By Yale Environment 360 February 22, 2010 Asia Studies , Beijing , Boeing , Charles McElwee , Charles Schumer , China , China Dialogue , China Leading Race to Make Clean Energy , Christina Larson , clean locomotives , clean technology , ClimateWorks , commercial espionage , competition , Council on Foreign Relations , detroit , domestic airline industry , Elizabeth Economy , Energy Secretary , environmental , factories , global demand , green China , green collar jobs , green jobs , green metro cars , green tech , green technology , greentech , installation , Intellectual property rights , jobs , Keith Bradsher , Kevin Czinger , Linden Ellis , Made in China , maintenance , Middle East , New York Times , renewable energy , Retrofit , Richard Brubaker , sales , solar cells , solar panel exports grow , solar panels , State High-Tech Development Plan , Steven Chu , Texas , The River Runs Black , Thomas Friedman , USSR , wind farm , wind turbine , Wuxi
There has been growing talk about a clean-tech race between China and the U.S., often cast in ominous tones. But the quest to develop and implement renewable energy can be one where both nations win.
By peter.garvin February 2, 2010 Burnside Park , by-products , byproducts , Canada , China , Chinese , Circular Economy , Climate Change , closed loop , Dalhousie University , Danish , Denmarl , E+Co , Eco-Efficiency , eco-park , ecology , energy , environment , environmental , exchange , geographic , industrial , industrial ecology , industrial park , industrial symbiosis , Kalundborg , materials , natural , Nova Scotia , Novo Nordisk , open loop , partnerships , principle , proximity , Retrofit , retrofitting , symbiosis , systems , waste
Industrial Ecology is the practice of making industrial systems operate more like natural systems. This involves less wastage and associated benefits in terms of profitability and environmental improvement. However, in order for these systems to work it is essential that those indstries involve are capable of beneficial interaction. This article asks whether, given the required interaction options, retrofitting of industrial ecology priniciples to exisiting industry has potential.
By Tracey de Morsella January 5, 2010 aia , Alex de Parry , Ann Arbor Builders , Architectural Design , Autodesk , BIM , Build2Sustain , Building Museum , Carbon Factor , Consensus Doc , construction management , contract for Integrated design , cost-plus-a-fee contract , Denis Du Bois , designers , Duke Farms Foundation , energy modeling , Energy Priorities , engineers , Frank Dalene , green building , Hamptons Green Alliance , Hamptons Luxury Homes , iLiv , Integrated Design , integrated design process , Integrated Project Delivery , integrative design , IPD , Joe Richmond , John Hatzung , Joseph Wyatt , Karen Tucker , Krystyna Bukowiecki , LEED , LEED certification , LEED-AP , LinkedIn , Mark Robertson , Mark Yerkes , MESA Landscape Architects , negotiated contract , owners , P5 Group , Patrick Doss-Smith , Pride Energy Solutions , Raquel Bedell , remodel , Retrofit , SK8 Architectural Design Solutions , sustainable building , T.J. Harris Incorporated , Telemark , Tom Powers , U.S. Green Building Council , USGBC , Wight & Company
A two weeks ago, Karen Tucker, Director of Customer Development at iLiv, posted the following question on the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Linkedin Group. Green Building and LEED: How are we (designers, owners, engineers, etc.) handling the evolutionary process toward integrative design?
By Tracey de Morsella December 28, 2009 2010 Good Jobs , Achim Steiner , American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ARRA , Amy Klobuchar , Blue Green Alliance , clean energy jobs , D.C. , Debbie Stabenow , Donald Kennedy , environmental organizations , environmental security , EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson , equitable development , global warming , green economy , Green Jobs National Conference , Hilton Washington , labor unions , Leo W. Gerard , renewables , Retrofit , Sherrod Brown , sustainable manufacturing , transportation , United Nations Environment Programme , United Steelworkers International , urban planning , Washington
The 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference, which will be held from May 4-6, 2010, at the Hilton Washington in Washington, D.C., is a conference that focuses on the implementation of the green economy and building a revitalized, green economy that creates good jobs, reduces global warming and preserves America’s economic and environmental security. To develop the program for the 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference, they are calling for proposals for workshops and panels.
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Last week, Sierra Magazine named the nation’s top 20 “coolest” schools for their efforts to stop global warming and operate sustainably. The magazine’s September/October cover story spotlights the schools that they believe are making a true impact for the planet, and marks Sierra’s third annual listing of America’s greenest universities and colleges. The […]
By Tracey de Morsella August 18, 2009 A Policy Framework for Investment in Energy Efficiency Retrofits , across the country. retrofitting homes , brand equity , building efficiency retrofits , building stock , buildings , Center for American Progress , CNBC , construction , consumer energy expenditures , corporate environmental , economic recovery , electricity consumption U.S. greenhouse gas emissions , energy insecurity , energy waste , energy-efficient , global warming , good jobs , green building standards , green jobs , green retrofitting , housing stock , John Podesta , manufacturing sectors , pollution , real estate values , Rebuilding America , Retrofit , retrofitting , retrofitting businesses , sustained economic growth , The Dollars and Sense of Green Retrofits , United States
Retrofitting 50 million buildings in the United States, about 40 percent of the building stock, by 2020 to make them energy efficient would create 625,000 permanent jobs, John Podesta, CEO of the Center for American Progress, told CNBC. “There’s probably a $500 billion investment that’s needed, but the vast majority has to come from the private sector,” Podesta added. “The government has a role to play in orienting policy toward getting the financing right.”
