College Sustainability Report Card Released
CAMBRDGE, Mass.
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif.
Read More Houston District Receives $90K Efficiency Reward
HOUSTON — As part of its energy efficiency incentive program, Centerpoint energy company recently awarded a Houston school district more than $93,000 for efforts to reduce its peak electricity demand.
Spring Independent School District received the check as a reward for the total estimated annual kilowatt-hour savings at 10 of its schools.
Gloria Marshall Elementary Sch
Read More Office Depot Earns Energy Star Leader Status
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Office Depot, a provider of office supplies and services, was named an Energy Star Leader for reducing its energy consumption by 27.5 percent across its building portfolio.
The Energy Star Leaders program, administered by the U.S.
Read More Trade Association Requests Improved Efficiency From Federal Agency
Trade Association Requests Improved Efficiency From Federal Agency
BlueCross Headquarters Earns LEED Gold
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — BlueCross BlueShield’s headquarters in Tennessee, which includes 950,000 square feet of office space, recently received LEED Gold certification.
Bob Worthington, chief strategy officer for BlueCross, said the company always had the desire to incorporate certain sustainable design attributes into the new corporate campus.
“Our master planning goals always included sustainability, innovation and wellness,” Worthington said.
Read More San Diego Hospital Achieves LEED
SAN DIEGO — Opened in October 2010, the new $260 million Rady Children‘s Hospital Acute Care Pavilion in San Diego has been LEED certified by the U.S.
Read More University Solar Fields on the Rise
University campuses are often the hotspot of new trends — ones that come in all shape and form. One of the latest trends is an increasing number of solar energy fields hosted by universities, made possible by a number of supporting factors.
At Colorado State University, a solar electric system is up and running, according to Carol Dollard, energy engineer at the school.
Read More Wind Tower Manufacturing Project to Create Jobs
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A wind tower manufacturing facility will be built in Cheyenne, in a joint venture by Spanish industrial holding company Gestamp Renewables and Columbus, Ohio-based Worthington Energy Group, a subsidiary of Worthington Industries, Inc., Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead announced on Tuesday.
The facility will total 160,000 square feet, and will be built on 30 acres of land in the Cheyenne Logistics Hub at Swan Ranch, according to a statement from the governor’s office.
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