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BuildingOS Unifies Building Data, Prevents Vendor ‘Lock-in’ 27 Aug 2013 | 12:02 pm
Lucid’s new BuildingOS, an online operating system for buildings, serves as the central hub to consolidate meter and building system data, giving visibility into the energy performance of a diverse po...
Eco-Fees: Changing ‘Visibility Concerns’ to ‘Visible Change’ 27 Aug 2013 | 12:34 am
Extended producer responsibility (EPR)—the practice of requiring the organization that produces a product or material to take responsibility for its end-of-life disposal—has sparked debate concerning ...
Coca-Cola Enterprises Partners with Casino, Unveils Recycling Campaign in France 26 Aug 2013 | 10:08 pm
French retailer Casino and Coca-Cola Enterprises have partnered to engage with consumers about at-home recycling through a new campaign, asking them to make a recycling pledge. The campaign — Recyclon...
Nike’s Newest Concept Store in Shanghai Built with 100% Trash 26 Aug 2013 | 09:49 pm
Miniwiz Sustainable Development Ltd., a Taiwanese architectural firm, completed a building in Shanghai, China, at the end of July, built with 100% trash. The building, Nike’s newest concept store, use...
Marriott Cuts Landfill Waste per Room by Nearly 5% 26 Aug 2013 | 08:59 pm
Marriott decreased landfill waste per occupied room in its Americas region by 4.9% from 2011 to 2012, the company announced in its 2013 sustainability report update. In 2012, Marriott initiated 15 thi...
Port of Los Angeles Slashes Emissions 26 Aug 2013 | 07:29 pm
Air pollution associated with operations at the Port of Los Angeles is at its lowest level since the port adopted a formal plan to reduce emissions nearly seven years ago, according to the latest emis...
US Concrete Saves Schools 108.7M Pounds of CO2 26 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
Redi-Mix, a business unit of US Concrete, has supplied its low-CO2 concrete to six Dallas Independent School District schools for a net savings of 108.7 million pounds of CO2 emissions. Additionally, ...
Weyerhaeuser Cashes in on Climate 26 Aug 2013 | 07:27 pm
Weyerhaeuser last year made $102 million in “Eco+ Revenues,” sales of products and services with an improved environmental profile, the company says. These products meet one or more of the following c...
How Sports Teams Divert Waste Using Bioplastic 26 Aug 2013 | 07:23 pm
The Moda Center (pictured), home of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, achieved an 87 percent landfill waste diversion rate in 2013 to date and has saved more than $567,000 in costs associated with was...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Refinery Controls, Ex-EPA Official Charged 26 Aug 2013 | 07:08 pm
John C. Beale, a former deputy assistant administrator in the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, was charged Friday with stealing $886,186 from the agency between 2000 and April 2013. If convicted, Be...
