Going Green Isn't Just About Doing Good Ray Mullen, founder and CEO of Idaho-based Mullen Crane and Transport, says the trick to his business is providing cranes for use in the hot industry of the day. For a decade, that hot industry had been oil refinery construction. Then, quite suddenly, Big Oil's focus shifted unexpectedly—changing Mullen's business forever.(more)
Commercial Real Estate Developers Should Be Green, NAIOP Says The real estate development industry should employ every technically feasible, cost-effective, sustainable strategy available to increase energy efficiency of new and existing buildings, according to a new policy on energy adopted by National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP). (More)
Hyatt Names Zidell VP, Gold Passport CHICAGO- Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has appointed Jeff Zidell to the position of vp of its Gold Passport frequent guest program. (More)
A New Lease on Sustainable Building Rising energy costs, coupled with the growing volume of data on the financial paybacks associated with high-performance buildings.... (more)
BOMA International Joins More than 100 Organizations Urging Senate Passage of Tax "Extenders BOMA International joined a coalition of more than 100 organizations calling on the United States Senate to pass immediately legislation that would extend a set of tax provisions that either expired at the end of 2007 or will expire at the end of 2008. (More)