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Shangri-La Construction to Unveil World's Most Sustainable Aircraft Hangar
We've heard a lot of talk recently about improving aircraft sustainability, but Shangri-La Construction is taking the aircraft industry to a new level of green-ness with the world's most sustainable aircraft hangar. Read More
Florida Power & Light Breaks Ground on World's First Hybrid Solar Plant
When it goes online in 2010, Florida Power & Light Company's hybrid plant will also be the second largest solar energy facility in the world and is expected to provide 75 megawatts of solar thermal capacity while directly displacing fossil fuel use, the utility said. Read More
Broadway Plans Massive Green Initiative
Yesterday, the Broadway theater community in New York announced the launch of "Broadway Goes Green", an initiative designed to reduce the theater district's carbon footprint and foster the development of sustainable practices. Read More
Project FROG Becomes a Cinderella Story for Modular Construction
Project FROG’s quick-build, energy-neutral classroom of the future came to Greenbuild for its debut and departed the international conference amid announcements that the prototype will be used for a state-of-the-art science complex at a Connecticut school. Read More
BP Solar Closing Australian Cell Manufacturing Plant
In the midst of our excitement abut renewable energy, it's important to remember that no business sector is immune to the current financial crisis — including the solar industry. BP Solar has announced that it will stop producing solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and panels at its Sydney Olympic park plant in March 2009. Read More
The New York Times Building Achieves 70 Percent Lighting Energy Savings
The New York Times is doing its part to save money with a novel light management system in its new 52 story tower. The energy-efficient system saves 70 percent more energy than the company's original benchmark. Read More
Ricoh to Build Times Square's First Solar and Wind-Powered Billboard
Times Square isn't exactly known as a haven of sustainability, but Ricoh Americas Corporation is trying to make the tourist mecca just a little bit greener with a $3 million solar and wind-powered billboard. Read More
Is Environmental Sustainability an Oxymoron?
When we learn about sustainability, it is usually characterized by the euphemism "the triple bottom line." Some people refer to this as the three pillars. Business sustainbility expert Robert Pojasek writes on the importance of all three responsibilities. Read More
Coca-Cola Taps WWF to Cut Water Use and Emissions
Days after releasing environmental performance data in its latest Sustainability Report, Coca-Cola unveiled new targets for reducing water use and greenhouse gas emissions as part of an extended partnership with WWF. Read More
UPS to Be First to Roll Out Hydraulic Hybrid Delivery Trucks
After 18 months of prototype testing, shipping giant UPS has ordered seven hydraulic hybrid vehicles in the first commercial purchase of the technology that combines a high-efficiency diesel engine with a hydraulic propulsion system. Read More