Decarbonization
How Lifecycle Cost Analysis Can Make a Better Case for Green Building
Design teams that consider the impacts of a building across its lifetime can help their clients make choices on materials, structural elements and systems that will reduce operations and environmental costs and other hidden expenses that are shaped by design decisions. Read More
Hyundai Draws Up Plans for New $150M Green Headquarters in US
The Korean automaker's US operations are working with the Gensler architectural firm on a design for a new headquarters complex that's to be built to LEED-Gold standards in Southern California. Read More
Schneider Electric Buys Viridity Platform to Enhance Data Center Suite
Schneider's acquisition of EnergyCenter 2.0 software provides data center operators visibility over both IT and facility operations. Read More
KKR's Green Portfolio Program Shows How Smart Investments See Green
The third year of the company's efforts shows further savings and growth as it develops ways to manage energy use across large portfolios of buildings. Read More
Maersk Tests Algae-Based Biofuel in Cargo Voyage to India
Maersk is testing a range of algae-based biofuel blends aboard a container ship headed to India as part of a project with the U.S. Navy. Read More
Hilton Offers a Deep Look into Its LightStay Sustainability System
As of this month, the more than 3,750 properties that are part of Hilton Worldwide are participating in the company's LightStay sustainability management program. Christopher Corpuel, Hitlon's green guru, tells GreenBiz how they made it happen. Read More
Office Depot's Three-Pronged Strategy for Corporate Sustainability
Yalmaz Siddiqui, the head of environmental strategy at the office retailer, explains how the motto 'Be Greener, Buy Greener and Sell Greener' shapes the company's actions. Read More
Kraft's Full Eco-Footprint Shows Agriculture's Impacts
Growing the raw materials that go into Kraft's portfolio of products, including Chips Ahoy, Boca, Triscuits and, of course, Macaroni and Cheese, is responsible for the bulk of the company's environmental footprint. Read More
Siemens Powers Merced County Lockups with 1.4 MW Solar Farm
The Merced County jail and a nearby juvenile justice facility in California's Central Valley are expected to draw about 70 percent of their electricity from a new 1.4 megawatt solar farm that fans out across 4.5 acres. Read More
Volvo's App for Greener Commutes Wins Sustainability Award
An app created by Volvo employees who wanted to shrink the carbon footprint of their commutes has been named the most environmentally friendly project for 2011 by tech magazine CIO. Read More