Resources

Healthcare executives place greater importance on energy efficiency compared with their counterparts in other industries, according to findings of a new study commissioned by the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) and Johnson Controls. Read More

A graphic-rich primer on greenwashing: what it is, why it is a problem, and how to avoid it. Read More

This study from the Silicon Valley Leadership Group and others explores case studies of real-world ways that companies can achieve up to 55 percent energy reductions in total data center energy use. Read More

Exelon explains how it plans to reduce, displace or offset 15.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions annually by 2020. Read More

This new study ranks the 48 contiguous states based on the use of electricity in public and private office buildings, the number of office buildings in each state that exceed the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star standard and the cost savings associated with efficient energy use. Read More

The number of people concerned about climate change continues growing, but they aren't convinced that the business sector is doing as much as it should. Read More

This survey of private and public fleet managers gives a brief overview of the main barriers to reducing the impact of fleets and what fleet managers are doing to green their fleets. Read More

Seeking external recognition is a way to publicize the results of a successful climate change initiative. Read More

The number of county-based green building programs in the U.S. has almost quintupled, growing from a mere eight in 2003 to 39 in just five years, according to a study by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The study, "Local Leaders in Sustainability: Green Counties," singled out four — Alameda County, Calif., Hennepin, County, Minn., King County, Wash., and Montgomery County, Md. — for having "solid best practice examples of programs that can be viewed as models." Read More

This report from Forum for the Future explores whether carbon labeling on products is the best way to communicate the climate change impacts of everyday products. Read More