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Transurban Reduces Energy Use by 3%

Posted by Environmental Leader on 10/11/2009

Transurban, a toll road owner-operator with assets and projects in Australia and North America, reduced its energy consumption at its head office in Melbourne by installing energy-saving systems for office lighting, according to the company’s Sustainability Report 2009. Lighting accounts fo ...

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Sustainable Sites Initiative Rates Landscaping Sustainability

Posted by Environmental Leader on 09/11/2009

Corporate campuses and other commercial sites can turn to a new rating system to help design more sustainable and environmentally friendly landscapes.The Sustainable Sites Initiative has released a system for rating landscapes as they are created. While the system is likely to see more use in the ...

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Employees Directed to Use ‘Green’ Hotels

Posted by Environmental Leader on 09/11/2009

As more companies consider the environmental impact of their business travel, employees increasingly are being asked to stay in hotels that meet certain environmental standards, including “green” certification.Some companies are going so far as to query a hotel chain about its operati ...

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Xerox Cuts GHG Emissions by 20% from 2002

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

Xerox Corp. reports greenhouse gas emissions fell 20 percent from 2002 to 2008, and says it will deliver a 25 percent reduction in total GHG emissions by 2012 from a 2002 baseline, according to the company’s 2009 Report on Global Citizenship (PDF).Xerox’s environmental sustainability ...

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System Upgrades Power Up Energy Savings for Hotels

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

For hotels, going green translates into energy-saving projects with some very tangible results. These include the Hilton New York’s energy fuel cell installation that is nearly three times as efficient as the electric grid, system upgrades at Denver’s historic Oxford Hotel that nearly ...

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