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Ready to Ditch Your Car? E-Bike Company EVELO Wants to Hear from You

Last year, electric bicycle company, EVELO made a two-person, 4,000 mile trans-America ride stopping in 10 metropolitan areas to help […]

Phil Covington

March 28, 2013

Technology

Why Home Automation Systems are at the Forefront of Energy Savings

Intelligent building efficiency is not just relegated to offices. As energy prices rise and incomes are squeezed, home automation systems […]

Leon Kaye

March 26, 2013

Technology

SAP’s Integrated Reporting is a Big Success

SAP recently released its first integrated report for financial and non-financial performance in 2012. The company had issued sustainability reports […]

Leon Kaye

March 26, 2013

Technology

Apple Adapts Quickly to a Coal-Free Future

The new environmental progress report from Apple has been stirring up a lot of interest and deservedly so, because it […]

Tina Casey

March 25, 2013

Technology

Israeli Driver Assistance System Introduces Driverless Technology

If you’re the President of the United States, a trip to Israel isn’t complete without a tour of the country’s […]

Jan Lee

March 21, 2013

Technology

BMW Offers a Simple Cure for EV Range Anxiety: Rentals

BMW made a big splash in the electric vehicle market earlier this month, when word leaked out that the company’s […]

Tina Casey

March 19, 2013

Technology

How Smart Climate Control Benefits Employee Wellness

Offices, restaurants, retail outlets, warehouses, manufacturing facilities, industrial plants – most of the work being done in the U.S. economy […]

Andrew Burger

March 19, 2013

Technology

Poverty Solutions: What Can Businesses Do?

Poverty solutions of various approaches have been underway for decades, many of which have shown only mixed results. While the […]

Leon Kaye

March 18, 2013

Technology

The Business Case For Sustainability is Becoming Easier to Make

Good news: the business case for sustainability is becoming an easier sell for companies both large and small. One reason […]

Leon Kaye

March 15, 2013

Technology

'Cloud Computing King' Salesforce to Power Data Centers with Renewables

Salesforce has announced an ambitious goal to fully power its data centers with renewable energy. The software-as-a-service company that Bloomberg […]

Harry Stevens

March 13, 2013

Technology

Growth of Commercial PACE in California

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing of clean technologies is making a comeback by targeting commercial properties. At the end […]

Bill Roth

March 13, 2013

Technology

Wastewater May Decrease Environmental Impact of Cellulosic Ethanol Production

A University of Illinois study concluded treated wastewater, i.e. effluent, could be just as efficient as fresh potable water for […]

Leon Kaye

March 13, 2013

Technology

The Triumphs and Struggles of Clean Technology in 2012

When it comes to clean energy, last year was a mixed bag, as the Clean Energy Trends 2013 report by […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

March 12, 2013

Technology

Smart Buildings: Residential, Commercial and Industrial

New “smart building” technologies are beginning to trickle into the mass market, which means that building owners have more options […]

Tina Casey

March 12, 2013

Technology

KLM Launches First Weekly Transatlantic Flight Using Biofuels

Last Thursday, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight 642 completed the seven hour and 17 minute flight from New York’s JFK […]

Leon Kaye

March 12, 2013

Technology

'Green Building' Movement Gains Traction Worldwide

The “Green Building” movement is gathering momentum worldwide as businesses increasingly see attractive economic returns and social-environmental benefits from enhancing […]

Andrew Burger

March 12, 2013

Technology

Seattle 3D Model: A Prototype for Sustainable Urban Development

No longer is 3D modeling a rare occurrence in the building design process. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a widely accepted […]

Tom Schueneman

March 11, 2013

Technology

CSR in India: Are Companies Doing Enough?

Can corporate social responsibility (CSR) in India have a central role in the transformation of this dynamic yet challenged land? […]

Leon Kaye

March 8, 2013

Technology

Green Roofs Boost Photovoltaic Panels

By Dino Green What is a “green-roof?” Some say the term conjures up images of green vegetation on a building’s […]

TriplePundit

March 4, 2013

Technology

Operational Improvements and the Energy Landscape of the Future

By Domenic Armano Each time I visit Boston, New York, San Francisco, or any of the other dozen or so […]

TriplePundit

March 4, 2013

Technology

The Housing Market is on the Rise: Opportunities in Green Building

By Tali Wee After years of instability, the fledgling housing market has finally found its footing. Though not back to […]

TriplePundit

February 27, 2013

Technology

What is a Smart Meter?

What is a smart meter and why should you care? Think about it this way: our lives are packed with […]

Tina Casey

February 26, 2013

Technology

Video Interview: Jennifer Scholze, SAP

This interview is part of a series produced by Noble Profit.  To learn more, please visit NobleProfit.com Jennifer Scholze is Senior […]

NobleProfit

February 25, 2013

Technology

SolarCity & Honda Team Up to Provide Solar Power to Customers

Meet the recently announced partnership between SolarCity and Honda. The companies are teaming up to provide deals to Honda and […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

February 22, 2013

Technology

What is a Smart Building?

