SOUTH ORANGE, NJ--In recognition of Sterling Properties' outstanding work on the New Market project, New Jersey Future will honor The Avenue, along with The Marketplace at Eden and the Township of South Orange Village, with a 2009 Smart Growth Award.
ISELIN, NJ--The next ICREW NJ luncheon will feature a talk by Adam J. Zellner, titled "Going Green, Renewable Energy -- What Is It and Where Is The Money?"
BRANCHBURG, NJ-- Vanguard Energy Partners has completed a 578kW solar photovoltaic system at the Morristown Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project will be inaugurated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony today at 1 p.m. on the facility grounds located at 80 East Hanover Avenue in Cedar Knolls.
ABERDEEN, MD-- With successes in recycling, community partnership and other areas, the environmental quality program at Camp Johnson sets the standard for all Vermont Army National Guard (VTARNG) facilities, including 20 armories, a flight facility, training sites and maintenance shops.
CRANBURY, NJ--Gary Coopersmith, vice president for Sweetwater Construction Corp., has achieved the LEED-accredited professional designation from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)/Green Building Certification Institute.
ALBANY, NY--A new research and education collaboration seeks to promote upstate New York as a clean energy hub, while also enhancing the development of alternative energy technologies and professional development.
LONG BEACH, CA-- EthosFR+, the fuel additive that is successfully being used by large vehicle fleets across the country to reduce vehicle emissions, increase mileage and improve engine performance, is now available for direct purchase by consumers.
WASHINGTON-- Alstom Hydro has signed a licensing cooperation agreement with Clean Current Power Systems Incorporated, a private Canadian company specializing in the design and testing of tidal energy technology.
WASHINGTON-- The Coalition for Green Bank applauded the House Energy and Commerce Committee's passage of its sweeping legislation that would overhaul U.S. energy and global warming policy.
NEWARK, NJ--McCarter & English partners Mary Jane Augustine (New York) and Francis Kirk (Newark), and associates Brian Morgan (Boston) and Jocelyn Gabrynowicz Hill (Philadelphia) have received credentials as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professionals (LEED AP) by the Green Building Certification Institute.
ATLANTA--Aluminum company Novelis Inc. recycled an estimated 39 billion aluminum beverage cans in the past year, a new company record.
PROVIDENCE, RI-- The City of Providence celebrated its newest development project this week; a creative green office building on Harris Avenue on the west side of Providence that will be one of the City's most distinctive contemporary structures.
LEXINGTON, MA--The 2009 Northeast Energy Efficiency Summit: Maximizing the Energy Efficiency Solution, scheduled for May 27-28 in Albany, New York will highlight how the Northeast is leading the effort to advance energy efficiency in support of a green economy that sustains and builds jobs, while contributing to a cleaner environment.
TORONTO--As part of the Green Tech conference on green technologies for the shipping industry, Green Marine yesterday unveiled the first global results posted by participants of the Environmental Program of the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes Maritime Industry.
WASHINGTON--May 20, 2009 - As builders and remodelers retool their businesses in a tight credit market and recapture the interest of jittery consumers, this spring is the greenest yet for the nation’s home building industry, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ-- DMR Architects has been awarded with the New Jersey Clean Communities Excellence in Education Award for the firm's continuing involvement at Carlstadt Public School.
MEMPHIS, TN-- To provide a commercially compostable cold cup option for environmentally conscious consumers, International Paper is expanding its ecotainer(R) brand of foodservice packaging.
WASHINGTON-- Infrastructure and Clean Energy were the focus of Day Three of the 2009 Legislative Conference of the Building and Construction Trades Department.
SEOUL--The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), a project of the William J. Clinton Foundation, today announced a global program developed in collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), called the Climate Positive Development Program.
