Distech Controls received the Innovation Canada Prize, based on its commitment to research and development and its integration of innovative business practices within its ISO certified management processes, from the South Shore Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Quebec, Canada.
IBM recently announced the launch of a new project directed
toward energy conservation and heating issues within data centers worldwide,
and committed to invest $1 billion annually to attack the energy conservation
issue..
Spangler Candy, headquartered in Bryan, OH , which manufactures
over 9 million Dum Dum Pops® daily, along with over 1.5 million candy
canes and over 600,000 Saf-T-Pops® per
day, recently switched out four of its five current boilers between with Miura
Boiler EX Series 200 BHP horsepower units and realized significant savings.
ClimateMaster recently added six ton-units to its
Tranquility 27 product line, a series of geothermal and water-source heat pumps
that use EarthPure® (HFC-410A) zero ozone depletion refrigerant.
Honeywell announced an energy and environmental
conservation program for the City of Perris, CA, located in Riverside County,
which is expected to reduce the city’s energy use and significantly decrease
greenhouse gas emissions.
Four multinational corporations, five global
banks, and sixteen cities partner with the Clinton Foundation to retrofit
buildings and reduce carbon emissions.
Results from a first-time
survey of North American business leaders indicate they expect energy prices to
continue to rise, and plan to invest in energy efficiency measures to help
fight rising costs.
The 2007 Energy Leadership Awards, which recognize public officials who demonstrate exemplary leadership in advancing energy efficiency in the U.S. and abroad, will be presented at the 2007 Energy Efficiency Forum. Winners will be honored at the forum June 12-13 in Washington, D.C. The deadline for submitting nominations was May 8, 2007.
The 2007 CABA Intelligent Buildings Leadership Forum will be held in conjunction with InfoComm 07 in Anaheim, CA on June 18, 2007. The forum will focus on the recently completed CABA Intelligent Buildings Roadmap, which is a collaborative industry-funded research project that explores the opportunities offered by emerging intelligent building technologies.
Profitability of America’s corporations will be closely tied to proactive sustainability practices and green building principles, according to findings from the new McGraw-Hill Construction (part of The McGraw-Hill Companies) SmartMarket™ Report: “Greening of Corporate America,” commissioned by Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. and Siemens USA.
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