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Materials & Resources Backgrounder

What are the best materials and products to use? To address this question one has to consider the overall life cycle of the materials and of the facility and building site as a whole. 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

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Transportation and Climate

Businesses will play a key role in these efforts simply because businesses and industry account for such a large percentage of carbon dioxide emissions. 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

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Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide

Online tool features step-by-step instructions for each phase of the building life cycle. Read More

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Brownfields

You’ve heard the term. Now find out what it means, and why there is new hope for turning these environmental millstones into productive assets. Another GreenBiz Essential. Read More

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Business Guide to Waste Reduction and Recycling

How to design and implement reduction, reuse, and recycling programs. Read More

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Tips for Marketing Your Environmental Building Materials in Compliance with FTC Guidelines

Ok, we know you're the good guys. Here are some tips anyway, courtesy of the National Insulation Manufacturers Association. Read More

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Pollution-Prevention Fact Sheets and Summaries

A wealth of information on healthier alternatives to toxic chemicals found in the workplace. Read More