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‘Green’ Building Retrofits To Be 20-30% of Commercial Projects By 2014 |
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October 23, 2009
According to a new SmartMarket report from McGraw-Hill Construction the green retrofit and renovation market activity is set to grow to 20-30 percent by 2014, making it a $10 billion to $15 billion market in the USA for major retrofit projects.
The report, Green Building Retrofit Renovation: Rapidly Expanding Market Opportunities Through Existing Buildings, profiles more than 20 American projects that provide insight into the growing green building industry. Researchers say that market opinion and indicators suggest much higher levels of activity long-term for retrofits and renovations overall, which is expected to reach a tipping point in 10 to 15 years. At this time, half of all retrofits and renovations will be green, according to the report.
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Study Finds Servers Waste $25B a Year |
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October 19, 2009
One of the biggest causes of energy and information technology (IT) operational waste is millions of servers at the world’s largest IT departments that don’t do anything useful, according to a new global server study.
As a result, U.S. businesses will need to consider making energy-efficient changes, including the implementation of power-saving tools, in the face of several pending global climate change policies and initiatives, including the U.S. climate bill, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s data center initiative and global climate talks in Copenhagen, according to study researchers.
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Intelligent Lighting Controls Deliver ROI in 3 Years |
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October 16, 2009
More building owners and managers are considering intelligent lighting systems to cut energy use because lighting, on average, accounts for approximately one-quarter of a building’s overall electricity use, rivaled only by HVAC and office equipment, according to Gary Meshberg, LEED, AP.
State-of-the-art lighting systems reduce costs, demonstrate an overall commitment to being environmentally friendly, as well as contribute toward higher building values, higher tenant retention rates and overall end-user satisfaction, said Meshberg.
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Engaged Employees Lead to Better Environmental Stewardship, Better Product Innovation |
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Engaging a whole company’s workforce is the surest way toward better environmental sustainability within an organization, according to leading business executives. “The Engaged Organization,” a new report from the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), looked at environmental education at Wal-Mart, Johnson & Johnson, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco and others. Representatives of some of these companies participated in a roundtable Webinar Marcy 18, which was organized by NEEF. |
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EU Formalizes Ban on Inefficient Lighting |
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 By 2012, European businesses will no longer be able to purchase inefficient lighting options. Previously, the phase-out of incandescent bulbs had been staged for 2010. In formalizing a proposal to improve the energy efficiency of street, office and industrial lighting products, as well as household lamps, the European Commission has adopted two ecodesign regulations, according to a news report.
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