Archives for April 2011

NCR Awarded Prestigious LEED® Green Building Certification for Its North American Manufacturing Facility

DULUTH, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) announced today that it has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certification for speed and innovation in delivering a number of green design and construction features in its Columbus, Ga., North America manufacturing plant. NCR’s facility is one of the very first LEED-certified, retrofitted manufacturing …
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Clark County taking green ‘to the masses’

Clark County commissioners last year adopted the National Green Building Standard as a voluntary code for residential buildings; builders had been asking the county for a uniform set of green guidelines to appease customers seeking more efficient homes. Now, the county will take its energy-efficiency act on the road to get more homeowners to think green.
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Green Mountain Energy Company Launches Renewable Rewards® Solar Lease Program in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESSWIRE)– Green Mountain Energy Company is making it easy and affordable for residential customers in Texas to install solar arrays on their homes. The company today launched Renewable …
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Audubon program focuses on ‘green’ roofs in series

The Audubon of Greenwich’s next ‘Green Homes, Green Building’ event will be on Wednesday, May 11, with a focus on design durability for green roofs. The first program advocating for bird-friendly window and building design will take place from 3 to 5:30, followed by a presentation by GreenDrinks Greenwich from 5:30 to 7:30. Green roof system performance, particularly with regard to durability …
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SL Green Consolidates Ownership of Iconic Times Square Property

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG) today announced it has acquired SITQ’s entire interest in 1515 Broadway, thereby consolidating full ownership of the building. The transaction values the consolidated interests at .21 billion. 1515 Broadway, whose crown is prominently displayed in New York City’s iconic skyline, is a 1.75 million square foot, 54-story office …
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JWU building gets green award

By: Jordan Hendricks Johnson and Wales University’s new million Cuisinart Center for Culinary Excellence was awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S . Green Building Council this month. …
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