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  • Lessons in High Performance

    Bill Orr, executive director of the Collaborative for High-Performance Schools, talks about upgrading the sustainability of today's learning environments.

  • A Prescription for Healthier Facilities and Operations

    Kathy Gerwig, vice president of workplace safety and environmental stewardship officer for Kaiser Permanente talks about how healthcare organizations are reducing their environmental footprints.

  • Case Study: Modern Townhomes Bring Sustainability to Urban Indianapolis

    Redevelopment Group's six row-style condos boast efficiency, healthy indoor air, and skyline views.

  • Creating An Olympic Hero

    Any 355,000-square-foot facility will have environmental impacts. The sheer size alone implies a drain on materials, natural resources, and local ecosystems. The Richmond Olympic Oval offers a new slant on large-scale design, however, as the speed skating venue for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in...

  • Arizona State University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication Puts Sustainability in the Spotlight

    The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication creates headlines of its own with a sustainable new structure.

  • Make the Grade, Earn STARS

    A new sustainability rating is released with a specific focus on campus initiatives at higher education institutions in the United States and Canada

  • Sonoco Targets 15% Voluntary Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest global diversified packaging companies, today said that it is targeting to voluntarily reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 15 percent from the Company's manufacturing plants in the United States and Canada over the next five years.

  • FBI's Chicago Regional Office Earns LEED Platinum

    For the past decade, USAA Real Estate Co., San Antonio, has managed its portfolio of more than $4.9 billion in assets with energy efficiency in mind. But the seven-time recipient of the Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star Partner of the Year award decided to...

  • Certification Focuses On Operations And Performance

    The Operations and Performance Management Professional Certification program from the Atlanta-based American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. helps earners demonstrate their knowledge of the management of facility operations and maintenance and the impact of...

  • Wineries Embrace Solar Power

    Several vineyards in California’s Napa Valley are embracing solar power to green their operations and protect the environment.