Read the full story in the Houston Chronicle.
The state of Texas committed $21.5 million on Wednesday to increase the state’s stake in the rapidly growing field of nanotechnology research.
The funds, added to $11.5 million from the semiconductor industry, will create a research center based at the University of Texas at Austin that will include six other universities.
The latest issue of Energy Matters, the Best Practices quarterly of DOE’s Industrial Technologies Program, is now available online. This issue focuses on the many ways that companies are reducing energy and operating costs, and curbing emissions, through energy management programs.
To see if they were following similar paths, we wanted to know what the 10 companies described here have been doing to integrate energy management into their day-to-day operations; our findings might surprise you! More
Making energy management a corporate strategy has allowed California Portland Cement Company to trim its energy bills by $3 million annually; here’s how they’re doing it. More
Because they identified potential energy cost savings amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars, DOE is offering eligible U.S. manufacturing facilities another round of Energy Savings Assessments; find out what’s different about Round 2 and how to apply. More
A new, energy-efficient “Super Boiler” system could reduce steam system operating costs in U.S. manufacturing plants by more than $10 billion per year, in all; this is just one reason why it’s so super! More
“Quick PEP,” a new software tool that provides a profile of your plant’s energy use and indicates how to trim your energy costs, could be just what you need. More
Find out what SoCalGas and its partners are doing to help industrial plant managers in California save energy and money in a customized pilot program modeled on DOE’s plant assessments. More
The devastating hurricanes of 2005 caused at least $5 billion in commercial losses; find out what your plant can do to try to minimize any future damages. More
To learn about the latest energy-efficient industrial technologies and energy management strategies, don’t miss the 2006 Texas Technology Showcase for industry, being held in Galveston on December 6 and 7. More
The Rohm and Haas plant in Deer Park, Texas, replaced a natural gas-fired furnace with new equipment that will boost process efficiency and save the plant an impressive $7 million per year in energy and operating costs. More
Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune.
Trying to send a message that environmental protection begins at home, the Wilmette Village Board voted 6-1 Tuesday night to approve a discount on vehicle sticker fees for owners of low-pollution cars and trucks.
Read the full story from World Watch.
Representatives from a variety of world faiths discussed the role of religion in addressing global warming and other pressing environmental challenges at a September 18–21 conference on climate stabilization in Washington, D.C. Sharing a panel on “Achieving Intergenerational and International Equity,†speakers from the Catholic, Episcopal, Evangelical, Islamic, Jewish, Mormon, and Presbyterian faiths described the progress their communities are making in tackling climate change.
The National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology program supports and promotes positive and practical conservation projects on campus and beyond to protect wildlife by restoring habitat and slowing global warming.
Read the full story at GreenerBuildings.com.
Many universities have found that their procedures for hazardous waste collection and disposal have evolved over the years. In particular, campuses are outgrowing their existing environmental health & safety facilities, write Antoinette Bunkley.
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Even with today’s construction techniques, most buildings undergo natural wear and eventually need renovation. However, another hazard exists that can cause a building to lose value even before construction is complete.
Read the full story at GreenerBuildings.com.
Global design firm HOK has entered into a strategic alliance with Advanced Environmental, a specialist environmental division of Australia-based Lincolne Scott consulting engineers, to advance sustainable design expertise and innovation in commercial building projects throughout the U.S.
Read the full story at GreenerBuildings.com.
The U.S. Green Building Council has signed the Wingspread Principles on the U.S. Response to Global Climate Change, twelve concise statements that lay a foundation for positive change in the U.S. We’re encouraging our members to sign as well, and lend their voices to the call for change.
Read the full Environmental Design + Construction article at GreenerBuildings.com.
Randy Peacock was just 15 years old when he began working for the Melaver family in Savannah, Ga. He was a bag boy at the M&M Supermarket at Abercorn Plaza. Flash forward to 2006, and Abercorn Common, as it is now known, is the first all-retail LEED Silver project in the nation.
