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Engineering School Renovation Earns LEED Gold
The Duthie Center for Engineering on the University of Louisville campus recently earned LEED Gold for its renovation project. Highlights included 54% water savings, reuse of 95% of the existing building structure, and recycling 77% of the demolition waste.
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Founder of Applied Ecological Services, Steven Apfelbaum Urges Smart Land Use
Steven Apfelbaum, founder of Applied Ecological Services (AES), has developed land-use solutions to help farmers, companies, landowners, and communities around the world. In a recent article, he called for developing a National Carbon Reserve.
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Children’s Museum Is Hands-On Green
The Madison Children's Museum is set to be the first LEED-certified museum in Wisconsin. But the building isn't the only thing that is green.
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Green Business Blog Carnival Series 12
Green Building Elements is excited to host the Green Business Blog Carnival, a traveling weekly series that offers hodge podge of posts from green blogs. Started by sustainablog and TriplePundit (3P); it’s the perfect weekly wrap up to start your weekend off right. 3P asks Do We Need a Green Tea Party? What’s a fiscally... Read More...
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How Big Is Your Water Footprint?
Take this National Geographic test to see how much water you use in a day. Then find tips on how to reduce your water footprint.
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Wal-Mart Canada Launches Polystyrene Recycling Program
Wal-Mart Canada recently announced its launch of a nationwide polystyrene recycling program at eight of its Canadian stores. Grace Canada, a leading supplier and manufacturer of industrial products for the manufacture of plastics and building materials, will collected used polystyrene (Styrofoam) packaging from Wal-Mart and reusing it to produce fire-resistant commercial insulation.
“As we work with [...]
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Texas Begins Statewide Computer Recycling Program
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) recently launched a new site for a statewide computer recycling program.
“The goal of the program is to give Texans an easy way to recycle the used computer equipment they have been storing in their closets and garages for years,” said Mark Vickery, executive director TCEQ. “The most effective [...]
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Super Bowl Program to Reuse Books, Sports Equipment
For the 10th consecutive year, the National Football League will be collecting and donating books and sports equipment to schools in the Super Bowl’s host city, Tampa Bay, Fla., next February.
The program, called “Super Kids-Super Sharing,” will begin collecting at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers home game on November 30. Tampa schools will also be collecting [...]
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Boston Ordinance Mandates Waste Haulers to Recycle
Yesterday, the Boston City Council passed a measure to enforce mandatory recycling for all waste haulers operating in the city. If commercial waste haulers do not start offering recycling, they could stand to lose their licenses.
“If there’s an area that we can improve in, it would be recycling,” said Michael P. Ross, who drafted the [...]
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New California Law Provides Free Mercury Thermostat Recycling
The California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) recently announced a new law that will provide free mercury thermostat recycling to consumers. The Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2008 was co-sponsored by CPSC and Sierra Club California.
The law is designed to protect the health of California residents. The law will take effect July 1, 2009, when heating [...]