Clothing Retailer Highlights Importance of Clothing Recycling Programs
H&M will begin accepting clothing for its global recycling program beginning February 2013 at select stores in the retailer's 48 worldwide markets.
View ArticleWhy Retrofit?
Why Retrofit? Energy savings of over $1Trillion, and 33 million job years created. If that isn't enough, then there's the 50% of businesses already starting to upgrade their buildings, and finding a 5%...
View ArticleIBWA Supports World Water Day 2013
The members of the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) supports World Water Day 2013 and recognize the importance of a safe and sustainable water supply.
View ArticleCase Study: Novo Nordisk
This is the story of Novo Nordisk and an aging building, once owned by Merrill Lynch, in Plainsboro, New Jersey. The challenge they faced was to convert an 80’s style building — lots of corridors,...
View ArticleFood Waste: Problem to Profit
‘Food Waste’ isn’t a topic that tends to grab attention. But it is a growing problem that poses opportunities for grocery stores, hospitals, universities, and municipalities.
View ArticleNew Recycling Facility for Biofuels
BlackGold Biofuels of Charlotte has opened an innovative recycling facility for area restaurant kitchens’ wastewater, cleaning up the water and recovering a biofuel in the process. While it has become...
View ArticleOil Extraction from Sludge
RBL markets and manufacturers an oil extraction technology in North America that offers the following advantages: the efficiency of the technology, small footprint and even portability make it possible...
View ArticlePositive Report on Biomass Energy
A report released by the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) shows the positive impacts of using renewable material. The report, “Financing Woody Biomass Clusters: Barriers,...
View Article2013 Can Roundup Challenge
The 2013's Great American Can Roundup Industry Challenge encourages businesses and local communities to convert recycled cans into cash, which then go towards helping the environment and giving back to...
View ArticleGreen Company Teams with Center for Research
Carbios, a green chemistry company, teams with the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the Poitiers University to develop an innovative biotechnology platform.
View Article100% Recycled Composite Rail Ties
Calgary Transit Experiments with Recycled Plastic Rail Ties.
View ArticleYou’ll Never Guess What Can Power Buildings!
A new source of energy has been discovered, tested, and proven effective: urine.
View ArticleRecycling 1.6 Billion Bottles Annually
A "bottle-to-bottle" recycling plant in Abilene, Texas will process used plastic beverage bottles into food-grade raw material to make into new bottles.
View ArticleCoffee Recycling: Grounds for Grounds
Austin-based coffee recycling program keeps community well grounded.
View ArticleWalmart Goes Green
PSU’s Green Building Research Laboratory will lead the effort to deploy scores of sensors and a weather station on Walmart’s new store in North Portland.
View ArticleSolar Projects Soar in Massachusetts
Four solar energy projects breaking ground in Massachusetts.
View ArticleTop Tech & Telecom Companies Using Green Power
For the first time, the Tech & Telecom list expanded from the Top 20 to the Top 30 technology and telecommunication partners using green power.
View ArticleFlat Panel Solar Reduces Hot Water Costs
A 67 Flat Panel Solar Hot Water System reduces annual costs for 300 apartment units by $8K.
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