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Kaiser Coughs Up $1M for Green Health Clinic

Anthem Blue Cross, Bank of America and San Diego Gas and Electric also contributed funds or bond financing to the new La Maestra Community Health Center, which could be the first structure of its kind to earn LEED certification.

Guidelines for Selecting Cool Roofs

This easy-to-read, fact-filled resource covers everything from how a cool roof works, material selection and applications to precautions, considerations and roof care and cleaning.

U.S. Department of Energy Embarks on Cool Roof Initiative

The U.S. Department of Energy has launched a cool roof initiative, and Energy Secretary Steven Chu is urging other government agencies to follow his department's lead.

Pushing Green Building and Smart Grid Innovation

GE, four VC firms, the GSA, Wales and the city of Las Vegas might not seem to have a lot in common, but all are involved in efforts to advance green building and green building operations.

How Public-Private Partnerships Can Boost Green Building

States are facing significant budget gaps, and the gaps are going to affect the green building industry. States looking to shore up budgets will cut new construction and maintenance of existing buildings in the coming years. But there is a solution: public-private partnerships.

Re-Bubble Concept Puts Your Old Soaps in Public Restrooms

"Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without" -- This is an old saying that is great for living sustainably, and designs that help us live this mantra usually catch our eye. Such is the case with Re-Bubble by designers WooJae Lee, MinSu Kim & WoongKi Kim. The idea is that public restrooms and conscientious cleaners can work in conjunction to keep soap dispensers filled using the little remnants of bar soaps that often go into the trash. The machine transforms bar soap into bubbles for anyone to use. But, is it all that practical?

New AC Refrigerant Has 99.7% Lower Global Warming Potential Than Current Chemical

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We talk a lot about CO2 because it is the greenhouse gas that humanity produces in the biggest quantity, but there are many others that contribute to warming our planet. The refrigerant in automobile air conditioner units is one of those. It stays in the atmosphere for a long time if it leaks, and it is pretty effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere. That's why it's good news that GM, probably followed by other automakers, will start using a new refrigerant (HFO-1234yf, made by Honeywell Fluorine Products.

NetApp Scores First-Ever Energy Star Label for Data Centers

One month after the new green data center certification opened for business, the company has become the first to earn the label for its RTP data center, with a score of 99 out of a possible 100.

Five Benefits of Data Center Energy Management

The amount of money wasted each year on idling servers equals the cost of the Apollo space program. But a number of simple strategies can help get your server load under control and start your company saving energy and money.