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The 330 office buildings in Jones Lang LaSalle's U.S. property management portfolio are now enrolled in the Energy Star program to benchmark and manage energy efficiency, the commercial real estate services firm said. Read More

"Finding the business case" is the holy grail of corporate sustainability professionals, who've sought to demonstrate the commercial benefits of social and environmental initiatives for years. Why is it so hard? Part 1 of this three-part post looks at ways to make the job easier.   Read More

At the second annual Biomimicry Conference in San Diego, attendees learned about electronic displays that mimic butterflies to save energy, carpeting tiles inspired by forest floors in order to be easily swappable, and a range of products that move water and air efficiently by copying natural spirals. Read More

When La Quinta Inn & Suites made recent renovations at five hotels, it chose to replace its carpet with Cradle to Cradle certified, 25 percent recycled content carpet from Shaw Hospitality Group, which allowed La Quinta to recycle its old carpet through Shaw's carpet reclamation program for free. Read More

Stakeholder engagement is a critical, yet often overlooked aspect of sustainability efforts. Advice on forging stakeholder relationships and how to make the most of the social media were among the hottest topics at the recent Sustainability Stakeholder Engagement conference. Read More

Health care company Abbott plans to reduce the weight of its packaging by 5 percent by 2013, and has created more than 40 projects that it's started or plans to begin soon.   Read More

For its latest collection effort, TerraCycle will not be upcycling the waste it brings in. Instead, after collecting used Scotch tape dispensers, TerraCycle will send them back to 3M to be reused. TerraCycle has also announced that it will use London as a launch pad for its new U.K. and Europe operations.   Read More

More than a decade in the making, soy-based toner made possible through research by the Ohio Soybean Council and Battelle is being released in remanufactured toner cartridges. Read More

The environment isn't green consumers' top concern, their kids aren't influencing them to go green, and many know what to do to help save the planet, but often don't do it, a new study says. Read More

Suppose you lived in a hot and muggy climate and wanted to build a new house that was comfortable and energy efficient. One solution to dehumidify it? A waterfall with a special ingredient. Read on for the science behind this phenomenon and a real-world example of a home-based waterfall in action. Read More