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Raleigh Green Training

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The city’s Office of Sustainability is working in partnership with consulting firm CleanEdison to implement a green job training program for local construction professionals.
 
Earlier this year, Raleigh officials awarded a $45,000 contract to CleanEdison to establish a program that provides hands-on energy audit training. On June 7, Raleigh’s Green Building Training program began its first class, a Building Performance Institute building analyst certification course led by CleanEdison employees.

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Green Computer Center

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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

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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

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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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