by Felix Zayas There aren’t too many conversations in my industry these days that don’t at some point make mention of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), green design, or some other LEED®-related topic. I recently completed my LEED Green Associate exam and would like to give you a brief overview of what went [...]

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Hartford, Conn. – According to the Denver Business Journal, Hartford- based parking-lot operator Propark America is building an $18.6 million parking project near Denver International Airport that’s billed by its developer as “the world’s greenest parking facility,” The Denver Business Journal reports. Propark America, in partnership with Greenscape Capital Group Inc. of Vancouver, Canada, is [...]

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Bridgeport, Conn. – Clean Diesel Technologies Inc., a cleantech emissions reduction company providing sustainable solutions to reduce emissions, increase energy efficiency and lower the carbon intensity of on-and off-road engine applications and based in Bridgeport, CT has agreed to merge with Catalytic Solutions Inc. of Ventura, Calif., a California maker of auto emissions control systems. [...]

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Hartford, Conn. – According to an article in The Hartford Business Journal, Citizens Bank Connecticut, with corporate offices in Middletown, has joined the Environmental Defense Fund and other companies in the nationwide Climate Corps to cut down on carbon use and operating costs. In this third year for the Climate Corps, trained fellows will be [...]

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If you are a frequent visitor to this blog, you know, I like a good eco-sports story and if it has a Philly angle, all the better.  This story does have those components but it has a little background stuff too. Indulge me for a moment if you would. The NHL playoffs have started and [...]

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Hartford, Conn – The Phoenix Companies, Inc. has announced that its historic headquarters building at One American Row, located in Hartford, Connecticut, has been awarded Silver-level LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for existing buildings (LEED-EB) by the U.S. Green Building Council. It is one of the first office building to receive LEED-EB [...]

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