GreenerBuildings Staff

Workers now average 435 square feet of space at the office and that area is greener than it used to be, but probably not much cleaner, according to a new study by the International Facility Management Association. Read More

It is imperative for society to move to solid-state lighting to save money in the built environment and lessen the impacts to the broader environment -- but in the U.S. it may take a policy change to force the nation to use more sustainable lighting, say Carnegie Mellon researchers. Read More

NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center cuts the ribbon on a new state-of-the-art $30 million facility, the second of three designed according to green building standards for the center's engineering complex. Read More

Energy management startup Hara Software Inc. has entered the market with a software-as-a-service corporate application that enables organizations to track their use of resources, energy efficiency and emissions systemwide -- and take steps to reduce them. Read More

Vending machines for soda and other beverages -- ripe targets for saving electricity costs in facilities -- would sip energy rather than guzzle it under new standards proposed by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Read More

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. Read More

The city's new "Green Building Retrofit Ordinance" will bring all city-owned buildings that are 30 years old or older up to LEED Silver levels, and will give priority to projects that bring jobs to the surrounding community. Read More

New York's new $132 billion budget includes provisions for a "Bigger, Better Bottle Bill" that tacks on a 5-cent refundable deposit to bottles containing water and other non-carbonated beverages. Read More

U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen has introduced legislation to establish a Green Bank as a tax-exempt wholly owned corporation of the United States that would provide a range of financing support to clean energy and energy efficiency projects in the country. Read More

Diversified technology and manufacturing firm Honeywell and Kansas City Power & Light are extending their arrangement for Honeywell to manage the utility's Energy Optimizer Program for another three years with a goal of bringing total participation to almost 80,000 homes, apartment and small businesses. Read More