Accor Highlights Its Sustainable Development Commitments
In time for Earth Day later this month, the global hotel company is showcasing its commitment to sustainability. Read More
London to Cut Emissions with Radically Green Building Regs
London's new developments will have to generate 20% of their own energy from renewables as the capital radically revises its development plan to cut carbon emissions, Mayor Ken Livingstone has announced. Read More
Tokyo Gov't Experiments with Water-Retentive Pavement and the Heat Island Effect
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport have promoted water-retentive pavement and sprinklers placed around the Japanese National Diet Building as ways to counter the heat island effect. Read More
Hitachi Releases Water-Saving Dishwasher/Dryer
Hitachi Home & Life Solutions, Inc., a leading Japanese home appliance maker belonging to the Hitachi Group, released the industry's first dishwasher/dryer that uses nano-steam technology. Read More
Australian Scientists Use Plastic to Make Steel
Australian scientists have developed a technique to use waste plastic in steel making, a process that could have implications for recycling scrap metal that accounts for 40% of steel production. Read More
Olympics: London's Largest Remediation Project Can Now Begin
The 2012 Olympics promises to be the most sustainable ever, with huge swathes of contaminated land in London's East End cleaned up and reused. Read More
Report: Industry Must Lead to Reduce London's Ecological Footprint
London's ecological footprint is more than twice the size of the U.K., and if everyone lived as Londoners do, it would take over three planets to support them, a new report has revealed. Read More
Singapore Launches New Award for Green Building
Channel NewsAsia reports from Singapore that the government has launched a Green Mark scheme to encourage developers and building owners to come up with environment-friendly buildings. Read More
Spain Makes Solar Panels Mandatory in New Buildings
Spain wants to take advantage of its sunshine by making solar panels compulsory in new and renovated buildings -- to save fuel costs and to improve the environment. Read More
Arcadis Gets EPA Award for Excellence in Brownfield Development
The company received the award for its environmental achievements in developing a 103-acre, mixed use site, named Belmar. Read More