The huge department store chain, Kohl’s, announced last week that they are opening nine new stores this spring and EIGHT of the nine are built just like their LEED Silver prototype.
They are planning to open 30 total new stores in 2010. They have almost 1100 stores nationwide.
And even better, they are also remodeling 85 [...]

In this Sustainable Industries article, they talk about another new research report which quantifies the impact on the bottom line of greener buildings.
This study from 2009 was a joint project between CBRE and the University of San Diego which focused on 154 buildings in ten widely dispersed geographic markets. All the buildings had earned an [...]

At Green Squared, we hear that question a lot.
In short, PACE financing allows local municipalities to create their own financing districts which would provide financing for the installation of renewable-energy systems and energy-efficiency improvements to buildings and homes. The loans are repaid through an increased property tax assessment over a period of years, up to [...]

Texas already leads the country in wind power, thanks to the windy west Texas plains, according to the EPA. Many in Texas now believe that Texas could also lead in solar.
“We actually are a perfect environment, economically and thermodynamically, as a raw resource for solar, but it hasn’t taken off,” said Michael E. Webber, [...]

In a press release today, Office Depot said that all 14 of their stores slated to open this year will be LEED certified for Commercial Interiors.
Office Depot, who sells $14B of office supplies annually, should be commended for that commitment in their new build strategy.
An Austin green concept store opened in 2008 is LEED gold [...]