $369 million in 14 deals in 2011, a nearly $100 million increase from the previous year, according to a report released Jan. 11 by clean energy consulting firm Mercom Capital Group.
That total marked an increase from $277 million in 11 deals made in 2010 and $189 million in 20 deals in 2009, the report said.
BRIMFIELD, Mass. — MGM Resorts has selected San Francisco-based design firm Gensler to oversee the design of its Rolling Hills Resort project in Brimfield, Mass.
In early January, the company signed a contract with Rolling Hills Estates Realty Trust to option 150 secluded acres of land on which to develop a world-class resort.
WASHINGTON — A newly revised American National Standard has raised its benchmarks for evaluating the energy efficiency of high-performance commercial green buildings.
The revision updates the standard introduced in 2009, the first code-intended commercial green building standard in the U.S.
Asphalt — a word that originates from the Greek word “asphaltos” for secure — is the most recycled material in America, with more than 70 million tons recycled each year.
One recycling method that offers cost savings in addition to its green benefits is full-depth reclamation — FDR — advocated by Ruston Paving Co., Inc.
WASHINGTON — The International Code Council and Delmar, the health care and technology arm of teaching services provider Cengage Learning, recently published the construction industry’s first guide to the 2012 International Green Construction Code, which will be available in the spring.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama reaffirmed his commitment to clean energy in his annual State of the Union at a time when a new report suggests that the United States will ease off its reliance on imported energy sources.
COSTA MESA, Calif. and ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Marking the possible next wave in green facilities, Hyundai and Volkswagen announced planned and completed green projects — a new facility for Hyundai, and LEED certification for two of Volkswagen’s facilities.
WASHINGTON — The Urban Land Institute is teaming up with the Greenprint Foundation to form the ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance, a research center about real estate and the environment.
Steven Bushnell, a senior director at California-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., has been appointed to the U.S. Green Building Council 2012 board of directors. At Firemans’ Fund, Bushnell is responsible for development of products and services for emerging industries. In 2006, he developed the first green building insurance coverage in the industry.
