Latest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Stories
LOS ANGELES, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, leading architectural design firm Perkins+Will announced the opening of the Modesto Junior College Student Services Building, a new East Campus landmark. The building is designed to be both a campus front door and a student common space. And, though LEED certification was not an initial goal for this project, Perkins+Will incorporated sustainable strategies into the design as a matter of course. The facility is now expected to...
MILWAUKEE, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers since 2001, has been recognized as the first stadium with a retractable roof and the third Major League Baseball stadium overall to become LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified in the category of Existing Building Operations and Maintenance. Johnson Controls, a global leader in delivering solutions that increase energy efficiency in buildings, is the facility manager for...
ST. LOUIS, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The new East Academic Building at Webster University is a testament to the institution's dedication to practicing and teaching responsible environmental citizenship. The building was designed to meet the standards for LEED silver certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). This internationally recognized certification provides third-party verification of a building's design for energy savings, water...
Using LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings increases revenue generated by bank branches even when they offer the same products and services, according to a new study coauthored by University of Notre Dame management professors Edward Conlon and Ante Glavas. In their study of 562 PNC branches (93 LEED, 469 non-LEED), "The Relationship between Corporate Sustainability and Firm Financial Performance," Conlon and Glavas found that PNC employees who work in...
CHERRY HILL, N.J. and PORTLAND, Maine, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, has recently achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for 15 of its newest retail locations across its Maine to Florida footprint. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081031/NEF005LOGO-a ) LEED, an internationally-recognized mark of excellence by the U.S. Green Building Council, evaluates buildings for their overall...
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cassidy Turley, a leading commercial real estate services provider in the U.S., announced today that Terrell Place, owned by affiliates of Beacon Capital Partners, LLC and General Electric Pension Trust, has become DC's first trophy office building to be awarded LEED® Platinum certification for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M). Located in DC's Central Business District at 575 7th...
SAN ANTONIO, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Contects-Consultants & Architects recently achieved the distinction of advising and certifying 800 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) construction projects across the country, with special emphasis on cost effective, high-performance buildings. In addition to their LEED documented projects, the firm has certified over 1,600 Energy Star homes. The company, based in San Antonio, TX with offices in New Orleans, LA,...
LAS VEGAS, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrier, the world's leader in high technology heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) solutions, welcomed a global audience of approximately 900 attendees from 20 countries and 40 states to its 2012 Global Engineering Conference March 18-20 in Las Vegas. With the theme "20/20 the Future in Focus: Rethink. Restore. Regenerate.," building design and engineering industry experts came together to put the future in...
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Greengrade - LEED Management Software(TM) is simplifying the process of LEED® certification for an exciting new sustainable project at the Denver Zoo that will use renewable energy, recycled water, natural daylight and ventilation, efficient heating and cooling systems and other green design and construction practices. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110602/CG12932LOGO) Innovation is playing a key role at the new...
NEW YORK, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- There's a lot of talk about the other green of sustainability - financial savings. However, a recent survey from Ernst & Young LLP found that many companies might be missing opportunities, as tax departments and sustainability programs lack integration. Only 16% of companies that either have or are developing an environmental sustainability strategy said their tax or finance departments are actively involved in it, according to the...
