EPA Recognizes CBRE with 2016 Energy Star Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award

Tue, 03/29/2016 - 09:05

Ingersoll Rand Furthers Sustainability Goals By Joining Rocky Mountain Institute’s Business Renewables Center

Fri, 03/25/2016 - 12:30

As the focus on sustainability continues to increase at Ingersoll Rand’s global facilities, partnering with Rocky Mountain Institute’s (RMI) Business Renewables Center (BRC) aligns with the company’s efforts to develop innovative energy solutions and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG).

Talk with Green Guy Show - 3/20/16 - Mayors Climate Summit Series - Alicia Zatcoff, Sustainability Mgr, City of Richmond, VA

Thu, 03/24/2016 - 21:00

Radio interview: Mayors Climate Series, City of Richmond, VA Sustainability Dir. Alicia Zatcoff - 3/20/16

Institutional Investors Tick Green for Building Selection

Wed, 03/30/2016 - 10:05

Six Green Spaces That Transform Buildings into Sky Gardens

Fri, 04/01/2016 - 09:05

Watch Your Language!

Mon, 03/14/2016 - 12:00

What are the environmental “bad words” to which society has become desensitized? I think “disposable” is one. We need to replace it with “reusable.”

Ingersoll Rand RS30 and RS37 Air Compressors Deliver up to 18 Percent Efficiency Improvement

Mon, 03/14/2016 - 09:30

Ingersoll Rand has introduced the new RS30 and RS37 models, the first in a series of next generation oil-flooded, rotary screw air compressors, to enhance reliability, shorten maintenance intervals and reduce life-cycle costs.

Big Data in the Workplace: Can it Enhance Employee Productivity and Quality Of Life?

Wed, 03/09/2016 - 12:30

Thanks to Big Data, also known as the Internet of things, facilities management professionals can go beyond just monitoring temperature and air quality in a building. They can go as deep as monitoring keystrokes to report on productivity or analyzing vocal patterns in customer telephone interactions. The ability to collect data is nearly endless.

The 2016 Workplace Trends Report, which examines key trends impacting business, points out that while companies have the ability to closely monitor and track employees, they also need to be very transparent about what data is being collected and how it will be used to improve the company and its results, or it risks just creeping out their employees. Big Data must be coupled with Big Judgment to bring desired results.

GM’s CCA Headquarters Shines with Another ENERGY STAR

Wed, 03/02/2016 - 16:15

General Motors’ Customer Care and Aftersales World Headquarters in Grand Blanc, Michigan is practicing environmental stewardship that recently earned it another star.

The Poetry of a Campfire

Tue, 03/01/2016 - 09:20

Carbon is not our enemy. It is the basis of life, working in tandem with the water and oxygen with which we are abundantly blessed to fashion all of the beauty of nature.