TRENTON, NJ--HHG Development Associates, a Trenton-based development firm specializing in adaptive reuse of historic structures, held a "Greenbreaking" on Saturday to showcase The Cracker Factory's green features, including photovoltaic systems, as well as educate people about solar power and why it is a sound investment.
SECAUCUS, NJ--On the heels of its President and COO Emanuel Stern being named New Jersey Environmental Executive of the Year, Hartz Mountain Industries has launched a new website to capture the performance of its sustainability initiative.
As a component of the program, MStern will introduce a Twitter feed to express his insights on environmental and sustainability issues – with a particular focus on the opportunities to create clean, economically viable, solar power solutions. Mr. Stern can be followed at www.twitter.com/esternhartzmtn, and his tweets will be archived on the new site.
On the website’s front page, a graphic shows in real time the power output of the solar panels atop the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus. The solar array is the first of many solar installations that Hartz plans to install on the roofs of buildings, predominantly warehouses, and upon brownfield sites. It is also the first completed solar installation in New Jersey to be partially funded by PSE&G’s Solar Loan Program.
Within the website’s Conservation and Energy Reduction Center section, Hartz offers a comprehensive look at the six key facets of its sustainability initiative: its hospitality program, solar energy, sustainable development, water conservation, lighting and HVAC, and office waste conservation. A wealth of information is available within each panel, such as green summary reports for Hartz’s Soho Grand and Tribeca Grand Hotels in New York City, and the Weehawken Sheraton Suites at Lincoln Harbor.
The website also contains an archive of press coverage of Hartz’s sustainability initiative and updates on sustainability-related events.
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www.hartzmountain.com
EDISON, NJ--New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Mark Mauriello headlined NAIOP-NJ’s “Regulatory Update Seminar” held at The Pines Manor in Edison.
PITTSBURGH--The Green Building Alliance (GBA) announced the final four recipients of its Product Innovation Grants who will share a total of $150,000.
SAN DIEGO-- Business and community environmental leaders joined executives from Waste Management (WM) to unveil a Construction and Demolition (C&D) Processing and Recycling Center that will generate new green jobs in El Cajon.
MAHWAH, NJ-- Chance Parker, LEED AP and construction manager with DMR Architects in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, has been appointed to the Township of Mahwah's Environmental Commission by Mayor Richard J. Martel.
BOCA RATON, FL--OpenPeak Inc., a provider of touch screen multimedia devices and VoIP telephony systems, has announced the debut of its new Home Energy Management Solution that allows utility companies and their customers to more actively manage in-home energy consumption to save money and help preserve the environment.
SALEM, OR--By a vote of 46 to 11, the Oregon House has passed SB 676, a bill that permits production and possession of industrial hemp and trade in industrial hemp commodities and products.
MIDLAND, MI-- The Dow Chemical Company plans to work with Algenol Biofuels, Inc. to build and operate a pilot-scale algae-based integrated biorefinery that will convert CO2 into ethanol.
NEWARK, NJ--Calling the passage today of the American Clean Energy and Security Act a significant step towards getting comprehensive climate change legislation signed into law, PSEG Chairman Ralph Izzo thanked the members of the New Jersey delegation for voting in favor of the bill and recognizing the opportunities for economic growth, and consumer and environmental protection.
NEW YORK--Environmental Defense Fund today testified that if the New York City Council passes a green building legislative package, it could "generate thousands of jobs" and "position the city and its workforce as national leaders in green building technology."
HOUSTON-- FC Holdings, Inc., parent company of First Community Bank, N.A., broke ground last week on a new 24,000-sf headquarters building located at 12400 Gulf Freeway, on the Northeast corner of I-45 and the Beltway 8 intersection.
WASHINGTON--The co-owner of a Martinsville, NJ, landscaping company pleaded guilty to participating in a fraud conspiracy at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund site, Federal Creosote, located in Manville, NJ, the Department of Justice announced yesterday.
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ--Whitman, an environmental, engineering and management firm, has announced that they will be collaborating with a world-renowned researcher and environmental biotechnology company to study new methods of bioremediation.
TEANECK, NJ--Encelium's Energy Control System (ECS) with Tridium’s Niagara AX building automation software platform can provide building owners with lower energy costs and a better return on investment. The integration of HVAC and other embedded devices with lighting is made possible by the Niagara AX Driver, according to Tony Marano, President and CEO of Encelium.
CHICAGO--Sears Tower has announced plans for a significant sustainable modernization project.
MEMPHIS, TN-- During a visit to Memphis, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced five grant competitions, totaling $500 million, to fund projects that prepare workers for green jobs in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries.
NEW WINDSOR, NY--Joseph J. Minuta, lead architect and founder of Minuta Architecture PLLC, has announced that two members of his team have recently earned the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Professional Accreditation.
CORNWALL, NY-–Black Rock Forest, a nature preserve, scientific research station and education center in the Hudson Highlands, takes its mission to promote sustainability seriously, as evidenced by its “green” facilities featuring geothermal heating and cooling systems and array of 80 electricity-generating solar panels.
HOBOKEN, NJ-- Later this week, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology will equip the sloop Clearwater with instrumentation that will provide real-time transmission of position, time, surface water temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen concentrations in the northern area of the Hudson River.
