Oct. 2, 2008 - Chipotle Mexican Grill has added a new ingredient to its recipe for green restaurant design: an on-site wind turbine that will generate electricity for its new location in Gurnee, Ill.

Oct. 2, 2008 - Fujitsu's newly renovated green datacenter in Sydney, Australia, boasts a cooling system that cycles chilled water throughout the facility, reducing water use by 80%.

Oct. 1, 2008 - More than half of companies surveyed in 45 countries say they expect the majority of their properties to be green by 2013, according to a new report.

Oct. 1, 2008 - The 17,000-square-foot complex at the heart of Research Triangle Park - the largest high-tech research hub in North America - has taken Silver from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Sept. 30, 2008 - Toyota has notched up another green car dealership, this time in Conway, Ark. The carmaker, which in May opened the first-ever LEED Gold-certified dealership in the U.S., was recently selected to participate in a Department of Energy program aimed at speeding the adoption of energy-efficient building technologies.

Sept. 26, 2008 - Microsoft has flipped the switch on a top-of-the-line computing facility in San Antonio, Texas, that the computer giant is calling its "most power-efficient datacenter to date."

Sept. 24, 2008 - Outdoor gear retailer REI is set to open its second green-prototype store as a testing ground for environmentally preferable building materials and technologies.

Sept. 24, 2008 - Genzyme's new Science Center in Framingham, Mass., has become one of the first research laboratories to earn LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Sept. 23, 2008 - Banking giant HSBC has achieved the U.K.’s first "Excellent" rating for design and procurement of its new North London datacenter under the Building Research Establishment’s BREEAM green-building certification, the European alternative to LEED.

Sept. 8, 2008 - The National Association of Realtors has introduced a new certification program to help buyers and sellers find realtors who are well versed in green building issues.

Aug. 29, 2008 - Equity Office Properties Trust, owner of 20 office towers throughout the Boston area, has announced a multimillion dollar effort to certify its properties under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED program, Boston Globe reports.

Aug. 27. 2008 - Wal-Mart Canada CEO David Cheesewright has outlined a bold plan to cut energy use by more than 30% in all Canadian Wal-Mart stores opening in 2009.

Aug. 22, 2008 - Many commercial property and casualty insurers are dragging their heels in offering special coverages or program enhancements for green building construction, according to a new survey from Marsh Inc., an insurance broker and risk advisory firm.

Aug. 11, 2008 - Nissan has spent a bundle relocating its North American headquarters from southern California to a newly constructed, energy-efficient facility in Franklin, Tenn.

Aug. 11, 2008 - Royal Philips Electronics has designed a "warm and visually comforting" office lighting system composed exclusively of energy-efficient LEDs, according to efficiency blog Metaefficient.