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The Research Support Facility (RSF) located on the campus of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Boulder, Colo., has been certified LEED Platinum for New Construction by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

As cars become more energy- and emissions-efficient, so are the factories that make them. General Motors recently announced two such projects that will bring renewable energy and more sustainable operation to its Michigan automobile assembly plants.

With solar and wind energies maturing as recognized alternative-power sources, there are other alternatives providing clean power on scales both large and small.

The interest in and, in some cases, the mandated requirement of implementing sustainable building practices is becoming a worldwide phenomenon.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced it continues to exceed its energy-savings targets, placing the agency more than two-thirds of the way to achieving its goal to reduce energy use by 30 percent by 2015. “A year ago, the Postal Service projected ...

Standard 189.1, the Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, published in late January by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), provides the first code-intended commercial green building sta

Even during the Recession, the alternative-energy market has remained strong, either holding its own or growing. Throw a stick, and you will hit a project incorporating green power. It is a market driven by consumer interest, generous incentives and improving payback.

Buildings that can make their own energy have long been a goal for environmentally motivated architects and engineers, but the means for doing so have mostly been limited to bulky solar panels and wind turbines high enough to raise the ire of almost any community’s zoning board.

It’s an iconic landmark that dominates New York’s Coney Island skyline—the world famous Wonder Wheel.