Blog Author Archive
Sustainable Business
- Celebrating Telluride Bluegrass Festival’s 40th Anniversary (06/14/2013)
- Renewable Choice Honored as a ‘Best for the Environment’ B Corp (05/29/2013)
- Ceres Conference Offers Something for Everyone (05/13/2013)
- A Little Energy to Save a Lot: Why Your Company Should Become Energy Star Certified (04/03/2013)
- Sustainability in Supply Chain Remains Top Priority for Major Brands (03/13/2013)
LEED Green Building
- 7th annual Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) Sustainability Summit (04/29/2013)
- Greening the Green Building Industry (03/26/2013)
- Earth Rangers Journey to LEED® Platinum (02/21/2013)
- Energy Boost: How RECs Support LEED® Certification and Renewable Energy Development (02/14/2013)
- Making the Most of LEED® (01/31/2013)
Industry News
- Colorado “Head of Class” for Electric Vehicle Policies (06/10/2013)
- AWEA 2013: Production Tax Credit, State RPS, and Direct Corporate PPA Interest Hot Topics (06/04/2013)
- Good News from Duke Energy (05/29/2013)
- The High Price of Natural Gas (05/24/2013)
- Understanding the Greenhouse Effect (05/23/2013)
Lifestyle
Renewable Choice and Greenbuild 2009
by Matt Kiszka on 11/17/2009
Greenbuild 2009 was a great success for all of the industry green professionals - learn about our own experience!
This was Renewable Choice Energy's first year as an exhibitor at the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, and we're happy to be able to say that it was an all-round success and good time!... [more]
Visit Renewable Choice at USGBC Greenbuild 2009
by Matt Kiszka on 11/04/2009
Tags: leed, renewable energy credits, usgbc
We will be exhibiting at this year's USGBC Greenbuild Conference - come by and check our booth out!
Renewable Choice is exhibiting at this year's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo! We are in Booth #5143 - so stop by and find out more about the Green Power Credit and our GHG Inventory... [more]
LEED Green Power Credit for over 1,000 projects!
by Matt Kiszka on 10/28/2009
Renewable Choice is the industry's leading provider of the Green Power Credit - over 1,000 projects already supplied!
We've just reached a fantastic milestone over here at Renewable Choice, having recently supplied green power to our 1,000th LEED project! Our work in the LEED market has provided more... [more]
Green Power Credit for Portola Hotel & Spa LEED Certification
by Matt Kiszka on 10/08/2009
Tags: client news, leed
The Green Power Credit will help Portola Hotel & Spa achieve LEED Silver status for EB O&M
The Portola Hotel & Spa of Monterey, CA, is another LEED project pursuing Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance to the Silver level that recently purchased green power to... [more]
LEED Green Power for Broward County CC
by Matt Kiszka on 10/07/2009
Tags: leed, renewable energy credits, usgbc
Broward County Convention Center is attempting LEED Silver and purchasing green power for 4 points.
The Broward County/Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention Center of Florida is a 600,000 square foot facility situated on the waterfront of Port Everglades. Its recent investment into green... [more]
First LEED Project in Saudi Arabia Uses Green Power
by Matt Kiszka on 10/06/2009
Tags: leed, renewable energy credits, usgbc
The KAUST building is well on its way to achieving LEED Platinum, thanks in part to Green Power
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), located in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, is currently well on its way to becoming the first LEED building the kingdom has ever... [more]
Ongoing Performance of LEED Green Buildings
by Matt Kiszka on 09/01/2009
The USGBC is improving the ongoing performance of LEED with their Building Performance Initiative
According to a recent press release from the USGBC, the ongoing performance of buildings is going to be getting a lot more attention moving forward, as they begin to implement what... [more]
How to LEED Green Build a School
by Matt Kiszka on 07/28/2009
Tags: governmental sustainability initiatives, leed, sustainable schools
Stimulus funding for schools that pursue LEED certification may soon be available
Congress's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is proposing to help schools in the U.S. become green through stimulus funds for the pursuit of sustainable and... [more]
LEED Green Building and the MLB, NHL, & NBA
by Matt Kiszka on 07/10/2009
Tags: corporate sustainability, leed, sustainability initiatives
Learn about initiatives being pursued by MLB, NBA and NHL teams, how they are achieving LEED certification, and the steps they're taking toward corporate responsibility.
Many professional sports teams and facilities have a large impact on the environment -- from team travel, to the electricity required for their facilities during... [more]
Stricter Building Codes and Green Building
by Matt Kiszka on 06/24/2009
Tags: governmental sustainability initiatives, sustainability initiatives
Higher levels of efficiency could be mandated by the federal government, leading to greener codes
Last month, the United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009... [more]
Building Green Won't Break the Bank
by Matt Kiszka on 06/13/2009
Tags: Cost of Building Green, Green Building, LEED Certification
The cost of building to green standards does not differ significantly from regular practices
For all those with fears surrounding the cost of incorporating sustainability into the design and building process - a 2007 study performed by Davis Langdon... [more]
Corporate Responsibility and UL Environment
by Matt Kiszka on 06/09/2009
Tags: Environmental Claims, Product Certification, UL Environment
UL Environment certifies first product, beginning their process for environmental claims validation
UL Environment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Underwriters Laboratories that will test, validate, and certify environmentally sustainable product claims, has... [more]
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