LEED Points

Tag: Transportation

  • Parking Structures Should Target LEED Models

    Despite the growth of public transportation and other transportation alternatives, parking locations remain necessary in much of the nation. Even though parking consultants and design teams have been using sustainable practices for parking structures in recent years, many do not calculate energy use as part of their standard methodology. Unknown to most, a garage typically…

  • Better Batteries from Waste Sulfur

    A new chemical process can transform waste sulfur into a lightweight plastic that may improve batteries for electric cars, reports a University of Arizona-led team. The new plastic has other potential uses, including optical uses.

  • BIO Comments on EPA’s 2013 Renewable Fuel Standard Rules

    The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) recently submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on the proposed Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS).

  • Biofuels: Researchers Propose New Solution So Biofuel Plants Don’t Become Noxious Weeds

    A Virginia Tech researcher, along with another scientist and two attorneys, has authored an innovative article in the journal BioSciencethat proposes a way to improve and streamline the regulatory methodology for evaluating the invasive potential of plants, especially biofuel feedstocks, that are under consideration for large-scale cultivation.

  • SmartDrive Fuel Propels Fleets to Dramatic Savings in Fuel Costs and Reductions in CO2 Emissions

    SmartDrive Systems, a leader in driving performance solutions that reduce collisions and improve fuel efficiency, announced today enhancements to its SmartDrive Fuel™ program. The enhancements continue to boost SmartDrive’s technology leadership in fleet safety and fuel efficiency, enabling fleets to improve fuel economy as much as 14%, and eliminate thousands of pounds of CO2 per…