State Road Departments Driving Green Policy Changes


(11/21/2012)
The American Association of State Highways and Transportation Officials’ Center for Environmental Excellence recently released a report on how green practices have worked their way into the industry.

New Exhibit at the Denver Zoo LEEDs Animals and Guests to a Unique Experience

By Torrey Sims
(08/08/2012)
The Denver Zoo’s new Toyota Elephant Passage welcomes visitors to a new kind of zoo experience, which provides sustainable, sophisticated and responsible measures for humans

Texas Company Begins Producing Straw-Based Building Materials


(06/21/2012)
A new construction materials manufacturer in Texas recently began production on a product that integrates traditional light gauge framing and a straw-based compressed agricultural fiber (CAF) to create a sustainable building component.

Sustainability Grant Helps Baltimore City Schools Reduce Electricity Costs


(06/21/2012)
Three of the city’s public schools cut a combined $1,500 from their electricity costs over the course of last February and March.

AASHE Releases Annual Review of Campus Sustainability


(06/06/2012)
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education is excited to announce the release of its 2011 Higher Education Sustainability Review.

Sustainability Consultant Discusses Greening Restaurant and Retail Industry


(01/05/2012)
Capital spending activity among restaurant operators is trending upward in recent months and nearly half of operators said they made a capital expenditure for equipment, expansion or remodeling during the last three months, the highest level in five months.

California Arrow Awards Taking Nominations


(06/23/2011)
The California Product Stewardship Council announced they are taking nominations for the annual Arrow Awards.

California Arrow Awards Taking Nominations


(06/23/2011)
The California Product Stewardship Council announced they are taking nominations for the annual Arrow Awards.

Sustainability Service Companies Merge


(06/15/2011)
PE International and Five Winds International, a sustainability management consultant firm, announced a merger.

Green Buildings Alive - Podcast

Sameea Kamal
(03/02/2011)
While it might seem that less people working in a commercial building means less energy used, data gathered by Investa Sustainability Institute shows that buildings actually perform better at full occupancy.