The phrase “smart building” conjures up images of sleek new structures incorporating all the latest energy-saving bells and whistles, but […]

Tina Casey

February 19, 2013

Technology

How SAP Makes the Business Case for Sustainability

MIT’s recent study, The Innovation Bottom Line, makes a compelling business case for sustainability. In sum the message of the […]

Leon Kaye

February 15, 2013

Technology

Japan's Smart Cities Charting a Resilient Course

I think it’s pretty obvious to anyone who has visited Japan that the Japanese love technology. And given the recent […]

RP Siegel

February 15, 2013

Technology

Boulder Residents Collaborate on Wind Power Expansion

In 2011, the residents of Boulder, Colorado approved a ballot measure that would enable their city to get more clean, […]

Tina Casey

February 15, 2013

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How to Crowdfund Your Next Apartment

This interview was conducted and originally published by PSFK. Rodrigo Niño, CEO at Prodigy Network, is well aware of the […]

TriplePundit

February 14, 2013

Technology

Government Considers Dropping LEED's Preferred Certification Status

A review of green building certification systems has some commentators worried that the federal government is about to weaken its […]

Harry Stevens

February 12, 2013

Technology

SC Johnson Stakes Out Wind Power Turf

A short while back, we were discussing how SC Johnson had turned a neat marketing trick by announcing that it […]

Tina Casey

February 12, 2013

Technology

Fact Check: Fox & Friends Hilariously Distort Reality of U.S. Solar

Early morning television news shows have long been vapid and painful to watch, but Fox & Friends takes it to […]

Leon Kaye

February 8, 2013

Technology

Chevron, EDF Chat About Fracking, Cap & Trade

Monday evening, two energy business and environmental policy heavyweights duked it out at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco’s presentation […]

Mike Hower

February 7, 2013

Technology

Plug-In Electric Van: Business Fleet Solution to Higher Pump Prices

While the horsepower buzz at the North American International Auto Show was the absolutely stunning Corvette and the Cadillac ELR […]

Bill Roth

February 5, 2013

Technology

Peugeot Citroen Unveils the Latest Effort to Run Cars on Compressed Air

The auto industry is one of the most innovative industries worldwide. At the same time, there’s a good chance you’re […]

Raz Godelnik

February 4, 2013

Technology

Green Building Deception: Home Insulation Marketer Fined $350,000

With home energy efficiency retrofits still going strong and proving to be a lucrative business, opportunities for fraud arise as […]

Leon Kaye

February 1, 2013

Technology

IBM Teaching Schools How to Save Money On Buildings

IBM recently announced three public school initiatives as part of their Smarter Planet program which is now five years old. […]

RP Siegel

February 1, 2013

Technology

It’s Official: More Wind than Natural Gas Installs in 2012

According to the industry group American Wind Energy Association, the U.S. wind power industry not only had its best year […]

Leon Kaye

January 31, 2013

Technology

World’s Greenest Auto Plant Has Massive New Solar Park

Volkswagen has flipped the switch on a gigantic new solar park that will help power its ultra-green Diesel Passat factory in […]

Harry Stevens

January 31, 2013

Technology

C-Max Test Drive: Interactive, Fun, Affordable, Fuel Efficient

Imagine cars as “cool” as an Apple iPad or iPhone where you play games that generate real cash rewards or […]

Bill Roth

January 31, 2013

Technology

IKEA Is Retail's Solar Power King in Florida

Hmm…not so sure if this says something good about IKEA or something not so good about their domestic competitors here […]

Tina Casey

January 31, 2013

Technology

Hydrokinetics: The Biggest Source of Renewable Energy You Never Heard Of

Renewable energy has certainly made tremendous progress in the past decade. Indeed, most people would acknowledge that it has grown […]

RP Siegel

January 30, 2013

Technology

Archiopathy: Buildings Disregarding Other Buildings

This is part of a series of articles by MBA students at California College of the Arts dMBA program. Follow along […]

CCA LiveE

January 25, 2013

Technology

Shams One: Masdar's Concentrated Solar Power Project

Update March 16, 2013: Shams 1 has begun operation. More in India’s Economic Times. About 2 hours south west of […]

Nick Aster

January 25, 2013

Technology

Davos Update: SAP Investing $6.6M in Entrepreneurship & Sustainability

As the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos is underway, SAP made two announcements today covering how the company […]

Leon Kaye

January 24, 2013

Technology

Noesis Lets You Dip a Free Toe in the Energy Management Waters

The U.S. Department of Energy currently lists almost 400 different building energy management software tools, leaving property managers with the […]

Tina Casey

January 24, 2013

Technology

This Year's Detroit Auto Show Concept Car: Bikes

Amid the shiny cars, people with dusters keeping the cars impeccably shiny, and shiny women, a few items were on […]

jennifer boynton

January 19, 2013

Technology

Siemens Tapped for Federal Government's Largest Ever Wind Farm

If a sustainability-related contract could drip with irony, this one’s a regular Niagara Falls: Siemens Government Technologies will construct the […]

Tina Casey

January 18, 2013

Technology

Interview: Jacob Fontijne of DNV KEMA on Energy Efficiency

At this year’s World Future Energy Summit, a lot of attention is falling on new forms of renewable power generation. […]

