Home » construction

Harris Opens Green Branch, Installs Geothermal Technology

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2008

Harris opened its first green bank branch on the South Side of Chicago. The City of Chicago supported the bank to install geothermal heating and cooling system in the branch, which is expected to reduce up to 30 percent of energy consumption annually, compared to a conventional system.The branch ...

Clean Energy Climate Construction Contracts & Installations Efficiency Emissions Facilities Financial Geothermal U.S.

---

U.S. Army Releases First Sustainability Report - Big Move To LEED Standards

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/11/2008

The U.S. Army released a 2007 Sustainability Report (PDF) and reported that in FY 2007, 301 of new Army military construction projects, or 78 percent of projects, were designed to LEED standards. The Army also reported an 8.4 percent reduction in energy use intensity in facilities from FY 2004.Fr ...

CSR Reports Conservation Construction Defense Efficiency Emissions Finance & Reporting Hazardous Waste design

---

EPA Ruling Delays Proposed Coal Plants, Recognizes CO2 As Pollutant

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/11/2008

In response to a lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club over a proposed coal plant on a American Indian reservation in Utah, the Environmental Appeals Board blocked the EPA from issuing a permit to the plant. The ruling also said that “the EPA has no valid reason to refuse to regulate the CO2 em ...

Coal Compliance Construction Emissions Facilities Feature Government Policy & Law U.S.

---

Japan’s Solar City As Model For The Future

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2008

A Japanese solar-powered city offers a model for future self-sufficient energy communities, producing electricity with rooftop panels, according to this Reuters’ video.

Asia Clean Energy Conservation Construction Research & Technology Today's Green Video Utilities

---

Wells Fargo Surpasses $2 Billion In LEED Building Financing

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2008

Wells Fargo has surpassed $2 billion in lending for LEED-certified buildings. Of the buildings the company finances, 28 percent are LEED-rated, 37 percent have LEED-silver certification, 21 percent have LEED-gold certification, and 9 percent have LEED-platinum certification.Since 2007, the compan ...

Business Services Business-to-Business Construction Finance & Reporting Financial

---