25.01.10 54th BetonTage: Seizing opportunities – shaping the future

The BetonTage congress does not only offer a high-profile technical program – for several decades, it has also been a perfect venue for representatives of the European precast industry to share their experience, to establish...

20.01.10 Enterprise Carbon Accounting will see explosive growth

A new research report by Groom Energy Solutions predicts that despite the slow economy software purchases for Enterprise Carbon Accounting (ECA) will grow 600% by 2011. The research report identifies three main drivers for the...

20.01.10 Track your personal Carbon Footprint with the new iPhone app "iCarbonCalc"

PE INTERNATIONAL is happy to announce that the iPhone application "iCarbonCalc" is now available in the App Store.

This app allows it to track the personal carbon footprint by adding a variety of activities...

15.12.09 Life Cycle Analysis in the building planning

The resources used for a building, the resulting environmental impact and the costs caused during its useful life exceed the costs emerged from its production and construction. In particular, this concerns the expenditure of...

10.12.09 CO2 - the new currency

1.2 tons of carbon dioxide have been caused by Andreas Große Habuer, Tobias Bayer and Joachim Zepelin through their research for the story „CO2- the new currency“, published in the november edition of the business magazine...

07.12.09 Calculate your EPDs online

ERFMI, the European Resilient Flooring Manufacturers Institute has with the support of PE INTERNATIONAL developed a free online calculator able to calculate comprehensively produced EPD-Data for all soft floor coverings at the...

07.12.09 Towards Zero Waste in Industrial Networks-ZeroWIN

Waste prevention has been assigned the highest priority under European waste management law. However, the initiatives which have been taken so far have not reduced the regular annual increase in total waste arisings across...

25.11.09 MOVEMBER - Changing the face of men's health

During the month of Movember (formerly known as November), a number of employees at PE INTERNATIONAL have been receiving strange looks from their colleagues. They have been stroking, comparing, grooming, growing, promoting and...

13.11.09 LaserNetworks – one of the TOP 10 Green Solution Providers

The Canadian Dealer News has selected LaserNetworks as one of the TOP 10 Green Solution Providers. In the last years the company has taken numerous measures internally around power consumption and alternative energy use,...

10.11.09 Tremendous challenges for the global business community

“We have to make significant changes in the way we design, manufacture, distribute and influence the use and disposal of our products/services.” says Nuno DaSilva, Managing Director of PE Americas.

Pressures on the world's...

09.11.09 Environmental footprinting in virtual space

Understanding and getting involved in environmental footprinting in New Zealand just got easier today with the launch of a new website hosted by the Life Cycle Association of New Zealand (LCANZ) - www.lcanz.org.nz.

Established...

05.11.09 Ecological Assessment for InCar Projekt of ThyssenKrupp

In the cross-Group research project InCar, ThyssenKrupp engineers from the Steel Europe and Components Technology business areas have developed 35 innovations for auto manufacturers. The first InCar parts are already being tested...

21.10.09 PE INTERNATIONAL - First "Accredited Partner for the Carbon Disclosure Project"

PE INTERNATIONAL recently became the first Accredited Partner for the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). After undergoing a due diligence process PE´s SoFi Software was tested by the independent GHG Management Institute, resulting...

14.10.09 Fascinating insights in the new Smart fortwo electric

The new Smart fortwo electronic will be available at the end of this year, but large-scale production will start in 2012. The first 1,000 cars produced this year will be provided to customers participating in test projects in...

09.10.09 Twice Gold for Sustainable Industry Buildings

For the first time at this year’s EXPO REAL, the leading commercial property exposition, retail and industry buildings holding the German Seal of quality for Sustainable Building were shown. On October 6th, 2009, the German...

10.09.09 Learn from the best – Best practice in applied LCA and carbon footprinting

LCA and Carbon Footprinting (CF) have moved from the shadows into the limelight; a strategic tool for sustainability leaders like Apple, Alcan Packaging, Carbon Trust, Volkswagen, and more. Experts from these extremely successful...

02.09.09 "We used to be the environmental geeks, now we're mainstream."

The Wall Street Journal has published an interesting article about our Managing Director Nuno da Silva. He is talking about the growth of PE Americas in the last year and the increasing impact of Life Cycle Assessment in North...

27.08.09 PE CEE is founding member of the "Österreichische Gesellschaft für Nachhaltige Immobilienwirtschaft" (ÖGNI)

To spread and promote the goals of “Sustainable Building” within the construction and property sectors, ÖGNI was established as an NGO in April 2009 chaired by initiators Gunther Maier and Philipp Kaufmann of the Business...