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The business case for green only grows.(EDITOR'S LETTER)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The proposed cap and trade legislation is a flashpoint for those with conflicting views on climate change, but the fire and smoke can't obscure this fact: the business case for green only gets greener in terms of greenbacks. MBA programs increasingly treat green business as a ...
Safely recycling CFLs and other energy-efficient lamps.(NEWSWORTHY: CFL Recycling: GRP Accreditation)(Interview)
Oct 01, 2009; ... CFLs and other energy-efficient lighting offer an excellent chance to save energy and reduce your carbon footprint. But, small doses of mercury in the lamps means they must be disposed of properly to avoid releasing harmful chemicals. Mark Tibbetts, director of recycling initiatives at the ...
Revised smoke hood standard improves testing criteria.(NEWSWORTHY)(International Safety Equipment Association )(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) has received approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for ANSI/ISEA 110-2009, American National Standard for Air-Purifying Respiratory Protective Smoke Escape Devices. The standard covers a type of personal ...
Historic downtown Houston high rise earns LEED-EB: O&M silver certification.(NEWSWORTHY)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The 24-story, 543,000-square-foot multi-tenant office building, 919 Milam, in downtown Houston, has received LEED Silver certification by the USGBC in the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance rating system. The historic landmark property, originally constructed in 1956, is ...
Sterling College to build green dorms in 2010.(NEWSWORTHY)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Sterling College in Craftsbury Common, VT, used a $65,000 grant to complete a special topics course titled "Green Dorms," taugtht by Sterling faculty and a Stowe, VT-based architectural planner in May as the first step to designing its first new student residency in more than 40 years. ...