

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Prompted by a growing demand for efficiency retrofits, Limbach Facility Services is expanding its energy solutions business to eight new markets in the U.S.

GREENWICH, Conn. -- Nestle Waters North America and Keep America Beautiful have partnered to provide grants of $10,000 to 12 communities to spur recycling in public areas including sports venues and parks.

MOUNTAIN VIEW and SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Eight utilities in the U.S., Canada and India are teaming up with Google in smart meter projects that will enable customers to monitor their energy use online and better manage their power consumption, the Internet giant announced.
The market for sustainable design has passed the tipping point and is
rapidly becoming mainstream. ENR's first Top Green Design Firms is an
attempt to bypass the marketing and hype and measure the market by
ranking designers based on their 2007 revenue from projects that were
registered and actively seeking certification from major third-party
environmental standards or ratings organizations. The ENR Top 100 Green
Designers generated $1.74 billion in revenue from such projects in
2007, $1.62 billion domestically and $121.2 million abroad.
Ths publication, available for purchase, includes a listing of the top 100 firms with information on revenue and market data, and lists of the top five green facility designs covering a variety of types of buildings.
Web Site:http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0271-51337_ITM