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Walmart Canada DC to be 60% more energy efficient(February 24, 2010) Walmart Canada will open a cutting-edge sustainable refrigerated distribution center in Balzac, Alberta, later this year. Expected to be one of the most energy-efficient facilities of its kind in North America, the $115 million, 450,000-sq.-ft. center will be an estimated 60% more energy-efficient than Walmart's traditional refrigerated DCs. ...
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J.C. Penney receives 2010 Energy Star Award for sustained excellence The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded J.C. Penney Co. with a 2010 Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of its continued leadership in protecting environmental res ...Full story
Giant Eagle’s GetGo c-store awarded LEED Silver Giant Eagle has announced that its GetGo convenience store and gas station in Wexford, Pa., received LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Silver certification from the United States ...Full story
New green construction code debuted The International Code Council has released the first public version of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC), intended to serve as a comprehensive standard for improving the environmental ...Full story
New Ikea in Colorado to feature geothermal heating Ikea has announced that contractors have been hired and a site-work permit is pending for its store in Centennial, Col.Full story
Darden Restaurants launches green design initiative Darden Restaurants has begun a chain-wide sustainable restaurant design initiative involving the use of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards in its restaurant design process ...Full story
Report: Home Depot to cut energy use by 20% The Home Depot has already cut its energy use 16% since 2004 – enough to power more than 200,000 U.S. homes for a year -- but the company wants to push that reduction another four percentage points to ...Full story
RILA applauds legislation to create rural energy savings program Retail Industry Leaders Association president Sandy Kennedy has issued a statement in response to the introduction of bipartisan and bicameral legislation to create the Rural Energy Savings Program.Full story
Weis Markets Pa. store earns GreenChill certification Weis Markets announced that its store in Hanover, Pa., is the first supermarket in the state of Pennsylvania to earn a certification award from the GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership, a vol ...Full story
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