GBCI and Bureau Veritas Confirm Partnership

WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C.-based Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) and Bureau Veritas of Paris, have finalized the terms of their agreement to facilitate LEED certification internationally.

GBCI is a third-party organization that administers certification for LEED, the International Well Building Institute’s WELL Building Standard (WELL) and the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). Bureau Veritas is a global company that performs tests, inspections and certification services.

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GE Announces Solar Energy Project in N.Y.

NEW YORK — General Electric Co. (GE) announced May 29 that it will begin construction on a new 2-megawatt ground-mounted solar installation unit stationed outside of the President Container Group (PCG), a Moonachie, N.J.-based manufacturer of corrugated shipping containers, in Middleton, N.Y.

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Christopher O. Ward

AECOM, headquartered in Los Angeles, appointed Christopher O. Ward as senior vice president, chief executive, in New York. In this role, Ward leads strategic growth and profitability of the design and consulting services group in the New York City metro area. His areas of responsibility include transportation, water and wastewater, environment, power, and buildings and places, which encompasses more than 1,600 architects, engineers, scientists and support staff.

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Outdoor LED Light

Hubbell Lighting and TOTUS Solutions have introduced Spaulding Lighting’s Cimarron LED fixture, now available with integrated surveillance, communication and control. Spaulding Lighting’s Cimarron outdoor lighting luminaire is totally integrated with an Ethernet-controlled LED fixture, 360-degree hemispheric camera and communications platform. The system can perform several surveillance and analytic functions based on specific needs.

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