Nick Aster

January 18, 2013

Technology

35 Female CSR Leaders You've (Possibly) Never Heard Of

Men still dominate CSR, at least at the higher levels. GreenBiz’s 2011 salary survey found that two-thirds of VP of […]

jennifer boynton

January 17, 2013

Technology

World’s Greenest Building, Bullitt Center, Opens on Earth Day in Seattle

Nestled between downtown Seattle and the Capitol Hill district, the Bullitt Center will open on Earth Day, April 22. Builders […]

Leon Kaye

January 16, 2013

Technology

Why Corporate Tax Fairness Should Be Part of the CSR Agenda

One of the most interesting debates going on now in the CSR universe is about fair tax payments. So far […]

Raz Godelnik

January 16, 2013

Technology

UPS Archivist Shows Off Early Electric Vehicle Use

UPS electric vehicles from 1930’s

Tina Casey

January 16, 2013

Technology

Sustainable Design Embraces the Old While Making the New

By John Eischeid High above New York’s Lexington Avenue, in a dimly lit loft with plain white walls and concrete […]

GreenFutures

January 16, 2013

Technology

Why is Abu Dhabi Investing in Solar Energy?

One of the key take-a-ways from a vist to Abu Dhabi is how seriously the emirate is taking solar (and […]

Nick Aster

January 16, 2013

Technology

Abu Dhabi's Sustainability Week Launches

An explosion of blue nylon fabric and scaffolding landed on Abu Dhabi’s waterfront this week. The project, called “Wendy” by […]

Nick Aster

January 14, 2013

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EOS Climate: The Refrigerant Revolution

Refrigerant Revolution: A Cool Future Ahead for AC and a Warming Planet

Read more in this series Our series on the Refrigerant Revolution has covered the background and history of refrigerants, the […]

EOSClimate

January 14, 2013

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The Avis Zipcar Acquisition: End of the Beginning for Carsharing

By Neal Gorenflo Zipcar’s acquisition by car rental giant Avis closes the first chapter of the history of carsharing.  Zipcar’s […]

shareable

January 11, 2013

Technology

Don’t Blame Google and Starbucks For Minimizing Their Tax Bills

In a recent post on his blog, BusinessGreen, James Murray argues that Google’s and Starbucks’s use of “complex accounting techniques” […]

Harry Stevens

January 10, 2013

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Cohousing: Bringing the Sharing Economy Home

My family will soon be moving to Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage (BC&E) on the midcoast of Maine and we’re excited […]

Sarah Lozanova

January 10, 2013

Technology

BP and Sempra Unleash Two New U.S. Wind Farms

Remember BP, the wind power company? It is easy to focus on a certain event in the Gulf of Mexico […]

Leon Kaye

January 10, 2013

Technology

Apple Patent Application Could Transform Wind Power

Apple may be the world’s valuable company and brand, but to sustainability and corporate social responsibility advocates, the company is […]

Leon Kaye

January 9, 2013

Technology

Helmsley Building Will Stand Out in NYC Skyline with an LED Light System

By Danielle Stewart 230 Park Ave, also known as the Helmsley Building in New York City, will be lit up […]

TriplePundit

January 8, 2013

Technology

The Maker Movement Lowers Consumption and Waste

This is part of a series of articles by MBA students at California College of the Arts dMBA program. Follow along […]

CCA LiveE

January 4, 2013

Technology

BEEMTech Energy: The Smart Building Solution

A version of this story originally appeared on NoCamels – Israeli Environment News By Elana Widmann Despite having just 4.59 percent of the world’s […]

TriplePundit

January 3, 2013

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Avis Buys Zipcar for $500 Million

This morning Avis announced that it will acquire car-sharing leader Zipcar for about $500 million. Avis will pay $12.25 per […]

Leon Kaye

January 2, 2013

Technology

Tesla Expands “Supercharger Network” to East Coast

Tesla has announced the opening of three new Supercharger stations on the east coast. Located in Newark, DE and Milford, […]

Leon Kaye

January 2, 2013

Technology

The Top 10 CSR and Sustainability Reports of 2012

As 2012 winds down, 2013 looks to be an even more promising year for sustainability reporting. More companies are integrating […]

Leon Kaye

December 31, 2012

Technology

The Rebate Apocalypse – Energy Efficiency Incentives Expire Soon

This post was originally published on Clearly Energy By Lisa Zelljedt Well it looks like the Mayan apocalypse didn’t happen, […]

TriplePundit

December 26, 2012

Technology

5 Ways Building Information Modeling Can Help Plan and Track LEED Credits

By Derek Singleton One of the main difficulties in achieving LEED accreditation is accurately planning out which credits are attainable–and […]

TriplePundit

December 26, 2012

Technology

Smarter Cities Use Software to Engage Citizens

Alex Steffen writes in his new book, Carbon Zero, “How we build this coming wave of cities will largely decide not […]

Raz Godelnik

December 24, 2012

Technology

Could Forever 21 Do Clothing Take-Backs?

This is part of a series of articles by MBA students at California College of the Arts dMBA program. Follow along […]

CCA LiveE

December 20, 2012