PARSIPPANY, NJ--Buildings use more energy than any other sector in the world - approximately 38 percent of the global energy use compared with 33 percent for industry and 26 percent for transportation sectors. But if a major, coordinated and global effort is launched, it would be possible to cut energy use in buildings 60 percent by 2050 and arrive at a situation in which buildings produce or recover as much energy as they consume.
CRANBURY, NJ--Ronald Witt Sr., founder and president of Sweetwater Construction Corp. has achieved the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited professional (AP) designation from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)/Green Building Certification Institute.
DURHAM, NH-- University of New Hampshire's EcoLine™, a landfill gas-to-energy project that uses purified methane gas from a nearby landfill as the campus's main energy source, is complete. The five million-sf campus is now receiving up to 85 percent of its electricity and heat from purified natural gas, making UNH the first university in the nation to use landfill gas as its primary fuel source.
CORTLAND, NY-- Hope Lake Lodge & Indoor Waterpark at Greek Peak Mountain Resort will be one of the largest "green" building projects in Central New York.
COHOES, NY-- Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc. is now a featured supplier in Metafore, Inc.'s Environmental Paper Assessment Tool (EPAT).
BUFFALO, NY—-The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded $1.5 million to the University at Buffalo Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach to establish a clean energy business incubator program that will provide business support to accelerate the successful development of early-stage, clean energy technology companies in Western New York.
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA--The IQAir HealthPro Plus earned the Parent Tested Parent Approved (PTPA Media Inc.) Seal of Approval. In an independent series of tests conducted by actual parents, the HealthPro Plus gained the highest marks in effectiveness, customer satisfaction, and overall cost of ownership.
WASHINGTON-- The National Restaurant Association has launched a new campaign--the National Restaurant Association Conserve/EPA ENERGY STAR Challenge--and is encouraging the nation's nearly one million restaurants, their 13 million employees, as well as their suppliers and guests to reduce energy and water use in establishments.
NEW YORK/LONDON-- The Bank of New York Mellon has launched a universal custody and trade settlement platform for carbon credits. Global Environmental Markets ("GEM") has been developed to help customers manage credits through a single web-based interface.
CHERRY HILL, NJ-- New Jersey American's largest water treatment plant is also its most environmentally friendly. The New Jersey Water Supply Authority has certified New Jersey American Water's Raritan-Millstone Water Treatment Plant (WTP) a "River Friendly Business."
PEORIA, IL-- Caterpillar, Inc. has been awarded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Air Excellence Award for its D7E track-type tractor with electric drive. The electric drive system is the first of its kind in this application, designed to maximize efficiency and productivity while conserving natural resources.
NEWARK, NJ--New Jersey is "open for business," and the state’s urban centers will play an increasingly critical role in accommodating tenants looking to lower their overhead costs in the Garden State. That message was central to the first “Urban Developer’s Night” hosted by the Industrial and Office Real Estate Brokers Association of the New York Metropolitan Area (IOREBA) this spring.
CLEVELAND-- Pro Energy Consultants, the nation's first home energy audit franchise, has almost tripled its number of franchisees in the past two months.
JOHNSTON, RI-- FM Global, one of the world's largest commercial property insurers, has released new research showing ways business property owners can reduce carbon emissions (greenhouse gases) attributable to fire and natural disaster risks. The findings also reveal that, as the trend to build greener facilities increases, so do such potential unintended consequences.
BETHESDA, MD--In support of its environmental strategy to address climate change, Marriott International has announced that its global Headquarters building and more than 30 of its hotels in design, development or under construction are expected to achieve LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
TRENTON, NJ--ICREW NJ will present a special educational meeting on the New Site Remediation Act and LSRP on May 29, 2009.
NEW YORK-- The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Best Buy and Black & Decker are teaming up to introduce power management tools and tips that can help consumers lower monthly bills, save energy, and reduce pollution.
BUFFALO, NY--The new Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College has officially become the first LEED-certified art museum in the State of New York.
