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January 3, 2012
Crystals at CityCenter honored with sustainable design awards

Crystals Retail & Entertainment District at CityCenter has earned Gold sustainable design awards from the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Las Vegas -- Crystals Retail & Entertainment District at CityCenter has earned Gold sustainable design awards from the International Council of Shopping Centers. The awards were earned in ICSC's annual U.S. Design and Development Awards competition.

September 27, 2011
Driving Efficiency 
Survey shows retailers are setting goals, taking actions to improve energy efficiency, lower costs

Energy cost savings, government incentives, and customer attraction and retention are driving energy efficiency in the retail sector, according to the results of the fifth annual global “Energy Efficiency Indicator” survey. The survey of nearly 4,000 building owners and operators representing 24 industry segments worldwide was led by Johnson Controls’ Institute for Building Efficiency, the International Facility Management Association and the Urban Land Institute.


June 16, 2011
Survey: Financial concerns driving energy management; lighting, smart building technology to play major roles going forward

Eighty percent of building owners expect double-digit energy-price increases during the next year, causing owners to set an average energy reduction target of 12%, according to Johnson Controls’ fifth annual global Energy Efficiency Indicator survey.

Washington, D.C. -- Eighty percent of building owners expect double-digit energy-price increases during the next year, causing owners to set an average energy reduction target of 12%, according to Johnson Controls’ fifth annual global Energy Efficiency Indicator survey.

March 16, 2011
Office Depot reduces energy usage by 27.5%; named Energy Star leader

Office Depot announced Wednesday that it has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s list of Energy Star Leaders for reducing its energy consumption by 27.5% across its building portfolio.

Boca Raton, Fla. -- Office Depot announced Wednesday that it has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s list of Energy Star Leaders for reducing its energy consumption by 27.5% across its building portfolio.

Energy Star Leaders is a group of organizations that have improved energy efficiency across all of the facilities in a portfolio.

According to Office Depot, it is the first non-supermarket retailer to be recognized for realizing a greater than 20% reduction.

September 27, 2010
Office Depot headquarters awarded LEED Gold

Office Depot announced that its global headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla., has been awarded Gold...

January 13, 2010
California approves mandatory green building code

California had approved the most stringent, environmentally friendly building code standards of any state in...

November 30, 2008
Whole Foods to Recycle Waste Vegetable Oil for Power

Whole Foods Market is making history as the first company in the United States to...

October 26, 2008
LEED-Certified Shopping Center to Open in Florida

The Promenade at Coconut Creek, the largest mixed-use lifestyle center in Northern Broward County,...

August 31, 2008
No Passing Fad

The retail industry seems caught in a limbo of sorts as the nation’s merchants...

August 31, 2008
Sustainability Translates into Profitability

Retailers from across the nation shared their insights and experiences into green building and...

September 30, 2007
Study Confirms Trend to Sustainability

By early 2009, but perhaps in less than a year, the American business community will...