Category Archives: Landscaping

WORX Mows Through Grass with IntelliCut

by CGR Staff Writer
Posted on March 21, 2012 by CGR Staff Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As gas prices rise, there’s more to consider than the vehicles parked in the garage. Factor in outdoor power equipment such as the lawn mower, and the escalating monthly gas budget may mean fewer meals out. For 54 million Americans that mow their lawn each weekend, that’s a lot of fuel and expense.

There’s a better way and one that requires no gas or oil. Battery-powered lawn mowers such as those from WORX® are friendly to the environment and neighborhood. These silent running machines go about the task with little fanfare. There’s no gas tank to fill, primer bulb to push or pull cord to strain a shoulder. Just squeeze the handle and go.

According to the EPA, each year, American homeowners spill 17 million gallons of fuel from outdoor power equipment. That’s more volume than the oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez in Alaska. Continue reading →

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Parisleaf Printing and Design Receives CurrentState™ Platinum Certification

by 3BL Media Press Release
Posted on March 20, 2012 by 3BL Media Press Release

(3BL Media / theCSRfeed) Tulsa, OK – March 19, 2012 – Parisleaf Printing and Design recently completed the CurrentState™ Sustainability Audit and received Platinum Certification – the highest certification level available.

The Client’s Challenge

Parisleaf is a Printing and Design company located in Gainesville, Florida.  Parisleaf provides a variety of services which include printing, branding packages, web and logo design.

Parisleaf’s largest challenge is that traditional print related goods and services can have a significant negative impact on the environment.  Negative impacts occur at all stages of the paper life cycle -  the harvesting of trees, the processing of wood fiber into pulp and  the disposal of paper products at the end of their useful life.

However, Parisleaf has overcome these challenges. They offer carbon negative printing and web solutions to its clients. Parisleaf is able to achieve this because of their innovative green practices and the steps they take to mitigate their effect on the environment.   Continue reading →

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Compare Ratings, Data and Reviews for Any Building in the U.S.: HonestBuildings.com™ Launches Free Service

by CGR Staff Writer
Posted on March 20, 2012 by CGR Staff Writer

 

 

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HonestBuildings.com announced today the release of its beta platform, a free web service allowing users to find and compare information, ratings and reviews for any commercial or residential building in the U.S.

“We are bringing transparency and connectivity to the massive real estate industry, which has traditionally been fragmented, opaque and inefficient”
Simply by searching for an address or zip code, anyone can access reviews, Honesty Ratings™, energy data, projects and renovations, and view the people and organizations associated with that building, for free.

“We are bringing transparency and connectivity to the massive real estate industry, which has traditionally been fragmented, opaque and inefficient,” said Riggs Kubiak, CEO of Honest Buildings. “Our goal is to connect people, catalyze transactions, and accelerate the development of high performance buildings on a global scale.”

Anyone can use Honest Buildings to compare buildings based on size, location, type, ratings, associated organizations, and the types of projects that have been completed, helping them to make better-informed decisions about real estate. Continue reading →

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Parisleaf named Business of the Year 2011 based on Environmental Policy

by CGR Staff Writer
Posted on February 8, 2012 by CGR Staff Writer

Gainesville, Fla. – When you think about printing, you probably think of killing trees, not planting them. Parisleaf Printing and Design is out to change all that.

Though the company has been in business for only just over a year, it was awarded the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Year 2011 in the category of Commitment to the Environment.

