According to a new report from McGraw-Hill Construction, customer demands and regulatory pressures are driving green building construction.
The first-of-its-kind system in the United States has scheduled a grand opening for Nov. 18 at the Toland Road Sanitary Landfill in Santa Paula, Calif.
Houston, Dallas and Las Vegas top the list for most Energy Star homes.
Container nursery operations must follow laws in five states to limit water consumption but there is little data on woody ornamentals and efficient irrigation techniques.
Web presence, completed by Astralcom, incorporates visitor-centric calls-to-action, promotes conservation, and builds community around department 'brand'.
Rocky Mountain Institute's tool shows architects, engineers, and developers how much their building is contributing to greenhouse gas levels and reveals design targets to achieve carbon neutrality.
A price on carbon will increase incentives for efficiency and innovation, according to nearly all of the 144 economists who responded to NYU's Institute for Policy Integrity survey.
With the help of Autodesk Topobase software, an Australian water organization integrates its geographic information system and improves workflow.
Integrated gasification combined cycle process at Kern County plant will convert coal power to electricity and capture and sequester carbon dioxide in an adjacent oil field.
State standard called for machines to use only 6 gallons of water per cubic foot of capacity by 2010.
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology scientists have developed a lighter weight, longer lasting battery that could be made even more powerful and rechargeable.
USGS report credits efficiency, technology for lower water usage results.
Grants plus private investment should create jobs and strengthen and increase the reliability of the power grid in 49 states.
Company plans to match funding, upgrade to more efficient equipment, and install smart meters.
Among other things, the portal will serve as a decision support tool for rule-making and evaluating the impact of investments in the smart grid technologies and software.
The Energy Trust of Oregon and Efficiency New Brunswick have added Advanced Buildings, a suite of tools and resources on best practices in energy-efficient, high performance building design.