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Offers an assessment of the past decade of progress in educating Americans about the environment. Read More

The 2004 Olympic Games in Athens won’t win a gold medal for its environmental friendliness, according to a new report from Greenpeace. Read More

Baxter International, the U.S. healthcare company, has launched a Web site to provide information and updates on its economic, environmental and social responsibility performance. Read More

Report focuses on the need for companies to improve their financial reporting of material environmental exposures. Read More

Report focuses on the materials-efficiency aspects of green buildings. Read More

The company has joined the United Nations Global Compact, an international network of corporations, U.N. agencies, trade unions, and non-governmental organizations that support a shared set of nine principles on the environment, labor, and human rights. Read More

Indoor environmental strategies can increase the resale value of the building, and increase productivity of building occupants. Issues include indoor air quality, lighting quality, thermal comfort, acoustics, and use of low-emitting building materials. Read More

The Big PictureIndoor Environmental Quality strategies reduce potential liability for design team members (including building owners), increase the resale value of the building, and increase productivity of building occupants. In fact, case studies suggest that IEQ improvements can increase worker productivity by as much as 16%, resulting in rapid payback for IEQ capital investments. Read More

The Big PictureDevelopment and construction projects are often destructive to local ecology. For example, stormwater runoff from developed areas can impact water quality in receiving waters, hinder navigation and recreation, and disrupt aquatic life. Site clearing and earth moving during construction often results in significant erosion problems because adequate environmental protection strategies are not employed. In addition, development activities may encroach on productive agricultural land areas and open space. Read More

The Big PictureBecause large buildings consume enormous amounts of energy and other natural resources, there's growing interest in increasing efficiency in commercial facilities. By improving and streamlining day-to-day building operations, facility managers can create and maintain better work environments while netting big financial dividends for their company. Read More