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From the monthly archives:
Since 2005, only 10 congregations have received the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certification. However, there is hope! Currently, there are 54 congregational LEED® certification applications before the council.Applications have been accepted from many religions, including Roman Catholic, Judaism, Methodist, Mennonite, Presbyterian, Unitarian, Wesleyan and Lutheran. The most recent [...]
In the United States and in Canada, the International Organization for Standardization has issued guidelines for properly identifying environmental claims. As the popularity of the green movement has spread, so have claims by manufacturers attempting to connect with the movement. Unfortunately, many of these products do not live up to their billing. ISO 14024 identifies [...]
Nestle Waters North America’s Nestle® Pure Life® newest water bottling facility in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, received the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification on June 5, 2009. The facility is the first food and beverage manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania to receive the stellar Gold certification.Nestle Waters began utilizing the [...]
