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TXU, Marriott Identify $250K in Energy Savings at 40 Texas Hotels

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/11/2009

TXU Energy recently conducted energy audits at Texas Marriott locations, identifying energy saving opportunities.If fully implemented across Marriott’s 40 properties in Texas, the savings could amount to 2 million kilowatt hours a year, or about $250,000 in costs, according to a press relea ...

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Sam’s Club Testing Solar, Radiant Flooring

Posted by Environmental Leader on 13/11/2009

Among other environmental initiatives, Sam’s Club is testing solar at five locations. The wholesale club store also is looking into radiant flooring and energy efficient refrigeration measures.Another three solar test sites are planned by the end of the year, said Tim Yatsko, Senior Vice Pr ...

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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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Sustainable Property Management: Reducing Carbon And Cost

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

Many organizations are facing increasing cost challenges and pressure to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions. One area of opportunity they’re beginning to recognize for both cost and CO2 emission reductions is their real estate portfolios.Buildings, particularly older structures, are a ma ...

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UC Merced Campus to Generate 20% of Electricity from Solar Energy

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

Helping California meet its renewable energy goal by 2020, the University of California Merced campus has unveiled the university’s 1-megawatt (MW) solar power system. The system, consisting of 4,900 solar panels, will provide two-thirds of the campus’ electricity on summer days and 2 ...

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