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NRG Energy to Bring Solar Power to MetLife Stadium New

By: Brian Gallagher
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Source: iGreenBuild.com Staff Report

NRG (NYSE: NRG) and New Meadowlands Stadium Company today announced a new sponsorship agreement that will bring sustainable solar power to MetLife Stadium, home of the New York Jets and New York Football Giants, two iconic National Football League franchises.

Recycling and composting by Lockheed Martin and Clean River

Clean River Helps Lockheed Martin Increase Recycling and Composting

By: Bill Graulty
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Source:

Read about Lockheed Martin's recycling and composting program in the San Francisco Bay area designed as part of the firm's leading environmental stewardship philosophy.

ICLEI USA Releases STAR Community Index Sustainability Goals and Guiding Principles for Communities

By: iGreenBuild.com Staff
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Source: ICLEI USA

The STAR Community Index ™ (STAR), a national standard to create more sustainable, livable communities, today marked an important milestone with the release of its Sustainability Goals and Guiding Principles.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010
By: Tom Hardiman
Source: Modular Building Institute

The impact of construction and demolition debris on the environment is staggering. More than 135 million tons of debris from construction sites is brought to U.S. landfills every year, making it the single largest source in the waste stream (Source: USGBC White Paper –Planning for Construction Waste).

Wednesday, October 6, 2010
By: iGreenBuild Staff
Source: iGreenBuild.com

Solar Roadways was named as winner of the GE Ecoimagination Challenge.

Friday, October 1, 2010
By: iGreenBuild Staff
Source: iGreenBuild.com

Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announces its newest initiative, The Center for Green Schools at USGBC. There are nearly 140,000 schools, colleges and universities in the United States; no one has ever counted the buildings, but thousands are barely built to code.

Thursday, August 5, 2010
By: WSDOT
Source: iGreenBuild.com

The Washing State Department of Commerce and WSDOT are teaming up to implement the nation’s first “electric highway,” a basic network of public access electric vehicle (EV) recharging locations along Interstate 5.

Thursday, August 5, 2010
By: Greendix
Source: iGreenBuild.com

Greendix, a fast rising supplier of custom solar panels, and Sonelis Technologies have just debuted the concept of a solar tree with “energy apples”.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010
By: Richard M. Daley
Source: ICLEI USA

Mayor Richard M. Daley and the Chicago Department of Environment, in collaboration with ICLEI, announced the winners of Chicago’s first Green Office Challenge.