JERSEY CITY, NJ-- The association of the State of New Jersey with crime, pollution and political corruption is undeserved, with New Jersey -- and especially its formerly "gritty cities," such as Jersey City -- having much to offer the nation in terms of serving as a model of how to successfully deal with urban issues.
ATLANTA-- Beazer Homes applauds its partner Imagine Homes for receiving an industry accolade for bringing affordable green options to single-family new home construction.
Presented by the National Association of Home Builders during its 11th Annual National Green Building Conference in Dallas, May 8-10, Imagine Homes received the top award in the category of most affordable single-family green home. The recognition marked the second time in as many years that Imagine Homes of San Antonio has been distinguished for its excellence and innovation in moving green features and sustainable construction practices toward the mainstream in production building. Last year, Imagine was awarded top honors for green building in the production home category.
As a principal investor in the San Antonio builder since 2006, Imagine's success in green building helped inspire the national rollout of eSMART by Beazer Homes(TM) last year. As the first program of its size by a national builder, it includes a bevy of standard eco-friendly features designed to increase energy and water efficiency and improve indoor air quality in every Beazer home.
Beazer's planning and design team, in researching ways to expand its eco-friendly program, continues to glean valuable information on green home design, building techniques, and new materials through access to Imagine's builders, engineers and architects. Additionally, the builder-partners share research data and customer feedback which gives Beazer first-hand insight into what customers' value most in an eco-friendly home.
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WASHINGTON-- Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Trust for America's Health (TFAH), and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) praised legislation introduced late yesterday to improve the public health response to climate change.
NEWARK, NJ--Mayor Cory A. Booker and New Jersey Clean Communities Council President Patrick Ryan announced today that the City of Newark will be the site for the council’s Sixth Annual Clean Communities Seminar and Banquet, to be held on May 19-21, 2009.
LONG VALLEY, NJ-- Following an intensive three-year effort, a piece of New Jersey history has been fully restored. Oak Cottage includes a more than one acre property that includes a 13-room Second Empire-style dwelling as well as a 1,400-sf mill (1828 water-wheel powered apple cider distillery).
WOODBRIDGE, NJ - In commercial real estate, development opportunities still exist, especially if you're a multifamily maven. They're just a lot harder to find. And if you're looking for money, it's also there, just a lot harder to pry loose from lenders. That was the general message at yesterday's Third Annual Greenbaum Commercial Real Estate Conference, sponsored by the law firm Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis and co-hosted by New Jersey & Company.
TEANECK, NJ-- Eddie Johnson has joined Encelium Technologies as vice president of sales.
ELKHART, IN-- All American Building Systems, LLC, the major projects division of Coachmen Industries, Inc., has signed a contract with the Sisters of St. Frances, Denver, CO to build three duplexes and one commercial office building valued at over $1.7 million.
NEW YORK, NY-—ScheinMedia, publisher of New Jersey & Company and New York House magazines, MetroGreenBusiness.com, GreenBusinessCareers.com, and NYinc.com; and producer of ScheinMediaConferences, announces the publication of the premiere issue of NYinc magazine, a quarterly publication that captures and delves into the stories behind the news and an outgrowth of NYinc.com, a news website with daily e-news delivery.
BETHESDA, MD--1331 L Street, located at 13th & L streets in Washington, D.C.’s East End, has been awarded LEED® for Core & Shell Gold Certification for Core & Shell by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED is the USGBC’s leading rating system for designing and constructing the world’s greenest, most energy efficient and high performing buildings.
PARSIPPANY, NJ--Jones Lang LaSalle has announced that three of its professionals – Vice President Scott Lesh, Senior Project Manager Erik Egger and Project Manager Derek DeMartino – have passed the LEED exam and are now amongst the company’s latest sustainability accredited professionals.
The recent accreditations are part of Jones Lang LaSalle’s ongoing initiative to become the acknowledged leader in energy and sustainability services. Lesh, Egger and DeMartino join the ranks of more than 380 sustainability accredited individuals at the firm, primarily as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design® Accredited Professionals (LEED APs) but also including standards such as BREEAM, NABERS Energy (formerly ABGR) and Green Star.
