RedBuilt Engineered Wood Products Attain FSC Certification
The Forest Stewardship Council has awarded chain-of-custody certifications for RedBuilt engineered wood products that are manufactured at the company's plants in Chino, Calif., and Stayton, Ore. Read More
ICLEI USA Unveils Comprehensive Toolkit for Greening Cities and Counties
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability USA launches a comprehensive resource today to guide cities and countries, step by step, through the process of greening their communities. Read More
AU Optronics Helps Create a Frisbee-Shaped Solar Roof at Taipei Playground
AU Optronics Corp., Taiwan's largest manufacturer of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels, has helped craft a “Solar Frisbee Roof” to canopy playground equipment at a Taipei schoolyard. Read More
Vetrazzo Gets a Green Audit to Back Its Product Claims
The manufacturer of recycled-glass surfaces announced during Greenbuild 2009 that it had published an Environmental Product Declaration, allowing customers to verify the reduced impacts of its product line. Read More
Taiwan Skyscraper TAIPEI 101 Aims to Be World's Tallest Green Building
The owners of Taiwan's landmark skyscraper TAIPEI 101 are teaming up with SL+A International Asia Inc., Siemens and EcoTech International Inc. for an 18-month renovation that project partners say will make the highrise the tallest green building in the world. Read More
Frito-Lay HQ, 2 REI Stores and 3 Transwestern Buildings Attain LEED Ratings
The headquarters for PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Northern America, REI stores in Texas and Illinois and more than a million square feet of office space in Denver managed by Transwestern have achieved gold and silver LEED ratings. Read More
JLL Enrolls Entire U.S. Property Management Portfolio in Energy Star Program
The 330 office buildings in Jones Lang LaSalle's U.S. property management portfolio are now enrolled in the Energy Star program to benchmark and manage energy efficiency, the commercial real estate services firm said. Read More
Chipotle to Mount Solar Panels at 75 Restaurants, Dell Installs Arrays at Its HQ
Chipotle Mexican Grill is installing solar panels at 75 restaurants over the next year, the company said today, while Dell announced that it has completed a solar project at its headquarters. Read More
Bloomberg's Tokyo Office Attains First LEED-Gold Certification in Japan
Bloomberg's office in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district is the first site in Japan to receive LEED-Gold certification for a commercial interior space. Read More
CPC Launches $1B Green Financing Initiative for Retrofits
The Community Preservation Corporation is a key player in a new public-private partnership that will provide $1 billion in construction and mortgage loans for energy efficient upgrades and property retrofits of as many as 15,000 affordable multifamily rental and coop buildings in New York. Read More