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
Atlanta Named Most Toxic U.S. City, Las Vegas is Least Toxic
Forbes has ranked the 40 largest metro areas to determine the most, and least, toxic cities in the United States. Las Vegas and Sacramento rank among the cleanest, while Atlanta and Detroit were named the dirtiest. Read More
BMW and Toyota Create Most 'Sustainable Value,' Report Finds; GM, Fiat Among Laggers
A new study measures the sustainable performance of worldwide auto manufacturers from 1999 to 2007, comparing resource use efficiency of production for factors such as emissions, work accidents, waste generation and water use. Read More
Kraft to Increase Purchases of Rainforest Alliance Certified Cocoa Ten-Fold by 2012
Kraft Foods vowed to increase the amount of Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa beans ten-fold to 30,000 tons by late 2012, to be used in two premium chocolate brands sold in the European and North American markets. Read More
Bayer, Costco Awarded for Recycling, Waste Reduction Efforts
StopWaste.org has awarded 12 Alameda County, Calif., businesses for their achievements in recycling, making less waste and operational efficiency. Among the companies awarded are Costco, Bayer HealthCare, Boston Scientific, Lucky Supermarkets and the U.S. Postal Service. 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
Sodexo Drives Down Waste and Water Use at Cox and National Geographic
Sodexo helped National Geographic cut water consumption in its cafeteria by 18 percent between 2006 and 2009, it said in its latest citizenship report. Meanwhile, Sodexo cut waste at Communications by 80 percent by recycling or composting all paper, cardboard, food products and plastics used in the company's cafeteria. Read More
Life Cycle Assessment 101: Why Does it Matter?
Understanding life cycle assessment is important for product engineers and designers, as it is a tool that uses quantifiable analysis to evaluate sustainability metrics. As these tools and skills develop over time, they also lead themselves to ever more sustainable future products. Read More
Deirdre Imus's Mission to Green Up Toxic Hospitals
The head of the Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology at Hackensack University Medical Center talks about how she developed and promotes her line of green cleaning products, the lessons all ecopreneurs can take from her story, and how her success is a system, not a secret. 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