Decarbonization
Adding Value: How Facility Managers Contribute to the Bottom Line
Given the amount that organizations invest in physical assets, the onus is on the facility executive to pay heed to the direct impact facilities have on the bottom line. But reducing expenses isn't the only challenge facing organizations -- or facility executives. By Ed Sullivan Read More
University of California Adopts Green Building and Clean Energy Policy
Diverse stakeholders in the UC system recently came together to develop a new system-wide policy, which tightens building design standards and includes ambitious but attainable goals for "green energy" production and purchasing. Read More
Marriott Hotels Cuts Energy Costs with Vending Machine Technology
Marriott hotels is turning to energy-efficient vending machine technology to help lower the hotel chain's energy costs. Read More
University of South Carolina Opens World's Largest 'Green' Dorm
University of South Carolina officials and students are celebrating the official opening of Carolina's "green dorm," the largest residence-hall complex of its kind in the world. Read More
Fight Global Warming with Your Knife and Fork
We can help fight global warming three times a day by making a few simple changes in our eating habits. Read More
New Restaurant Grease-Trap Technology Saves Water, Money
A manufacturer of wastewater treatment systems for restaurants and food service operations has developed a new pretreatment aeration system for restaurant grease traps. Read More
Sustainability in Architecture and Design: An Interview with Bert Gregory
BetterBricks talked with Bert Gregory, president & CEO of Mithun, a Seattle-based architecture, design, and planning firm and a national leader in resource sensitive and sustainable design. Read More
Swiss Re Unveils New Greener Headquarters
Swiss Re has revealed the interior of its new London headquarters -- known to Londoners as the Gherkin building -- to the media. Read More
On Location: GreenBuild 2003
A dispatch from the GreenBuild 2003 conference in Pittsburgh, Pa. By Matt Lounsbury Read More
McDonald’s Opens World’s First HFC-Free Restaurant
McDonald’s Denmark has opened the world’s first HFC-free restaurant in Denmark as part of a new initiative to help reduce the potential effects of climate change on the environment. Read More