Leslie Guevarra
GreenBiz Group
Leslie Guevarra is a former editor at GreenBiz.com. She has been a reporter and editor online and in print, an associate producer and public affairs program host on television, and a podcaster. Leslie's more than 20 years of news experience includes work at the San Francisco Chronicle, where she served as a deputy managing editor. In addition to the Chronicle, her work has appeared in several other publications and on KTSF-TV in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is currently the communications director for a California state senator.
Lessons in Innovation from Spaghetti and a Marshmallow
What can some of the most highly educated, sustainability-focused business leaders learn from 20 dry spaghetti noodles, a yard of string, a yard of tape and a marshmallow? Read More
IBM, Schneider Electric Team Up to Make Buildings Smarter
IBM and Schneider Electric are joining forces to provide new smarter buildings solutions that combine robust data collection and powerful analytics, enabling owners to better manage energy use at their facilities and obtain greater savings. The partnership was one several announcements about new offerings, software, services and tools from IBM in its Smarter Planet campaign. Read More
Autodesk Tools Enable Early-Stage Energy Modeling for Buildings
Autodesk has developed tools that enable architects and other building professionals fast and easy access to energy modeling early in the design process -- an industry first. Read More
Johnson Controls, Sodexo HQs Earn LEED-Platinum Ratings
In a green building tour de force, Johnson Controls' corporate campus in Glendale has earned four LEED-Platinum ratings -- the most awarded to a single site in the history of U.S. Green Building Council. Sodexo's North American headquarters also received certification at highest USGBC level. Read More
Shearer's Cuts the Ribbon on America's Greenest Snack Factory
A new manufacturing plant for Shearer's Foods Inc., the maker of kettle and tortilla chips and more, is the first snack food factory to earn LEED-Platinum certification, the U.S. Green Building Council's high level of recognition. Read More
10 Cutting-Edge Green Job Titles
In some cutting-edge firms, where pushing boundaries and thinking about and doing business in different ways is the name of the game, job titles can reflect a company's maverick sensibilities. And for employees with roles in sustainability or corporate social responsibility, their titles may also serve as value statements in brief. Read More
Three Steps to Keeping Your Green Toilets Clean
Why are waterless urinals popular in some places and not others, even in the same building? Despite the many green benefits of no-flow toilets, if you don't keep them clean, no one cares if they're green. Read More
Green Report Card on Cruise Ships Sets Off Storm of Controversy
Despite efforts to improve operations, cruise ships that ply North American waters must go a lot further to become environmentally responsible, says Friends of the Earth, whose latest report card on the industry gives 11 major cruise lines green grades ranging from B- to F. Read More
Gen Y's Green Demands for the Workplace
The 18- to 25-year-olds just entering, or poised to enter, the workforce aren't likely to be satisfied with shared "hotel-style" desk assignments, drab cubicles or windowless spaces that have characterized offices in the past, according to new research that could strongly influence space and energy efficiency strategies in the corporate world. Read More
Green Design Takes Flight at San Francisco International Airport
Designers are tapping advanced building technology as well as concepts dating to ancient times to green a terminal at San Francisco International Airport that will be the new home for Virgin America and American Airlines domestic flights. Read More
