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The second annual Green Business Conference takes place in Chicago this month; in advance of the gathering GreenBiz Radio sat down with Denise Hamler, director of Co-Op America's green business programs, to learn how the world of green business has grown.
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State of Green Business 2008
In this landmark report, Joel Makower and the editors of GreenBiz.com answer the question: How are U.S. businesses doing in their quest to be more environmentally responsible? It introduces the GreenBiz Index, 20 indicators of progress, tracking the resource use, emissions, and business practices of U.S. companies: carbon, materials, energy, and toxics intensity, clean-tech investments, e-waste recovery, paper use, employee commuting, and more.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- eBay's North Campus is now the home of 3,248 solar panels in a 650-kilowatt system that will supply 18 percent of the campus’s power, saving the company about $100,000 in electricity costs in its first year of operation. The company used the solar energy system's unveiling to tout its first LEED-Gold building, which also is the city's first
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The American Institute of Architects sees how the three main green building rating systems compare point-by-point with its criteria for what it says a green building system should include.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Through a partnership with the National Governors Association, the "Greening State Capitols" program will provide energy audits in 20 U.S. state capitols to identify ways in which they can reduce energy consumption.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Green Building Council has given awards and grants to identify and support green building classes at all education levels.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- All of the 13 largest U.S. homebuilders have taken up green building practices, but even though some are doing much more than others, there is no standout sustainable homebuilder, according to a new report.
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KENT, Wash. -- The outdoor retailer's 2007 Stewardship Report finds a range of improvements in overall environmental performance and reporting, although it also highlights areas for improvement in reducing emissions and supply chain auditing.
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ROANOKE, Va. -- More than 200 Target stores have been fitted with submetering systems so building managers can closely monitor how energy is used throughout their facilities.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- RREEF North America, part of Deutsche Bank, has taken up the voluntary 7-Point Challenge of commercial real estate environmental goals.
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PALO ALTO, Calif. -- As existing buildings become more efficient and new buildings are designed to have a much smaller impact, the green building industry is growing rapidly, from $12 billion in revenues last year to more than $42 billion by 2015, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan, and LEED is the certification of choice for that industry, although it faces some obstacles to continued success.
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TOWN OF NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- Made famous in the Discovery Channel show, "American Choppers," Orange County Choppers is now housed in a 92,000 square-foot building that sports exterior glazing upgrades, daylight harvesting, variable air volume system, efficient rooftop HVAC equipment, efficient lighting and demand-based garage exhaust, among other features
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nearly three-quarters of landscape architects said in a recent survey that their clients are very interested in sustainable issues. Top issues relate to water, energy efficiency, accreditation, habitat and green roofs.
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PHOENIX, Ariz. -- The company's GreenStar initiative will push Vestar toward the development of LEED-certified retail spaces. Vestar is currently testing LEED guidelines for the retail sector as part of a pilot program.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Their purposes vary -- schools, condominiums, even a non-profit headquarters -- but their sustainable architecture and green building innovations scored 10 projects from across the country a nod from the American Institute of Architects.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Area governments and business plan to improve the energy efficiency of more then 400 buildings, with investments from government topping $170 million.
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