Sustainability
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Businesses see advantage in green buildings
www.tradingmarkets.com via @karenvostra &bull 5 Hours AgoThe Subway sandwich shop on Chicago's State Street may look like any other new restaurant, but its tile, crown molding and most wall coverings are made from recycled materials. In the bathroom, sensors control water flow, timers manage lights, and the toilet has a low-flow option. A smart air-conditioning system normalizes temperature between the bread ovens and the eating area. A few blocks north at Macy's, the Starbucks cafe features LED lighting, manually operated hand meter faucets to conserve water and a wooden coffee bar with a plaque explaining it was salvaged from a fallen local tree. The Dominick's grocery… Full Story »
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Local Government Leveraging of LEED for Neighborhood Development - November 10, 2010, 9am-4pm -
sustainableseattle.org via @S2STARs &bull YesterdayEliot Allen is an urban and regional planner whose career has focused on innovative solutions to community development challenges. He is a Principal with Criterion Planners of Portland, which he founded in 1979 to focus on the nexus of community planning and sustainability. Eliot has since… Full Story »
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Get the Knowledge You Need to Make a Sustainable Difference at the Renewable Energy Roundup Green Living Fair
eon.businesswire.com &bull YesterdayFREDERICKSBURG, Texas--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--TheRenewable Energy Roundup Green Living Fairis dedicated to bringing Texans the information they need to make informed decisions, increase sustainability and maintain comfort.The Roundup takes place September 24-26 in Fredericksburg's Market Square. Tickets are $10 Friday… Full Story »
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5 Steps to Building an Effective Green Team Small Business Center
smallbizczar.org via @clearrisk &bull YesterdaySmall businesses with more than 12 or 20 employees have a big opportunity when it comes to sustainability: They can tap their employees' expertise to find new and better strategies for going green. A so-called "green team" is a committee of employees that meets regularly, typically during work hours, to help their employer bolster sustainability. The idea is that mobilizing employees around sustainability will not only spawn new strategies but also bolster employee buy-in. Yet, green teams will fizzle or fall apart if they aren't carefully implemented. Here are some ways small business leaders can ensure their green teams are… Full Story »
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09-02-10 GROWMARK Names Scholarship Winners... BARN OnAir & OnLine ...
Mahalo &bull YesterdayEncouraging Word for the day, 09-02-10 READ the NAFB's National Ag News for September 2nd, 09-02-10 *BEEF CHECKOFF NEWS* Beef Capitalizes On The Power Of Lean, 09-02-10 Management Is Critical to BVDv Eradication, 09-02-10 *Co Dept Ag News* Nominations Taken for Noxious Weed Advisory Committee, 09-02-10 Research Results for Sustainability in High… Full Story »
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Fandom Grows From Foam Fingers To Commodities - PSFK
www.psfk.com via @whats_the_plan &bull YesterdayIn what might seem like an unlikely combination, the University of Texas and Texas AM University are set to begin marketing their own branded green electricity options. The energy will be 100% sourced from Texas wind, and although it may… Full Story »
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Sustainable Living Fair - 2010
scenesavvant.com via @eat_elevation &bull YesterdayThis year, the theme of the Sustainable Living Fair (returning to Fort Collins September 18-19) is permaculture. If you're not familiar with this term, it's formally defined as "any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems," or more simply, "sustainable land-use design." According to Kristina Cash, Sustainable Living Fair Director, "Permaculture is a way of living life and your relationship… Full Story »
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Marketing to Consumers: Don't Think Green
GreenBiz.com &bull YesterdayWho'd have thought my background marketing to women could be so helpful in understanding the mistakes many brands are now making in the sustainability realm? Take the "green silo" versus integrated sustainability topic, for one. Within a recent Inspired Economist post by Emili DeMasi about green MBA programs, specifically, lies what I see as a… Full Story »
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Produce interactive 3D animated film on youth fighting climate change
www.refresheverything.com via @robertoguzmanf &bull YesterdayI am an environmental engineer working in the sustainability arena. The Odyssey 2050 project is aimed at getting young people from around the world interested in taking action on Climate Change. Former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang is also part of… Full Story »
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Growth in Green Building Use Expected to Drive Use of BIM Tools Says New Study
www.dispatchmarketinginc.com via @21Greenstreet &bull YesterdayNEW YORK, Aug. 31 -- The growth of the green building market will drive adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) software, according to a new SmartMarket Report, Green BIM: How Building Information Modeling is Contributing to Green Design and Construction, released today by McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP). Produced in collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the Mechanical Contractors Association of… Full Story »
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U.S. Colleges' 5 Best Eco-Professors and Green Classes
Sierra Club: The Green Life &bull Yesterday
