Category: Book

Environmental and Material Flow Cost Accounting - Principles and Procedures

By CostBenefit on Jul 10, 2010 | In General, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Contamination Cost, Book, Costs and Benefits

Recognizing the increasing importance of environmental issues, energy prices, material availability and efficiency and the difficulty of adequately managing these issues in traditional accounting systems, several companies all over the world have started… more »

Appraisal Institute: An Introduction to Green Homes

By CostBenefit on Jun 8, 2010 | In General, Energy, Green Buildings, U.S., Real Estate Construction Housing, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Book, Costs and Benefits

The Appraisal Institute is proud to present An Introduction to Green Homes, an earth-friendly initiative that provides: * An overview of the many programs, organizations, and products that are fueling the current surge in environmentally responsible bu… more »

Retrofitting Office Buildings to Be Green and Energy-Efficient, Shows How to Cut Carbon Emissions through the Renovation of Existing Structures

By CostBenefit on May 17, 2010 | In General, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Green Buildings, U.S., Real Estate Construction Housing, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Book, Costs and Benefits

A new publication from the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Retrofitting Office Buildings to Be Green and Energy Efficient: Optimizing Building Performance, Tenant Satisfaction, and Financial Return, adds a new dimension to the sustainable development discuss… more »

Electricity Restructuring: The Texas Story

By CostBenefit on Mar 27, 2010 | In Energy, Regulatory Analysis, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Book, Costs and Benefits, Opinion (Not Likely Ours EV&CBN)

From the Publisher: In the early 1990s, the U.S. electricity industry was plagued by cost overruns and stagnant productivity. Many states turned to deregulation to promote innovation and cut costs, a strategy that had worked for the telecommunications,… more »

Second Edition of Charles D. Kolstad's Environmental Economics Textbook Released

By CostBenefit on Mar 24, 2010 | In General, Academic Study/Journal Article, Regulatory Analysis, Book, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics

From the Publisher:Environmental Economics is the first text to concentrate solely on environmental economics—the problems of earth, air, and water pollution from an economic perspective—with an emphasis on both government regulation and private-sector… more »
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