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About a year ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a challenge to U.S. manufacturing companies to make their facilities energy efficient by 10 percent or more within a five year time span. Since then, 240 manufacturers have begun to make changes to comply with the Energy Star Challenge for Industry and 34 sites have already improved their…
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The Walmart Foundation has announced that it will make a donation of $2 million to provide much needed support for food banks to reduce their electricity bills. While fully depending on donations to support their cause and with contributions dwindling due to the weakened economy, food banks are barely able to stay afloat as demand continues rising. Thanks to the retail giant, 16 food banks across the U.S. will be able…
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently published two reports which offer valuable recommendations toward cutting energy consumption by as much as 50 percent in large offices and hospitals. Technical Support Document: Strategies for 50% Energy Savings in Large Office Buildings reports that a 50 percent energy savings can be achieved in both low-rise and high-rise office buildings in an extensive range of U.S. climates. Research was performed in 16 cities that represented different climate zones…
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Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) recently announced that it has been awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification for the studio’s Lot and Office Transformation (LOT) Project. “We are proud to receive this designation for our newest buildings on the lot,” said Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures. “It’s our belief that we have a…
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A house powered by batteries and solar panels, featuring a “smog-eating” roof, was unveiled earlier this month in West Lancaster, California. “This remarkable new house is truly the home of the future,” said Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris in an announcement of the prototype built by KH Home and BYD, a manufacturer of clean energy technologies. According to USA Today…
