Reporting on Sustainably Built Environments from Bricks to Cities
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. recently announced that it plans to construct the world’s most environmentally friendly skyscraper. Once complete in 2015, the Tower at PNC Plaza will serve as PNC’s executive offices. The approximately 40 story building will be located at the same Pittsburgh intersection where PNC has been headquartered for more than 150 years. The approximately 800,000 square foot Tower at PNC Plaza will [...]
The trial and demonstration of a Smart Grid to cover all of Maui, Hawaii is expected to cost $14 million, paid for by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, General Electric and Hawaiian Electric. Tokyo and Maui, Hawaii have partnered together using GE Energy and enlisting the services of companies: Hitachi, Ltd., Cyber Defense Institute, Inc., JFE Engineering Corporation, Sharp Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd., and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
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