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Feb 16, 2012
Geothermal heating and cooling results in higher energy efficiencies and lower utility costs than an air-cooled heat pump.
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Feb 03, 2012
The tactic is old-fashioned peer pressure, a “keeping up with the Joneses” motivational ploy to encourage them to make small changes in behavior—installing compact fluorescent lights, turning off lights when they leave rooms, shutting down computers at night, adjusting thermostat settings, etc.
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Feb 01, 2012
Wight & Company helps Triton College in River Grove, Ill., replace lighting fixtures with energy-efficient LED lights.
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Jan 31, 2012
"Sustainability is integral to Wight's culture and company DNA"
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Nov 30, 2011
For years, Wight has been incorporating stormwater management best practices into all our projects.
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Nov 28, 2011
The paradigm for managing stormwater has done a complete turnaround over the last decade.
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Nov 03, 2011
New labs, classrooms, windows, roof all part of the project
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Oct 04, 2011
Chief Sustainability Officer Lois Vitt Sale named a member of the inaugural class of LEED® Fellows appointed by The Green Building Certification Institute
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Jun 13, 2011
"I believe in practicing what I preach," said Vitt Sales, chief sustainability officer for Wight & Company, a design and construction firm. "I wanted to be able to look out at a garden, instead of just a roof."
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Jun 02, 2011
A gritty Chicago thoroughfare proves that sustainable design need not be pretty in order to be green
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