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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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U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta Fuels Fleet with Biodiesel

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta claims it is the first major foodservice distributor in Georgia to fuel its entire delivery fleet with biodiesel. The distributor is using B5 fuel, a 5-percent blend of diesel made from vegetable oils, animal fats or recycled restaurant greases, to run its 185 tractor-tra ...

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Delta Dental Racks Up Savings with Varied Environmental Efforts

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

As part of its “green program initiative,” Delta Dental has stopped using disposable paper cups at its headquarters office, saving the company $30,000 annually. The company also has retrofitted light fixtures at its Mechanicsburg, Pa., location, which has yielded about $29,000 in ener ...

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‘Green’ Building Sector to Contribute $554B to GDP from 2009-13

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

While the green building industry added $173 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product from 2000-08, that’s just the beginning. From 2009 to 2013, that amount will more than triple to $554 billion, according to a new report from the U.S. Green Building Council and Booz Allen Hamilton.The r ...

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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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