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Greenbuild China: BEE Awarded as Top 15 LEED Service Provider

Last week on the 17th and 18th October, Greenbuild, the world's largest conference and expo for green building was held successfully in Shanghai, China. During the two-day Greenbuild China conference, industry leaders, experts and front-line professionals dedicated to sustainable building gathered…

Mika Kania25 October 2017

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Cleaning Drains the Safe and Responsible Way

Conventional drain cleaning solutions usually contain sodium hydroxide, also known as soda lye or caustic soda. While not considered a pollutant, it does have adverse effects on the human body such as skin and respiratory irritation as well as hair…

Mika Kania20 September 2017

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Savona – The first City of LEED for Cities in Europe

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building rating system, and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), the organization that certifies all LEED projects globally, announced that Savona, Italy, which is home to more than 62,000 people, is…

Mika Kania1 September 2017

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Why Sustainability in Buildings

Sustainability is a broad term describing a desire to carry out activities without depleting resources or having harmful impacts; avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance, while a sustainable building is the practice…

Mika Kania28 August 2017

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Retail & Hospitality Sustainability Trends

Sustainability has many benefits: lower operating costs, increase occupants’ health and guest experience, increase competitiveness by improved brand recognition and customer loyalty, increase employee retention and satisfaction, and reduced resource consumption and emissions. The improvement of brand awareness through “doing good”…

Mika Kania21 August 2017

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Connecting Young Minds @ Nature Works Hong Kong

BEE proudly supported The Nature Conservancy's "Nature Works Hong Kong" program again this year, which inspires young minds from all over Hong Kong to implement sustainability initiatives in their schools. The program, administered by world-renowned education providers Seeds Training, takes students…

Alessandro6 August 2017

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China’s 13th Five-Year Plan and Sustainability Trends

China’s 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) targets “maintaining medium-high growth” with five focus areas: innovation, coordinated development, green growth, openness, and inclusive growth. In the “green growth” section, the Chinese government plans to support the growth of local energy-saving and environmental protection…

Mika Kania3 August 2017

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Shining a Light on Solar Solutions

One of the simplest changes you can make to reduce your carbon footprint and save on energy bills is to something you already have in your home: light bulbs. Switching indoor bulbs to CFLs is a great start, but using…

Mika Kania29 July 2017

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Polluting the Brain: What You Need to Know About Dementia, Alzheimer’s and Air Pollution

Medical experts are beginning to link Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia to pollution in the air we breathe. Forms of dementia, like Alzheimer’s disease, can affect several aspects of one’s cognitive abilities, such as logical reasoning, memory, and…

Alessandro3 July 2017

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Reduce Allergies By Switching to Eco Cleaning Products

Did you know that using many big-name brand household cleaners, is actually similar to using hazardous waste? The stark reality is that each time you clean, you could be spreading toxic chemicals around your home. If you want to reduce…

Alessandro16 June 2017