Milford’s Whole Foods Earns LEED® Gold Certification

Posted on July 26th, 2010 by Auggie V

Milford, Conn. – According to the Connecticut Post, Whole Foods Market says building its stores to meet the U.S. Green Building Council standards will pay off for customers, the environment and itself. The Milford Whole Foods store is the first grocery store in the state to earn the council’s LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental [...]

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New Bachelor’s Program in Sustainability

Posted on July 26th, 2010 by Auggie V

West Haven, Conn. – According to an article in the Connecticut Business News Journal, The Tagliatela College of Engineering at the University of New Haven (UNH) has created a new bachelor of science degree in sustainability studies to be offered by the Industrial, System and Multidisciplinary Engineering (ISME) department this fall. This program has been [...]

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CT Firm Part Of First “Office of the Future” Pilot Project

Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Auggie V

West Haven, Conn. – Showcasing the incredible impact lighting technology can have on energy savings, Glumac, one of the country’s leading sustainable engineering firms, announced today that its Orange County office is the first completed “Office of the Future” pilot project under the new North American Office of the Future (OTF) Consortium. Glumac partnered with [...]

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State To Add Electric Hookups For Trucks

Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Auggie V

Bloomfield, Conn. – According to greenbigtruck.com, construction is underway on a new “electric truck stop” in New Haven, Connecticut, where electrical hookups for 14 trucks will be installed in a new parking facility near the port.  The parking space will serve port-area trucks and help to enforce the city’s anti-idle law by giving truckers a [...]

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CT Energy Fund Sponsors $30K Green Building Competition

Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Auggie V

Hartford, Conn. – The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund is taking applications for its 2010-2011 Zero Energy Challenge competition where the builder of the most energy-efficient home receives $10,000. The goal of the competition is to showcase groundbreaking projects in energy efficiencies and reward and promote the developers and builders who use the techniques. Participants in [...]

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