OSRAM SYLVANIA And Veolia Environmental Services Expand Recycling Partnership...
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLLC, the hazardous waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp. (VESNA), and OSRAM SYLVANIA recently announced the expansion of their joint online...
View ArticleEPA Reports 3.9 Percent Increase In U.S. Energy-Related CO2 Emissions in 2010
U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from the consumption of fossil fuels were 5,638 million metric tons carbon dioxide (MMTCO2) in 2010, an increase of 3.9% from the 2009 level, according to Energy-Related...
View ArticleWAC LIGHTING Receives ISO–14001 Certification for Effective Environmental...
WAC Lighting has received an ISO–14001 Certification for its effective environmental management system of designing and producing luminaires and components. The company operates a clean, wholly owned...
View ArticleLEED Volume Program for Operations & Maintenance
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)’s LEED Volume Program for Operations & Maintenance is available for existing green building projects. The LEED Volume Program streamlines the certification...
View ArticleICC Announces Availability of New Green Code
A new model code for constructing and remodeling buildings is expected to make buildings more efficient, reduce waste, and have a positive impact on health, safety and community welfare. The 2012...
View ArticleTop 10 States for LEED
Sq. ft. of space to earn LEED-certification in 2011 Per capita District of Columbia 18,954,022 31.50 Colorado 13,803,113 2.74 Illinois 34,567,585 2.69 Virginia 19,358,193 2.42 Washington 14,667,558...
View ArticleDOE Report Compares the Life-Cycle Environmental Impacts of an LED Lamp with...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a report that looks at the direct and indirect material and process inputs to fabricate, ship, operate, and dispose of LED lamps, compared with...
View ArticleFifth Public Comment Period Open for Update to USGBC’s LEED Green Building...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently announced the opening of the fifth public comment period for the proposed update to its LEED green building program. The comment period, which will...
View ArticlePhilips Named ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which administers the ENERGY STAR program, recently named Philips Lighting as Partner of the Year. Philips released 269 ENERGY STAR-qualified products in...
View ArticleDOE Releases Report on LED Environmental Testing
The U.S. Department of Energy recently released a new study addressing the potential environmental impacts from landfill disposal of three light-source technologies used in residential homes:...
View ArticleLEED Version 4 Approved by USGBC
With 86% of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) voting to approve, LEED v4 will be launched at Greenbuild in November 2013. USGBC will allow projects to register for either LEED 2009 or LEED v4...
View ArticleAcuity Brands Manufacturing Facility Achieves Zero Landfill Certification
Acuity Brands’ Carlisle, Penn. manufacturing and distribution center has achieved zero landfill status, as certified by Link International, a California-based full-service waste and recyclable...
View ArticleGSA Recognizes Green Globes as Alternative to LEED for Green Building...
The General Services Administration recently recognized The Green Building Initiative’s (GBI) Green Globes alongside LEED as the two recommended third-party certification systems for the federal...
View ArticleLighting Controls Association Publishes Article Summarizing Lighting Changes...
My January column for the Lighting Controls Association blog and newsletter lightingCONTROL summarizes the major lighting changes in the new LEED v4. Of particular interest for general lighting is a...
View ArticleGreenbuild Registration Now Open
Online attendee registration is now open for Greenbuild, the sustainability conference, which will be held in New Orleans (great city) this year. Click here to register.
View ArticleInside Look at Lighting Requirements of ASHRAE Green Building Standard
Last November, ASHRAE published an updated version of its green building standard, ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise...
View ArticleLighting Aspects of ASHRAE Standard 189.1-2014
In November 2014, ASHRAE published ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings, Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. This updates the 2011...
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