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Adriana Trujillo

Why Build Green? Lowered Operational Costs, Increased Staff Productivity and Higher Ass... - 1 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 24 Feb 17
     
    Companies that switch to green buildings save 14% in operational costs over five years, according to the World Green Building Trends 2016 SmartMarket report. The report found that companies that either build green offices or renovate to be more sustainable add 7% in asset value to the company.
Adriana Trujillo

Apple's new campus partially built with green bonds | GreenBiz - 1 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 23 Mar 17
     
    Apple released its first Green Bond Impact Report, which highlights 16 projects made possible by proceeds from a $1.5 billion green bond it issued last year. The company allocated approximately $441 million to environmentally beneficial projects in fiscal year 2016, with the majority of funds going toward renewable energy (about $129 million), green building (about $232.6 million), and energy efficiency (about $74.6 million).
Adriana Trujillo

The $100 billion business case for safer chemistry | GreenBiz - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 18 May 16
     
    The global market for green chemistry is expected to boom from $11 billion in 2015 to about $100 billion by 2020, according to data from the American Sustainable Business Council and the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council. While challenges remain -- notably around building a consensus about what "green" chemistry really means -- consumers are increasingly demanding safer and more sustainable products. "In a nutshell, the green chemistry market is poised for takeoff," writes Libby Bernick. GreenBiz.com (5/6)  
Adriana Trujillo

Ford's green roof caps a decade of innovation | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 05 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 05 Dec 13
     
    When we first heard of green roofs, they sounded like a great idea, but one that would have a hard time gaining traction. Today, they are one of the great successes of green building, with more than 10,000 green roofs in the United States.
Adriana Trujillo

Green envy: mainstreaming of responsible consumption means green products now out-perfo... - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 14 Aug 14
     
    Consumers want green products, and they're willing to boycott brands that fail to deliver them, writes Bridget James. "Consumers, enabled by information, are becoming the regulatory body of the market, and their new values are driving green growth globally," she asserts
Adriana Trujillo

Green cleaning: The journey from niche to mainstream | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 12 Mar 14
     
    Green cleaning products are no longer a niche interest, with many consumers willing to pay a little extra to pick up chemical-free or otherwise eco-friendly cleaning products, writes Stephen Ashkin. That shift is partly due to the rise of eco-labels and certification programs, which helped cleaning companies slice through the complexities of green chemistry. "With the advent of certification, standards and ecolabels, buyers have been given more tools to choose appropriate products," Ashkin explains.
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PSU and Walmart Collaborate on Green Roof - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 14 Nov 13
     
    Look for Portland State University students climbing on the Walmart roof, the green roof, that is. Under a two-year research partnership between the Oregon school and the retail giant, PSU is building a green roof research site on Walmart's new North Portland store.
Adriana Trujillo

Philadelphia launches $1 billion green jobs plan | StateImpact Pennsylvania - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 21 Dec 16 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 21 Dec 16
     
    A plan launched by Philadelphia City Council President Darrell Clarke and backed by the Philadelphia Energy Authority will use $1 billion on energy efficiency projects in municipal buildings, schools, small businesses and low- to middle-income homes with the goals of creating 10,000 green jobs over the next decade and reducing energy consumption. PEA's executive director, Emily Schapira, says green energy is a growing industry, and the project will spur its development in the city.
Adriana Trujillo

LEED Green Building Credit Closes Illegal Wood Loophole · Environmental Leade... - 1 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 19 Apr 16
     
    The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has updated the LEED green building rating system in an attempt to stop illegal logging.
Brett Rohring

6 ways Apple's new mothership will be ultra green | GreenBiz.com - 1 views

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shared by Brett Rohring on 19 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • 6 ways Apple's new mothership will be ultra green
  • 1. Fruit trees
  • The new plan will transform an existing site almost entirely covered with buildings and asphalt into a landscape featuring almost 7,000 trees – including the apple, apricot, cherry and plum fruit trees that made San Jose's orchards thrive long before silicon was invented.
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  • When Apple Campus 2 is finished, 80 percent of the site will be green space
  • 2. Renewables
  • the campus will run entirely on renewable energy. The plan calls for about 8 megawatts of solar panels to be installed on the roof of the main, spaceship-shaped building as well as the parking structures. An unspecified number of fuel cells also will be installed, with the rest of the electricity needed for operations sourced through grid-purchased renewable energy.
  • Primary opposition to the site has centered on its transportation plan. To combat those criticisms, Apple has expanded its Transportation Demand Management program, emphasizing the use of bicycles, shuttles and buses that will link employees with regional public transit networks.
  • 3. Net-zero building design
  • the structure itself is being designed to create as much energy as it uses. There is a strong emphasis on energy-efficiency: the passive heating and cooling systems will use 30 percent less than a comparable campus. A central site will contain fuel cells, back-up generators, chillers, condenser water storage, hot water storage, an electrical substation and water and fire pumps.
  • 4. Attention to water conservation
  • Attention has been paid to reducing the number of impermeable surfaces on the site. (Up to 9,240 of the parking spots, for example, will be underground so that Apple can invest in landscaping that absorbs water. A recycled water main is under consideration, and other steps have been taken to minimize water consumption by about 30 percent below a typical Silicon Valley development. Those measures include low-flow fixtures, the use of native plans and roof rainwater capture.
  • 5. An expanded waste management program
  • Apple already diverts about 78 percent of the waste associated with its existing headquarters from landfills. The proposal calls for the company to recycle or reuse any construction waste; from an operations perspective, it will step up recycling from solid waste sources as well as the use of composting.
  • 6. A sharpened focus on commuting alternatives
  • As part of its transportation program, the plan calls for buffered bike lanes on streets adjacent to the campus that are segregated from vehicular lanes and that also allow for bikes to pass each other. The focus will be on encouraging all employees that live within 15 minutes of the campus to use sustainable or public transportation alternatives. The site will start with 300 electric vehicle charging stations, with the built-in capacity to expand.
  • Adriana Trujillo on 19 Nov 13
     
