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Building Star Program for Commercial Real Estate

May 16th, 2010 | By Kathryn Lidington | Category: Sustainability

United States Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) and Mark Pryor (D-Arkansas) introduced a bill on March 4, 2010 that would establish a Building Star program to promote energy efficient installations in commercial, industrial, and multifamily residential buildings. The program is expected to save building owners more than $3 billion on annual energy bills while reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by 21 million metric tons each year.



The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability

Mar 2nd, 2010 | By Kathryn Lidington | Category: Featured Articles, Sustainability

The 21st Century Corporation: The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability was published by Ceres in March 2010. The Roadmap describes new standards and expectations of business leadership, one of the four key concepts of Ceres 20-20, the organization’s plan for achieving a sustainable global economy by 2020.