Decarbonization

From virtual meetings to recycled packaging, here are 20 things businesses of any size can do to improve their environmental impacts and boost their green cred. Read More

This week, I took a tour of Masdar City -- the audacious, carbon-neutral, zero-waste $15 to $20-billion planned development rising out of the Arabian desert. Here's the view from the ground. Read More

Real estate finance forecasters believe 2011 will be a year to buy back into the real estate market. If their predictions come true, structuring financing for green building and renewable energy projects will still require more legal creativity and effort than financing more traditional projects.   Read More

The company's 'Path to Zero' program delivers significant cuts in its water and power consumption; also included in the project are shifts to renewable, recyclable or biodegradable packaging. Read More

With two of its more high-profile facilities recognized as green buildings, FedEx Express is making LEED certification a requirement for all new construction. The move by FedEx's cargo airline is the latest sustainability measure to emerge under the rubric of the corporation's EarthSmart program. Read More

In a move toward increased energy efficiency, Denny's has made Cree Inc. the manufacturer of choice for LED downlights used a new and remodeled restaurants. Read More

An $18 million renovation project at the Westin Copley Place in Boston is expected to lengthen the hotel's list of environmental achievements and efficiencies. Read More

Caterpillar Inc., the largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, has achieved 100 percent recycling at a manufacturing plant and a major logistics center in England, which have both saved thousands of dollars in costs while working toward a company goal of sending zero waste to landfill.   Read More

While green has become the new black and cleantech is now viewed as sexy, affordable housing -- as fundamental to societal well-being as energy security -- maintains a reputation as a dowdy old aunt. But that can change as new views emerge of the social return on investment provided by green, affordable housing. Read More

There’s a lot to be said for viewing the year just passed through the rear-view window, from runaway oil wells to crashing hybrids to political stalemate over climate change. Still, there’s much to be hopeful about. Here are 10 stories we published that represent significant, promising developments. Read More