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Utah State Universitys students recreate fashion by recycling

Posted by AditiJ on 16/11/2009

Transfusing sustainability into one of the most polluting industries in the world is what was seen at the Recycle and Redesign Fashion Show at the USUs Eccles Conference Center recently. The industry I am referring here is the textile industry...

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Best-in-Class Manufacturers Cut Energy Use by 24%, Study Shows

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

Best-in-class manufacturers typically reduce their energy consumption by 24 percent compared to laggard companies that increase their energy use by 6 percent, according to new benchmarking research from Aberdeen Group.Other findings reveal that best-in-class companies also reduce their emissions ...

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First Large-scale ‘Living Building’ to be Constructed

Posted by Environmental Leader on 11/11/2009

The Oregon Sustainability Center, which is being called the first large-scale “living building,” is projected to have a zero carbon footprint.The 12-story building, to be built in Portland, will generate its own energy on-site using solar photovoltaics and goethermal energy. The build ...

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Philly’s Comcast Center Now Tallest U.S. LEED Building

Posted by Environmental Leader on 10/11/2009

At 58 stories, the Comcast Center in downtown Philadelphia has earned the title of tallest LEED certified building in the United States.The building recently earned LEED Gold status for its core and shell, reports Inhabitat.The building, which stands 975 feet tall, takes advantage of high perform ...

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Philadelphia's Comcast Center is the tallest LEED certified building in the US

Posted by DeshRaj on 10/11/2009

Speculations are speculations anyway. Until they go functional, you simply cannot count on them. While Taipei 101 was being anticipated to be the worlds tallest green building, Philadelphias Comcast Center has emerged to the fore to take home...

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