Yum Brands Opens First Green KFC-Taco Bell Restaurant
Restaurant giant Yum Brands Inc. has opened an eco-friendly KFC-Taco Bell in Northampton, Mass., marking the 11-year-old company's first attempt to seek green building certification for one of its eateries. Read More
Disney Aims for Zero Carbon Emissions, Zero Waste in New Environmental Goals
The Walt Disney Company details a set of long- and near-term environmental goals in its first comprehensive corporate responsibility report for the recreation and entertainment empire of media networks, theme parks, resorts, cruise and travel tours, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media businesses. Read More
Carl's Jr. Opens Green Restaurant, Aims to Make It a Company Prototype
The CEO for CKE Restaurants Inc. cut the ribbon on his firm's new eco-friendly Carl's Jr. this week with a goal of making it the flagship for the company's green building efforts. Read More
Disneyland Resort Greens Transportation in Its Small World
In a move to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, the Disneyland Resort is using compressed natural gas to fuel its 16 guest trams at the vast property and powering the Disneyland Railroad steam trains and Mark Twain riverboat with biodiesel derived from used cooking oil harvested throughout the complex. Read More
Indiana Hospital to Install Green Roof Atop New Tower
Ball Memorial Hospital will plant a 30,000-square-foot green roof on its new $87 million extension called South Tower. Read More
Green Movement Grows in Global Hospitality Industry: Report
Ernst & Young examines the eco-friendly efforts of hotels and resorts in eight regions of the world, finds progress in the greening of the hospitality industry and identifies 10 areas in which the business could do better. Read More
Honeywell, Pittsburgh Housing Authority Embark on $25.1M Project
Honeywell Building Solutions and the Pittsburgh Housing Authority are working on a $25.1 million energy efficiency program that is to be financed by a projected $3.2 million annual savings in utility costs. Read More
Rob Watson Joins GreenerBuildings.com Staff
The 'Founding Father' of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED rating system joins the editorial team as executive editor of GreenerBuildings.com, guiding the growth of the site's coverage of the greening of the commercial real estate industry. Read More
Travelodge Cuts Ribbon on London Hotel Made from Shipping Containers
The 120-room Travelodge in Uxbridge, London, was crafted from 86 steel containers in the first hotel construction project of its kind in Europe. Read More
Princeton Review College Guides Open New Chapter With Green Rating
The Princeton Review, creator of the hugely popular annual series of college guides, unveils the results of its new green rating system for institutions of higher learning. Read More