UL Environment staff routinely contribute to industry publications, and we’d like to share some of our recent editorial contributions here, sorted by topic:
▶ Sustainability / Greenwashing / Green Marketing
▶ Building Materials, EPDs, LEED v4, Indoor Air Quality, Facility Management
Sustainability / Greenwashing / Green Marketing:
- “Is a Recyclability Label on the Horizon?” (Earth 911, May 21, 2015)
- “Run Greener” advises retailers on how to work with manufacturers to be more sustainable. (via Store Brands magazine, pp 29-34, April 2015)
- Golf Channel segment from the Waste Management Phoenix Open – Waste Diversion, UL and The Greenest Show on Grass (via Golf Channel / UL Innovation Series, Feb 2015)
- The Real Deal Behind Green Product Claims (via Retrofit Magazine online, January 12, 2015)
- Validating the Value of Zero Waste (via Triple Pundit, August 27, 2014)
- Transparency and Certification: The Yin and Yang of Sustainability (via Triple Pundit, July 3, 2014)
- Foolproof Shopping for Eco-Friendly Products (via GoGreenRadio by VoiceAmerica, May 16, 2014)
- Greenwashing: What is it and How to separate Fact from Fiction (from newhomesource.com, March 2013)
- Walking the Tightrope (from TriplePundit.com, Sept 2013)
- Reading,’ Riting, Respiratory Problems: Making sure your kids’ school supplies don’t make them sick (from OnEarth, Aug 2013)
Building Materials, EPDs, LEED v4, Indoor Air Quality, Facility Management:
- “Breathe Easy, Keeping Indoor Air Fresh & Clean” (Triple Pundit, June 1, 2015)
- “Designers can specify with confidence using Petersen Aluminum’s new Environmental Product Declaration” (Metal Architecture, May 6, 2015)
- “The Surprising Culprit Polluting our Nation’s Classrooms” (Healthy Schools Campaign, May 1, 2015)
- “Indoor Air Quality – an Inside Job” (Greenbuilder Media, April 16, 2015)
- “Clearing the Air in your Home and Office“ (Khaleej Times, April 9, 2015)
- “Home Buyers are Concerned about Indoor Air Quality“ (Builder Online, March 16, 2015)
- UL Environment is the featured guest editor in Green Building & Design Magazine‘s March 2015 “Humans & Health” issue. Read “Unlocking UL“, the key feature article, or browse the entire issue online for even more information (requires flash).
- The Environmental Impact of Building Materials: Manufacturers move toward full disclosure and transparency (from Metal Architecture, March 2, 2015, UL Environmental Product Manager contributed)
- An Often Overlooked Criteria Three reasons for school administrators to prioritize purchasing sustainable technology (from School Planning and Management, January 2015)
- Six Ways to Combat Indoor Air Pollution (from ConsumerReports.org, September 26, 2014; UL Environment Lead Scientist contributed)
- Ask An Expert: Josh Jacobs on Green Certifications (from Building Operating Management, September 2014)
- This School May Be Hazardous to your Health (from Green Building & Design, July/Aug 2014)
- How Employee Productivity Chokes on Indoor Air (from Huffington Post, July 25, 2014)
- Successful Sourcing for LEED: from Building to Maintenance (from Triple Pundit, July 9, 2014)
- Understanding LEED v4 (from Doors & Hardware Magazine, April 2014)
- LEED v4: The Old, the New and the Reinvented (from Insulation Outlook Magazine, March 2014)
- Why Environmental Product Declarations Are Important For Green Buildings (from Facilities.net Building Operations Management, Feb 2014)
- How EPDs Are Created, What They Include, And Why They’re Useful (from Facilities.net Building Operations Management, Feb 2014)
- VOC Levels are Important Considerations in Paints Selection (from Facilities.net, Feb 2014)
- LEED: The Next Generation (from ed+c, January 2014)
- Report Warns of Asthma Causing Chemicals in Building Products (from BuildingGreen, Jan 2014)
- Protecting Indoor Air Quality, Part 1 and Protecting Indoor Air Quality, Part 2 (from HanleyWood’s KnowledgeBuilder blog, Dec 2013)
- LEED, UL join forces to focus on Transparency for Green Builders (from Plastics News, Nov 2013)
- UL, USGBC Team Up to Standardize LCA Rules (from BuildingGreen, Nov 2013)
- The Real Green Giant (from ed+c, Nov 2013)
- The ABCs of EPDs (from Metal Construction News, Oct 2013)
- Low-VOC? Trust but Verify (from remodeling, Sept 2013)
- Certifications, VOCs and other Factors (from Floor Coverings Installer, Sept 2013)
- Advancing Sustainability: Leading the Way Through Product Performance and Transparency (from ed+c, Sept 2013)
- Finding Products for LEED v4, A Guide (from BuildingGreen, Sept 2013) – subscription required to view entire resource
Hospitality:
- Sustainable Hospitality gets Green Light (from eHotelier, Feb 2014)
High-Tech / Electronics:
- An Often Overlooked Criteria Three reasons for school administrators to prioritize purchasing sustainable technology (from School Planning and Management, January 2015)
- Smartphones are Everywhere, but where are the Standards? (from TriplePundit, July 18, 2014)
- How and Why to Greenlight Sustainability in your Electronics Engineering (from inCompliance, April 2014)
- UL Expands Sustainability Standard (from Electronics Purchasing Strategies, Dec 2013)
- The Future is Calling (from Government Procurement, Sept 2013) – free online registration required to view entire article
Purchasing / Procurement:
- An Often Overlooked Criteria Three reasons for school administrators to prioritize purchasing sustainable technology (from School Planning and Management, January 2015)
- Redefining Safety (from Government Procurement, Sept 2014) – free online registration required to view entire article
- Green Labels 101: What Labels are out there, and Which Ones Can We Trust? (from TriplePundit.com August 8, 2014)
- Sustainable Purchasing 101: Tools for Buying Greener Products (from TriplePundit.com, July 24, 2014)
- Green Consumer Beware: Recognizing Legitimate Environmental Claims (from Green Living Magazine – July 9, 2014)
- Exclusive Survey: Green Procurement (from American City & County, June 30, 2014) – free online registration required to view entire article
- Marcia Deegler Makes a Difference (from American City & County, April 25, 2014) – free online registration required to view entire article
- Green Purchasing Around the Globe (from Government Procurement, Feb/March 2014) – free online registration required to view entire article
- Happy Green Year (from Government Procurement, Dec/Jan 2014) – free online registration required to view entire article
- The Future of Sustainability (from Government Procurement, Nov 2013) – free online registration required to view entire article
- The Real Green Giant (from ed+c, Nov 2013)
- Furnishing the Future (from Government Procurement, Aug 2013) – free online registration required to view entire article
Janitorial / Sanitation:
- Market Focus: Naturally Clean (FMLink, Nov 2013)
- Ice Melt’s Place in A Green Cleaning Program (from CleanLink, Nov 2013)