Environment

Weatherford's Sustainable Performance

Weatherford is focused on implementing world-class, reliable, durable, efficient, safe, and environmentally responsible practices, products, and services.

Energy & Infrastructure

The International WELL Building Institute™ Announces WELL Portfolio™

The International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™) announced today that CBRE Group, Inc., Hines, and Lendlease are among leading global developers collaborating with IWBI to deliver WELL Portfolio™, a new cost-effective, existing building portfolio certification pathway within the WELL Building Standard™ (WELL). This new pathway will reward a commitment to ongoing enhancements to existing buildings, with specific focus on policies, programs, procurement guidelines, and plans that can be applied across a portfolio of buildings.

Events

Ingersoll Rand Speaker to Discuss Sustainable Development Goals at Sustainability Leadership Summit

Randy Newton, vice president of enterprise engineering at Ingersoll Rand, a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, will discuss Ingersoll Rand’s technology innovations in support of sustainable development goals (SDGs) at the India Sustainability Leadership Summit in Mumbai. The summit is hosted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) Initiative and Frost & Sullivan.

Energy & Infrastructure

Colorado Dam Expansion to Substantially Improve Water Supply, Reliability

Black & Veatch has been selected to provide program management services to Denver Water on the Gross Reservoir Expansion Project.

The project is a major component of the utility’s comprehensive strategy to deliver safe, reliable water service and provide resilience to its system in the face of future threats including floods, wildfires and the potential impacts of climate change. The expansion will more than double current reservoir capacity and improve water supply dependability for the 1.4 million people Denver Water serves in the metro area.

Energy & Infrastructure

AkzoNobel Ramps Up Use of Renewable Energy with Vattenfall

A new contract with energy company Vattenfall will enable AkzoNobel to ramp up the supply of renewable electricity to its facilities in Sweden and Finland.

Environment

New White Paper on EU Pump Efficiency Regulations

As the EU seeks to become the most climate friendly region in the world, it is continuously introducing new regulations that place ever-stricter demands on CO2 emissions and the environmental design of energy-using products. As a leading supplier of pumps for the construction sector, Xylem has created a new white paper to help customers understand the complex regulatory landscape.

Health & Healthcare

Better Hearts Better Cities: Launching a Multisector Effort to Combat Hypertension in Low-income Urban Communities

How can we prevent the urbanization boom from becoming a health crisis? Making our cities into places of wellbeing, exciting growth and opportunity will require every sector to join forces on urban health, says Dr. Ann Aerts, Head of the Novartis Foundation.

AI & Technology

Xylem Discusses Smart Water Tech at Global Water Summit

Executives from Xylem recently participated in the Global Water Summit 2017 in Madrid, which explored how data is disrupting the traditional dynamics of the water industry. Xylem President and CEO Patrick Decker participated in forums focused on emerging trends in the water sector, particularly the adoption of smart technologies.

Health & Healthcare

Novartis Foundation and Partners Launch Initiative to Tackle Hypertension and Its Root Causes in Low-Income Urban Communities

On World Hypertension Day 2017, the Novartis Foundation and its partners, including Intel Corporation, the NCD Alliance, city governments and local partners, announce the launch of Better Hearts Better Cities, an innovative initiative to address the high rates of high blood pressure (hypertension) in low-income urban communities.

Energy & Infrastructure

Infrastructure Week 2017: Keys to Digital Grid Strategy

Infrastructure Week allows us to reflect on the modernization needed to drive the new digital grid. A comprehensive view of the infrastructure elements needed to create a more efficient and sustainable energy landscape should include communications networks and embedded computing. Utilities, technology vendors and community leaders will need to work in collaboration to ensure all elements are considered for the digital grid to thrive.

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