energy conservation
Beginning in 2009, Ontario introduced “smart” meters, along with “time-of-use” electricity pricing designed to help homeowners manage increasingly expensive electricity costs.
The University of California at Davis (UC Davis) plans to build America’s biggest zero net energy community and have it ready for initial occupancy adjacent to its core campus by this fall.
Kaiser Permanente, the largest managed health care organization in the United States, announced that its Santa Clara Medical Center is now receiving energy from the sun.
After seeing significant energy savings at two New York City locations that underwent LED lighting retrofits, Applebee's has decided to refit all 31 of its New York restaurants with LED lights.
Buildings are the largest consumers of energy in the United States. According the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, buildings consume 72% of America's electricity, account for 55% of the nation's natural gas consumption, and are definitely the country's energy hog -- eating 40% of all energy produced. The energy costs for America's buildings are estimated to be US$350 billion p
This is the first part of my two-part Q&A with VFA’s CEO Jerry Kokos. VFA provides integrated software and services for facilities asset management and capital planning.
Starbucks (Nasdaq:SBUX) has joined a number of international corporations that are transforming their business strategies around more sustainable and environmental practices.
A county in Michigan is about to get quite a bit greener.
Bay County, home to over 100,000 people, has received US$588,000 in federal economic stimulus money for the installation of wind turbines and energy-efficient equipment in various locations throughout the county.
ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE: CAG), maker of brands including Hunt's, Chef Boyardee, Banquet, Pam cooking spray, Marie Callender's and Slim Jim snacks, said that it will trim its packaging, waste, water use, and greenhouse gas emissions by 2015.
The LED lighting revolution is picking up more steam, as General Electric (NYSE:GE) has announced it has created an LED replacement for its 40-watt light bulb.
