Iowa Environment News (United States)

Read one page summaries of over 20 environmental improvements from companies using Lean and Six Sigma techniques.

Despite legislative challenges, renewable energy systems are advancing, with examples in CSP, biomass feedstocks, geothermal sources, underwater transmission lines, and solar pv on Wal-Mart stores

Sustainable agriculture takes many forms, but at its core is a rejection of the industrial approach to food production developed during the 20th century.

LEED Feasibility Studies evaluate the scope of a potential project and determine if it can be certified under a particular LEED system

Wert-Berater, Inc. is a provider of Feasibility Studies around the globe for all sizes and scopes of wind and solar projects.

Wert-Berater, Inc. is a provider of feasibility studies for energy programs.

Modern 100% recycled plastic components are used in design of traditional A-Frame style picnic table.

QA Graphics offers a discount for organizations to upgrade their existing energy dashboard to utilize the award-winning Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard. Upgrade to the Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard and receive a 25 percent discount.

Drake Community Library show patrons how sustainable their library building is, and what makes those efficiencies possible, through an educational display called the Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard®.

QA Graphics is pleased to be selected as a presenter at the upcoming Green California Schools Summit & Exposition. It’s the go-to event to learn about all aspects of green schools.

QA Graphics is proud to introduce a partner program for control system integrators. By joining the partner program, integrators can differentiate their business and increase revenue by reselling the Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard (EEED).

QA Graphics provides an educational display used to inform building visitors about sustainable building features in place.

QA Graphics has joined the Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC), a non-profit membership organization that serves as Iowa's trusted educational resource for sustainable building.

Box Tops for Education Program and Recycling Raise Money, While Preventing Boxes from Entering the Landfill

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) uses QA Graphics’ Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard to demonstrate the campus’ real-time energy use and provide education about their new sustainable residence hall.

QA Graphics’ Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard is named a 2010 top green building product by Environmental Design + Construction and Sustainable Facility magazines’ annual 2010 Readers Choice Awards.

The Sunshine Clothes Dryer is a rotary, umbrella style outdoor clothesline. It features four 7-foot long arms, made of wood, and sturdy steel construction throughout. 132-ft of polyethylene rope to hang clothes. 6-foot pole is removable. Foldable.

QA Graphics deepens commitment to sustainability by joining Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

Schools can increase their sustainable efforts with an educational display that shows how sustainable features work and display the school’s real-time utility data so that students can see how their actions impact the school’s water & energy use.

Rainscaping Native Landscaping and Soil Quality Restoration Design Training Program to be held in Ankeny IA on Friday September 24, 2010. Howard Bright of Ion Exchange a native plant and seed nursery will be one of the featured speakers.

Georgia Data Center is using an Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard developed by QA Graphics to display the data center’s real-time building performance data and provide education about the sustainable practices in place at the facility.

PondBiotix represents a new level of beneficial bacteria products for pond care and for all sizes of ponds.

QA Graphics names Nichols School as the winner of their Showcase Your School’s Green Efforts contest. QA Graphics is awarding Nichols with an Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard to educate students about the school’s sustainable initiatives.

Wert-Berater, Inc. is a provider of Feasibility Study Services.

QA Graphics has developed an Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard that will help schools provide education about their sustainable efforts in a way that is fun and interactive.

QA Graphics has released a new Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard for sustainable buildings that offers editable content, graphics and videos. Now the display can easily be changed to continue to meet the building’s display needs.

Affordable wind turbines,wind turbine manufactures a new vawt wind turbine!

QA Graphics is calling for entries from schools, asking them to share what steps have been taken to green their school. The contest will award 2 schools with an Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard to showcase the schools’ green initiatives.

B4 Brands and School Health Corp. announced, the winners of their second annual hand hygiene poster contest. Over 3,000 entries were received from students from Kindergarten through twelfth grade.

AIA Iowa, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects, has moved to a new office and is using QA Graphics’ Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard (EEED) to educate the public on the office’s sustainable interior.

Naked Binder has just released five new folders and cd holders that are strong, beautiful and 100% recycled material. 100% recyclable and 97% post consumer waste make these folders sustainable.

QA Graphics has developed an Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard (EEED) for Chemawa Indian School, the oldest continuously operating boarding school in the U.S., to track and improve the campus’ building performance.

A new green library is using Quality Automation Graphics’ energy dashboard to educate staff and patrons on the new building’s real-time energy efficiencies, carbon footprint and green initiatives.

The third green McDonald’s in the U.S., owned/operated by Richards Advantage, Inc., is using Quality Automation Graphics’ Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard (EEED) to educate the public on the restaurant’s economic and environmental benefits

Founding Partner CVEC Increases Stake with Series A Equity Financing

3 Day benefit for the restoration of the Native American Prairie and Equestrian Trails featuring famous singer and songwriter Michael Martin Murphey.

Ion Exchange Inc's owner Howard Bright has released a new native plant package of plugs to help people that are just getting started in "Green" landscaping. Returning native plants back to the environment is a passion Howard has long held.

Our Bio Floating Islands cleans water on ponds, lakes, rivers almost any body of water. Floating Islands cleans the water, provides wildlife habitat and feeds the fish. You can grow many kinds of plants and vegetables and add land mass and much more.