Posts Tagged ‘green’

Bosch Thermotechnology announces Green Living Awards Program

LONDONDERRY, N.H.  —  Bosch Thermotechnology has announced a new awards program focusing on industry professionals who install and specify Bosch heating and cooling products in the U.S. and Canada. The Bosch Green Living Awards program will recognize and reward residential and light commercial installations employing Bosch boilers, water heaters, geothermal heat pumps or a combination [...]

Green building pioneer, developer named Small Business Person of the Year

N.J. business owner Anthony Sblendorio has his green fingerprints all over sustainable and regenerative planning projects in the state and was recently named the Small Business Person of the Year New Jersey Business

Growing green economy lacks women, despite higher earnings, lower wage gap

New research by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) provides the first ever state-by-state estimates of women’s share of green jobs in the U.S., and finds a smaller wage gap in the green economy overall. read more Contractor Magazine

Sloan President Jim Allen makes case for building green at congressional briefing

“The business case for green building has been proven,” said Jim Allen, President and CEO of Sloan Valve Co., at a recent Congressional Briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington. read more Contractor Magazine

Good works result in Challenger Space Center job for Arizona Green Plumber

John Smith, the Arizona Green Plumber who operates Rooter 2000 Plumbing in Phoenix and Tucson, has once again found that philanthropy can pay off. read more Contractor Magazine

Good works result in Challenger Space Center job for Arizona Green Plumber

John Smith, the Arizona Green Plumber who operates Rooter 2000 Plumbing in Phoenix and Tucson, has once again found that philanthropy can pay off. read more Contractor Magazine

Green building consultant’s top ten megatrends for 2013

Jerry Yudelson predicts the top green building trends in the year ahead TUCSON, ARIZ. — Green building and sustainability consultant Jerry Yudelson releases his annual list of “Top 10 Megatrends” for the green building industry. Yudelson said, “It looks like a good year ahead for the green building industry. Based on our experience, it seems [...]

Standard for High Performance Green Health Care Facilities Open for Public Review

A prescription for the design, construction and operation of high performance health care facilities would be provided through a proposed standard from ASHRAE and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE). read more Contractor Magazine

Proposals to Keep Water from “Going Down the Drain” Made for Green Building Standard

Measures to improve water efficiency, including limitations on full-flush volume for toilets and use of municipal reclaimed water for irrigation, are being proposed for a green building standard. read more Contractor Magazine

Proposals to Keep Water from “Going Down the Drain” Made for Green Building Standard

Measures to improve water efficiency, including limitations on full-flush volume for toilets and use of municipal reclaimed water for irrigation, are being proposed for a green building standard. read more Contractor Magazine