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Natural Progression – The new ASHRAE standard 189.1

March 10, 2010

The new ashrae standard 189.1 targets high-performance green buildings with a specific eye on the total package

The greening of building codes is the next natural progression in the evolution of standards for building design, allowing us to weigh system solutions against their impact on the environment, while ensuring that buildings meet the needs of those who work or live in them.

March 10, 2010

A report published by the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) last week highlights the business benefits of environmental and sustainability education for employees. According to the study, these business benefits include improving operational efficiency, strengthening customer and community relations, innovation, supply chain management, and attracting and retraining employees.

February 26, 2010

A survey of more than 1,300 business professionals, conducted as part of that report, found that 85 percent of respondents see Environmental & Sustainability knowledge as valuable, particularly in new hires while 78 percent said that knowledge would rise in importance over the next five years.

February 26, 2010

Most mangers and politicians think we need technological breakthroughs to solve our environmental problems. The truth is, with current technology we could deal with the majority of industrial pollution problems. The problem is not technology; it’s management.

February 26, 2010

The 2010 Seminole County Regional Science, Math & Engineering Fair was February 20 at Seminole Towne Center mall. Students from all middle and high schools in Seminole County were invited to participate; 300 students participated.

February 22, 2010

What do Pizza Fusion, Subway, McDonald’s, Cartridge World and Ecowash Mobile all have in common?

Besides being franchises, it might not seem like a sub shop or a burger joint would, in any way, be comparable to a printer cartridge refilling company or a car wash business. But look a little deeper, because a new shade of business practices is coming to light: America’s going green, and franchises of all kinds are joining the movement.

February 18, 2010

Florida To Survey Green Jobs Created At E3 Building Sciences and Other Consulting Firms

MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jobs created by LEED-certified homes in Florida will be among new positions counted during an upcoming Agency for Workforce Innovations survey.

February 18, 2010

MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jobs created by LEED-certified homes in Florida will be among new positions counted during an upcoming Agency for Workforce Innovations survey.

Five states have already surveyed the green labor force and found 1 percent to 3 percent of the total employment in their states could be considered new green positions.

February 18, 2010

On February 9, 2010, Gordon Holness, ASHRAE Society President enthralled the enthusiastic audience at the Central Florida Chapter Technical Dinner Meeting with his presentation “Sustaining Our Future by Rebuilding Our Past”.

February 18, 2010

By Connie Owens, PR and Marketing Committee member of the Central Florida Chapter of the USGBC

When I was invited to a function by Ms. Lee Kernek (an active member of the Town & Gown organization and the VP of Facilities and Safety at the University of Central Florida) which was organized by the Town & Gown, the name certainly threw me off.