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Jones Lang LaSalle to Create Green Training Center for Real Estate Services Industry
http://greenerbuildings.com/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=55921
Jones Lang LaSalle plans to establish a Sustainability University to provide green training for the real estate services sector, as well as increase its LEED and BREEAM-accredited professionals to 500 by the end of next year.
LED University Gives Lessons on Efficient Lighting
http://greenerbuildings.com/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=55934
Cree, a maker of LED lighting supplies, has gathered universities that are working on LED installations to show the savings they can provide and encourage their use.
Hilton’s European Hotels Cut Energy Use by 10 Percent in 2007
http://greenerbuildings.com/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=55910
More than eighty Hilton hotels across Europe collectively cut their energy use by 10 percent and water consumption by 5 percent last year.
Hearst Tower Aims for Zero Waste with Recycling, Composting Programs
http://greenerbuildings.com/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=55904
The Hearst Corporation’s headquarters has started a composting program aimed at keeping 95 percent of its food waste out of landfills.
Lifecycle Building Challenge Seeks Ideas for Building Reuse
http://greenerbuildings.com/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=55895
The second annual Lifecycle Building Challenge is looking for projects and ideas for designing buildings so their materials can be more easily reused.
Energy Efficiency Interest Grows But Investment Remains Flat: Report
http://greenerbuildings.com/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=55888
Facility managers are more aware of the benefits of energy efficiency improvements than ever but investment levels have not enjoyed a similar increase, according to a new survey from Johnson Controls and the International Facility Management Association.
Agilewaves Software Measures Green Roof Performance
http://greenerbuildings.com/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=55886
Agilewaves Inc. has deployed a building monitoring system on an elementary school to measure the structure’s resource consumption and green building features while teaching students about design and conservation.
Former S.F. Federal Reserve Building Takes an Encore
http://greenerbuildings.com/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=55879
After spending the last few years restoring the former Federal Reserve building to her former glory, Bently Holdings Inc. unveiled its conference center this week to combine digital technology with green sensibility.
Unisource Greenfinder
http://greenerbuildings.com/tool_detail.cfm?LinkAdvID=97612
The UnisourceGreen website which provides details on some of its greener supplies, explains the various environmental certifications and labels available for paper and lets customers search for paper based on certain qualities.