By Vicki Zambito
1. Facebook is taking green to the social level. The social networking giant’s executives are working with designers, city planners, and local residents of Menlo Park, California to come up with ideas on how to connect their new campus to the community while reducing fossil fuel emissions and benefiting employees and local residents. Read more about the outcomes of their recent design charrette: http://greensource.construction.com/news/2011/03/110323-facebook-campus.asp
2. The “G” in Google stands for green. The Internet Search Company just installed its first wireless electric car charger at its Mountain View, California headquarters. The Plugless Power charging station is based on technology similar to that of the electric toothbrush. The system streamlines the charging of electric vehicles and extended-range hybrids by eliminating the nuisance of the cord and the plug. Check out the product at: http://www.pluglesspower.com/
3. Need to save the world from energy waste? Technology to the rescue! Retroficiency, a startup software company out of Boston, has developed a software as a service (SaaS) application that can analyze the efficiency of commercial office buildings and determine the most cost-effective repairs and retrofits. As the company’s website boasts, “It’s time consuming and expensive to analyze energy savings opportunities and there are thousands of possibilities to consider. Retroficiency helps you accurately identify more, actionable opportunities in less time.” You can’t argue with that. Check it out at: http://www.retroficiency.com/
4. Household name Procter & Gamble just made an impressive commitment to earth. One of the world’s largest manufacturers of personal products has committed to pursuing LEED certification for all new facilities worldwide. According to P&G, its commitment to pursuing LEED will include all new office buildings, research facilities, and manufacturing and distribution centers. To learn more about P&G’s promise, visit: http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm/2011/3/3/Procter-Gamble-Breaks-New-Ground-with-LEED-Commitment/
2. The “G” in Google stands for green. The Internet Search Company just installed its first wireless electric car charger at its Mountain View, California headquarters. The Plugless Power charging station is based on technology similar to that of the electric toothbrush. The system streamlines the charging of electric vehicles and extended-range hybrids by eliminating the nuisance of the cord and the plug. Check out the product at: http://www.pluglesspower.com/
3. Need to save the world from energy waste? Technology to the rescue! Retroficiency, a startup software company out of Boston, has developed a software as a service (SaaS) application that can analyze the efficiency of commercial office buildings and determine the most cost-effective repairs and retrofits. As the company’s website boasts, “It’s time consuming and expensive to analyze energy savings opportunities and there are thousands of possibilities to consider. Retroficiency helps you accurately identify more, actionable opportunities in less time.” You can’t argue with that. Check it out at: http://www.retroficiency.com/
4. Household name Procter & Gamble just made an impressive commitment to earth. One of the world’s largest manufacturers of personal products has committed to pursuing LEED certification for all new facilities worldwide. According to P&G, its commitment to pursuing LEED will include all new office buildings, research facilities, and manufacturing and distribution centers. To learn more about P&G’s promise, visit: http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm/2011/3/3/Procter-Gamble-Breaks-New-Ground-with-LEED-Commitment/
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