The print and design firm focuses on providing environmentally-friendly options for printed marketing materials, graphic design, and websites. Parisleaf has a negative carbon footprint, and the company helps their clients achieve the same by planting a minimum of 10 trees for every order placed. To date, the business has planted over 7,000 trees. Continue reading →

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Revenue From Net Zero Energy Buildings to Reach $1.3 Trillion by 2035

by CGR Staff Writer
Posted on January 31, 2012 by CGR Staff Writer

As green building practices become more commonplace in the global construction industry, the goal of designing zero energy buildings, or buildings that consume as much energy as they produce through on-site and renewable energy systems, has emerged as the next major frontier.  A number of countries and regions have already established long-term targets and regulations requiring zero energy building construction that will come into effect over the coming years, some as soon as 2016.  These stringent regulations will accelerate adoption around the world, causing the industry to undergo a significant transformation in the coming years.  According to a new report from Pike Research, worldwide revenue from zero energy buildings will grow rapidly over the next two decades, reaching almost $690 billion by 2020 and nearly $1.3 trillion by 2035.  That represents a compound annual growth rate of 43%, with much of that growth occurring in the European Union.

“Following the surge in LEED and other green building certifications worldwide over the last few years, zero energy building has emerged as the ‘holy grail’ in green building design,” says research analyst Eric Bloom.  “Technically, zero energy building design is feasible for many building types in many regions, but concerns about the upfront cost continue to impede it in the market.” Continue reading →

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First Projects Certified by SITES National Rating System for Sustainable Landscapes

by CGR Staff Writer
Posted on January 27, 2012 by CGR Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, Jan 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The Sustainable Sites Initiative(TM) (SITES(TM)) has announced the first three projects to be certified by the nation’s most comprehensive system for rating the sustainable design, construction and maintenance of built landscapes.

The corporate headquarters of an international manufacturing company, a new university green space and a children’s playground in an urban park are the first to be recognized for their sustainable land practices from among 150-plus pilot projects that began the certification process in summer 2010. These initial projects are the St. Charles, Missouri, campus of Novus International Inc.; the Green at College Park of the University of Texas at Arlington; and the Woodland Discovery Playground at Shelby Farms Park in Memphis, Tenn.

SITES is a partnership of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center of The University of Texas at Austin and the United States Botanic Garden. SITES was created to fill a critical need for guidelines and recognition of green landscapes based on their planning, design, construction and maintenance. The partners have collaborated since 2005 in developing a voluntary, national rating system and set of performance benchmarks for sustainable landscapes in areas with or without buildings. Continue reading →

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Sustainable Viticulture in Italy

by CGR Staff Writer
Posted on January 16, 2012 by CGR Staff Writer

True sustainable methods translate basically into balancing three areas: Environmentally Sound, Economically Feasible and Socially Equitable. Today, OperaWine focuses on four wineries that aim at high ecological standards and will be present on March 24th for the “Finest Italian Wines, 100 Great Producers” tasting in Verona: Lungarotti, Planeta, Mezzacorona and Di Majo Norante.

Verona (PRWEB) January 13, 2012

Tradition and innovation are often difficult to combine, especially in the wine business where customs are of special importance to winemakers. However, since years the topic of sustainability has brought a lot of innovation into the production process of wineries without changing the true character of the wine tradition. The introduction of more sustainable methods has followed various reasoning: a company’s image to be “green”, pure economics, legislation or genuine convictions.

Being it ecological, natural, organic or bio-dynamic production à la Rudolf Steiner, the practices of winemakers can often easily been identified as either ‘green-washing’ or having a legitimate holistic approach to wine production. Continue reading →

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The Greenest University Building ever – The Student Services Building at the University of Texas at Dallas

by CGR Staff Writer
Posted on December 13, 2011 by CGR Staff Writer

Recent Awards Bring Total to 5 Won by LEED Platinum Student Services Facility

Dec. 13, 2011 – Press Release – Source: University of Texas Dallas News Center

The Student Services Building, the University’s “one-stop shop” for help on enrollment matters, financial aid, career services and more, has won a new sustainability award.

The building, which opened last fall, has now won five awards for its eco-friendly design.

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), in conjunction with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), honored the structure’s design with its 2011 Innovation in Green Building award.

The inaugural award recognizes a college or university that is revisiting the way it develops its physical campus and examines how the school is using Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) as a tool for campus greening. Continue reading →

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