Other members of Jones Lang LaSalle’s New Jersey office who’ve recently received accreditation include Clara Sarmiento, Tony Mastrolia, Patrick McCall, Heather Kellogg and Dana Schneider.
Jones Lang LaSalle’s Global Sustainability Commitment, announced in April 2008, included the goal to increase its number of accredited professionals to 200 in 2008 and to 500 by the end of 2009. In celebrating 333 accredited professionals at the end of 2008, the firm surpassed its target by 65 percent.
The majority of accredited professionals are located in the US; however, Jones Lang LaSalle also has LEED APs and accredited professionals in Australia, India, Singapore, China, Germany, the UK, Mexico and Hong Kong. The firm is involved with over 116 LEED registered or certified projects worldwide, including 73 projects totaling 35 million square feet in the Americas region. In addition, Jones Lang LaSalle serves as leasing manager, property manager and facility manager of many LEED certified buildings.
Jones Lang LaSalle’s ACT: A Cleaner Tomorrow initiative consistently engages employees in following sustainable practices, pursuing LEED CI certification at several of U.S. offices, and participating in events such as Earth Day and Earth Hour.
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JERSEY CITY, NJ-–Developers officially broke ground recently on Margaret S. Herbermann Manor, which consists of 45 new affordable and workforce housing units located in the Heights section of Jersey City.
WASHINGTON--The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) is pleased to announce the election of new officers for 2009-2010.
GREENFIELD, MA--The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering $50 million in new funding to encourage greater production of organic food in the United States.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ-- The Northern Branch of the New Jersey chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council has appointed Pradeep Kapoor, director of sustainability and project manager at DMR Architects, as chairman of the branch.
GLASSBORO, NJ--Sora’s Rowan Boulevard downtown revitalization project in Glassboro, NJ, is being honored with a 2009 Smart Growth Award from New Jersey Future, recognizing the project and its three principle partners, Sora Holdings, LLC, the project’s master redeveloper, the Borough of Glassboro and Rowan University and for creating one of the best development projects in New Jersey.
SANDWICH, MA-- Stellwagen Alive announced a record 10,000 pounds of marine debris has been netted to protect more than 70 endangered Right whales that use the waters between Cape Cod Bay and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary as their spring feeding area.
PARSIPPANY, NJ-- The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) yesterday recognized EarthColor with the 2008 NJ Clean Energy Leadership Award – Clean Power Purchaser of the Year. BPU Commissioner Elizabeth Randall presented the award to Robert Kashan EarthColor’s CEO during a ceremony at the company’s Parsippany headquarters.
BUFFALO GROVE, IL-- As part of Siemens Building Technologies' commitment to the environment, the company has been applying to its own business operations the energy efficiency and green building sustainability practices that it offers its customers.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL--SabCo, Inc., a Palm Beach Gardens, Florida based environmental firm, under the direction of Ronald G. Huggins, MS, MPH, Ph.D, CIH, CIAQP, an expert in Indoor Air Quality, and is a certified expert in state and federal litigation cases for Indoor Air Quality and Toxicology, has developed a specific process, referred to as the RISS System(TM), to remove the toxic and corrosive compounds from the Indoor Air caused by gases being emitted by Chinese Drywall.
PHILADELPHIA, PA--University Place Associates is hosting a Green Planning and Policy charrette to explore the development of the country's first green commercial corridor, which will transform West Philadelphia into an epicenter of sustainable business activity to consist of 1 million+ sf of Platinum LEED-certified office and retail space.
NEWARK, NJ--Advance Realty is being honored for its commitment to reducing traffic congestion and improving air quality by promoting work-site based employee commuting options at One Gateway Center, its well known office building in downtown Newark, NJ.
BOSTON-- This week, Simmons College received LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its School of Management and Academic Building.