The fantasy draft: We scouted university catalogs nationwide to patch together a dream team of all-star teachers and sure-hit courses. To get into this limited-enrollment class, you have to write an essay about why you think campus sustainability is important.… Full Story »
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Digital Realty Trust's Operational Efficiency Produces Significant Energy Savings for Datacenter Customers - Technology News - redOrbit
www.redorbit.com via @datacenters &bull YesterdaySAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), the world's largest wholesale datacenter provider, has conducted an energy efficiency audit of its San Francisco and Silicon Valley properties, which confirms that its energy efficiency initiatives are producing significant cost savings for its customers. This is industry-leading energy efficiency for such a large IT load over so many properties, especially when you take into account that customers are only at 53 percent utilization," said Jim Smith, CTO of Digital Realty Trust.… Full Story »
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Death by Growth: What the Climate-Bill Autopsies Missed - STWR - Share The World's Resources
www.stwr.org via @steadystater &bull YesterdayAs long as economic growth remains the number one priority of governments, any effort to seriously address climate change will fail. Policymakers in the US and around the world should instead aim to create a steady-state economy that prioritises sustainability and well-being, argues Keith Harrington. By now the corpse of the climate bill has been so thoroughly autopsied, that examining it any further seems almost inhumane. A whole army of coroners have weighed in, suggesting an array of possible causes of death: Republican obstructionism, failed presidential leadership, a weak climate movement, the wrong policy approach, the recession. Each one of… Full Story »
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Young Emirati women aim for the stars at Nasa - The National Newspaper
www.thenational.ae via @UAEEmbassyUS &bull YesterdayABU DHABI // On June 1, Shamma al Qassim boarded a plane bound for the US as the first Emirati woman to become a Nasa intern. On Sunday, Reem Ketait will become the second. Ms al Qassim, 19, along with two other Emirati students - Hazza Bani Malek, 20, and Hamad Rajab, 21 - spent 10 weeks training alongside Nasa engineers as part of the Educational Associates programme. Until a few months ago, the scheme admitted only US… Full Story »
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Ted Talks: Jason Clay on How Big Brands Can Help Save Biodiversity
blog.entrustet.com via @dwwhite1 &bull YesterdayTed talks never cease to amaze me with the eye opening topics and the new way the speakers get me to look at a subject. Another great example of this is Jason Clay with his talk: How Big Brands Can… Full Story »
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Ga. Materials Manufacturer Launches Youtube Video Contest to Encourage Green Building Innovation
southeast.construction.com via @SEConstruction &bull YesterdayToday YKK AP America announces the "Building a Better Tomorrow, Today" YouTube video competition to encourage innovation while further advancing the green building industry. Interested participants can now submit videos showcasing their ideas for how America can enhance the built environment for generations to come -- whether it's… Full Story »
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A Look at the Growing Trend of Green Building in Higher Education
www.universitybusiness.com via @PlumbersList &bull YesterdayLow-flow plumbing fixtures, passive solar design and stormwater management are increasingly frequent terms within the higher education world as universities and colleges steadily build and renovate their way toward sustainable design. Schools are unveiling high-performance laboratories with features like variable… Full Story »
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Solar Power Helps Pennsylvania School Save on Energy
www.getsolar.com via @Carydc &bull YesterdayMillcreek Township, Pennsylvania's school district went green in 2007 by adding solar power, installing geothermal heating and cooling and making other efficiency improvements at a middle school - and its investments are paying off. The James S. Wilson Middle School… Full Story »
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Green briefs (September 2, 2010)
bhamweekly.com via @MIDAS31 &bull YesterdayGREEN EXPO NOTEBOOK: Yo, Green Spacers. Last week, the BJCC exhibition hall was the site of the Green Building Focus Conference and Expo, one of the largest events of its type in the Southeast, which is hosted by Birmingham firm Green Building Focus. Sustainable building experts, entrepreneurs, academics and politicians gathered from Tuesday through Friday, August 24- 27, to share ideas, trends and technologies. Green building and sustainability have been hot topics in certain circles in the Magic City the last couple of years, driven in part by last year's Green Expo and by a belief among many greenies that… Full Story »
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Challenges and community-based adaptation to climate change (CSDi)
desertification.wordpress.com via @climatefarmer &bull YesterdayWhat exactly is community-based adaptation to climate change, and what are communities adapting to? The underlying idea is that in developing a climate change linked project, is to engage the community from the very beginning of the project design and foster the development of skills sets so that they can be the long-term stewards of the project activities and the outcomes which they create. Why? Because if you work for an NGO that is designing and launching this project your funding will end in one, two, or three years - and you'll leave. So the community needs to continue the… Full Story »
