Sustainability
Starwood in Search of Greener Pastures in China
Starwood Hotels & Resorts is committed to making a greener difference in the hospitality industry
Never Too Old to Go Green
Carnegie Hall, the world renowned concert hall that has stood at 881 Seventh Ave. in Manhattan since 1891, has turned green with sustainability.
A Guide to the Index
The 2015 U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index ranks the 50 U.S. states and 50 largest metro areas based on more than 100 wide-varying factors documenting presence of minimal-pollution technologies including energy generation and usage. The CTL Metro Index’s indicators are broken into four broad areas: Green Buildings; Advanced Transportation; Clean Energy and Carbon Management; and Clean-tech Investment, Innovation and Workforce. Among the handful of sub-categories underlying metro Green Buildings scores are LEED-certified and Energy Star-qualifying projects and square footage per capita. With the 2015 Index, metro areas received additional credit if their respective principal municipality has implemented a building energy…
International: Sustainability Goes Mainstream in London
A sustainable, work-in-progress office project that incorporates technologies that are new to the U.K. is coming to its capital.
International: Taiwanese Floating House Drifts Closer to Reality
A floating house? What’s next—a floating mall?
International: Starwood Goes Eco-Friendly
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has launched its environmentally conscious Element brand in the Asia Pacific.
International: Largest Solar Plant in Australia Takes Critical Step Forward
The Nyngan Solar Plant in New South Wales has successfully made it through the last decisive step of its early days of operation.
What’s Really Driving Sustainability?
The latest CPE 100 Sentiment Survey provides some surprising answers.