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While the stories themselves may not exactly be what you’d call “good news,” the timing of the stories may wind up as a nice touch of serendipity. That’s because they both hit the wire at almost exactly the same time – which allowed the two stories to augment each other’s...

Does your organization have a Director of Sustainability or a Vice President of Environmental Practice, or maybe just a Green Guru? If not, your organization may be in the minority. Even as the economy slows and unemployment grows, green collar jobs continue to rise. There’s no specific definition...

Roofs are about to step into the high-tech era, and the step could create new challenges for facility design and construction. My most recent Technology blog discussed possible practicality challenges posed by installing solar technology on existing facilities. The technology has advanced to the point...

After years of promise and potential, solar technology finally might have arrived as a viable alternative for institutional and commercial facilities. Or has it? The industry recently has added several thousand jobs in the production of solar cells and the installation of solar panels, reports The New...

Renewable resources continue their slow creep into the energy market. There’s been some recent reports and advancements that have illustrated just how far — or not very far at all — renewables have seeped into the market. As we reported in this news article , the amount of new wind...

Green success stories are coming in fast and furious these days, but here’s one that definitely stands out from the crowd. The Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, a new 500,000-square-foot, $200 million facility designed to be certified at the LEED-Platinum level, uses a natural...

A section of the East River in New York City holds what may be the world’s cleanest power generation method, according to some. A few months ago, six turbines were lowered into the river and installed on the riverbed, not far from shore. Think wind turbine meets submarine. The objective is to harness...

I recently had the pleasure of spending a week in Switzerland with about 30 other journalists from all over the world. We spent the week touring Swiss renewable energy companies and learning about Swiss strategies for energy efficiency. There were several highlights from the trip, but two pieces of information...

Over the years, interest in energy has ebbed and flowed. While factors like energy cost will clearly continue to influence investments in efficiency and renewables, I believe the current upswing in activity marks a departure from what we’ve seen in the past. I think the interest in energy is far...