    The iPhone maker's master plan features extensive green space, aggressive water conservation and one of the largest corporate solar arrays in the world.
Brett Rohring

Ford and Microsoft invest in $1 billion bond for climate projects | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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shared by Brett Rohring on 12 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Ford and Microsoft were among investors in a $1 billion green bond launched last week to support "climate smart" investments in emerging markets.
  • Proceeds of IFC green bonds are used for private sector investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency and other areas that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as installing solar and wind power capacity and providing financing for technology that helps produce energy more efficiently.
  • IFC said in a statement that the bond transaction, jointly led by BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole CIB and SEB, was heavily oversubscribed and sized to address the demand from "an increasing number of investors interested in climate-related opportunities."
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  • It marks the second $1 billion green bond transaction this year from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), an Aaa/AAA rated global development institution and member of the World Bank Group.
  • Bond issues are seen as an increasingly important way to raise funds for green projects, with the green bond market now estimated at $346 billion after doubling over 2012.
Adriana Trujillo

Green Game Changers: Business Innovation Is Flowing In The Global Economy - Press Releases - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 03 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 03 Dec 13
     
    "Green Game-Changers: Insights for Mainstreaming Business Innovation" (World Wildlife Fund and Verdantix) features 16 case studies that demonstrate how sustainable business innovations are flowing between regions of the globe. The report also details the types of green innovations that could potentially disrupt established companies.
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MediaPost Publications Forrester: Retailers Need To Think Green 12/06/2013 - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 14 Dec 13
     
    Consumer demand has finally put green retail on the main stage, according to a report from Forrester, which states that more than 50% of U.S. online adults are "green" consumers.
Adriana Trujillo

New LEED, WELL partnership supports better health in green design | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 04 Apr 14 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 04 Apr 14
     
    Today, the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) and the Well Building Institute (IWBI) announced a new partnership that strives to make health and wellness a more fundamental building block of green building design.
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'LEED for Garage Parking' Launched · Environmental Management & Energy News ·... - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 09 Jun 14
     
    The Green Parking Council (GPC), an affiliate of the International Parking Institute (IPI), has launched the Green Garage Certification program. The program is the parking industry equivalent of the US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification, and recognizes and inspires high standards in sustainable parking facility design, technology, operations and management.
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Scotland to ban all GM crops over fears for 'green brand', angers farmers and scientist... - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 18 Aug 15 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 18 Aug 15
     
    Scotland is banning GMO crops in a bid to protect its "clean and green brand," angering farmers and scientists who say the ban panders to unwarranted consumer concerns and has no basis in science. "Cultivation of GM crops would harm our environment and our reputation," counters Scottish Green lawmaker Alison Johnstone. The Independent (London) (tiered subscription model) (8/9) 
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Green Building Wars Rage · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environme... - 0 views

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  • Adriana Trujillo on 03 Jun 14
     
    Leaders of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Greenpeace, and 16 other organizations sent an open letter urging the Green Building Initiative (GBI) to strengthen its Green Globes standard or state more explicitly that their standard is less rigorous than LEED or Living Building Challenge ones. The letter also urged GBI to stop attacking the credibility of LEED standards.
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Can green roofs bloom into cost savings for building owners? | Construction Dive - 1 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 21 Oct 15 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 21 Oct 15
     
    Green roofs can save lots of money for building owners thanks to energy cost savings of up to 50%, longer life spans and financial incentives in various cities. However, a lack of awareness of green roofs' benefits may be limiting their market reach, experts say. "And I think there's been some negative information out there about the difficulty of maintaining, the cost of maintaining and the cost of installing them," said environmental adviser John-Patrick Curran. 
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Green Building Entrepreneurs Think Sustainability is Key to Economic Growth - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 21 Sep 16 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 21 Sep 16
     
    The building industry has become more analytical and data-driven as it has moved toward more sustainable forms of construction. Conventional construction is falling by the wayside in major markets because "people are just realizing that green building makes sense," said Nathan Taft, director of acquisitions for green builder Jonathan Rose Cos.
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http://www.worldgbc.org/files/1114/7735/3801/WGBC_BtBC_Oct2016_Digital_Low.pdf - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 17 Nov 16 - No Cached
  • Adriana Trujillo on 17 Nov 16
     
    (World Green Building Council) showcases the actions businesses are taking to improve their workspaces and highlights the business value created from providing healthy, green office space for employees.
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