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H.B. Fuller Names the Winners of the Inaugural Customer Innovation Awards

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Manufacturing, Construction & Property, Professional Services, Building Systems, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Green Technology, Alternative Energy, Environment, Energy, Sustainability, Chemicals, Plastics, EPD, H.B. Fuller, HPD, GAF, ASTM, Mastin, LEED, Multimedia, Creativity, Living Building Challenge, Temperature, HJT, Standard Industries, Online shopping

Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL), the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, today announced the winners of its 2024 Customer Innovation Awards.

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  • Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL), the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, today announced the winners of its 2024 Customer Innovation Awards.
  • The awards recognize three customers across industries for world-changing innovations using adhesive technology.
  • Fuller will honor the award recipients at the company’s global awards program on April 24, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Fuller website and watch the short video featuring the winning innovations.

Bowman Acquires MEP and Fire Protection Engineering Firm Moore Consulting Engineers

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Environment, Construction & Property, Finance, Consulting, Engineering, HVAC, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Other Construction & Property, Engineer, Public sector, Built environment, Heat, LEED AP, Ventilation, Lighting, LEED, Acquisition, MEP, Risk management

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (the “Company” or “Bowman”) (NASDAQ: BWMN), a national engineering services firm delivering infrastructure solutions to customers who own, develop, and maintain the built environment, today announced the acquisition of Moore Consulting Engineers (“Moore”), a mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection (“MEP/FP”) engineering firm based in Shamong, New Jersey.

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  • Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (the “Company” or “Bowman”) (NASDAQ: BWMN), a national engineering services firm delivering infrastructure solutions to customers who own, develop, and maintain the built environment, today announced the acquisition of Moore Consulting Engineers (“Moore”), a mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection (“MEP/FP”) engineering firm based in Shamong, New Jersey.
  • Moore provides comprehensive MEP/FP engineering services to private and public sector clients throughout the United States.
  • “Moore Consulting Engineers adds additional depth to our growing MEP and fire protection practices,” said Gary Bowman, chairman and CEO of Bowman.
  • Several of Bowman’s recent acquisitions demonstrated to us their commitment to building a national MEP, fire protection, and sustainability practice,” said Jeffrey Moore, president of Moore.

The RMR Group Highlights Recent Achievements in 2023 Annual Sustainability Report

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Professional Services, Environment, Sustainability, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Finance, Construction & Property, SVC, Social, BOMA, Private, Water, Boston, LEED, RMR, ESG, DHC, Corporate sustainability, Renewable energy

The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR) today announced the publication of its 2023 Annual Sustainability Report, which outlines RMR’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies, practices and industry recognition on behalf of the organization and several of its clients.

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  • The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR) today announced the publication of its 2023 Annual Sustainability Report, which outlines RMR’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies, practices and industry recognition on behalf of the organization and several of its clients.
  • RMR’s designation as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer, reflecting its initiatives to support military veteran employees, strengthen connections with the veteran community and attract veteran talent to RMR.
  • John Forester , Vice President, Energy and Sustainability, made the following statement:
    “We believe sustainability is crucial to creating long-term value for our clients.
  • We remain committed to implementing electrification and decarbonization strategies that are profitable for our clients and deliver optimal spaces to their tenants.”
    RMR’s 2023 Sustainability Report is available in the Corporate Sustainability section of its website.

Suffolk Hosts National Sustainability Roundtable to Share Lessons Learned From “Climate Change Project of the Year”

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Friday, April 12, 2024
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Transforming Boston’s skyline with one of the greenest buildings in the history of the city required creative solutions, innovative thinking and close collaboration.

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  • Transforming Boston’s skyline with one of the greenest buildings in the history of the city required creative solutions, innovative thinking and close collaboration.
  • This monumental project demonstrated that building a sophisticated and sustainable project is possible in even the busiest and most congested urban areas.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240411909782/en/
    Suffolk Design Director of Sustainability Mike Swenson (second from left) led a discussion on lessons learned from the Climate Change Project of the Year.
  • “The Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences is truly a landmark project in the sustainability space,” said Steven Burke, Senior Director of Sustainability at Suffolk.

Terreno Realty Corporation Announces Development Start in Hialeah, FL

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Friday, April 12, 2024
Other Construction & Property, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, REIT, Total, Certification, Risk, Annual report, Public expenditure, LEED, Acquisition, NW

Building 31 of Terreno Realty Corporation’s Countyline Corporate Park is a 162,000 square foot 36-foot clear height rear-load industrial distribution building on 10.0 acres with 53 dock-high and two grade-level loading positions and parking for 140 cars.

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  • Building 31 of Terreno Realty Corporation’s Countyline Corporate Park is a 162,000 square foot 36-foot clear height rear-load industrial distribution building on 10.0 acres with 53 dock-high and two grade-level loading positions and parking for 140 cars.
  • Building 31 is expected to achieve LEED certification, the total expected investment is $42.1 million and the estimated stabilized cap rate is 6.0%.
  • Taken together, Terreno Realty Corporation’s Countyline Corporate Park Phase III and IV will contain 17 industrial distribution buildings and 3.5 million square feet.
  • Terreno Realty Corporation acquires, owns and operates industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets: Los Angeles; Northern New Jersey/New York City; San Francisco Bay Area; Seattle; Miami; and Washington, D.C.
    Additional information about Terreno Realty Corporation is available on the company’s web site at www.terreno.com.

PANTHERx® Rare Continues Explosive Growth with Expansions of Pharmacy, HQ and Distribution Locations

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
Pharmacy, Settler, LEED, Patient, HQ, FedEx, Growth, Pharmaceutical industry

First, the company is expanding geographically beyond its Pittsburgh-region roots to Collierville, TN, near Memphis and FedEx's World Headquarters.

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  • First, the company is expanding geographically beyond its Pittsburgh-region roots to Collierville, TN, near Memphis and FedEx's World Headquarters.
  • This new facility will become the second licensed pharmacy and packaging and dispensing location for PANTHERx Rare®, creating a fully redundant logistics solution.
  • This 65,000 sq ft LEED Gold-certified HQ creates a responsible, energizing HQ space to accommodate PANTHERx's future growth and expanding RxARECARE® programs.
  • "As the preeminent rare disease pharmacy, our company continues to experience tremendous growth in serving an increasing number of people living with rare conditions who need personalized support," said Rob Snyder, CEO of PANTHERx® Rare Pharmacy.

Choice Hotels International Unveils Year of Sustainability Milestones in Newly Published 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance Report

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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NORTH BETHESDA, Md., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world's largest lodging franchisors, today published its 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance Report. The report details Choice's latest initiatives to drive sustainability across its portfolio of hotels. This includes new and expanded requirements to help reduce utility usage and identify savings through its revamped Room to be Green verification program. As part of this initiative, the report highlights the growing adoption of Choice's automated utility tracking dashboard, with over 2,600 properties participating and counting.

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  • (NYSE: CHH), one of the world's largest lodging franchisors, today published its 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance Report .
  • The report details Choice's latest initiatives to drive sustainability across its portfolio of hotels.
  • As part of this initiative, the report highlights the growing adoption of Choice's automated utility tracking dashboard, with over 2,600 properties participating and counting.
  • Guests browsing ChoiceHotels.com can now identify properties committed to sustainability through a search filter and a designated sustainability practices icon.

Ionis Publishes 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
DEI, Corporation, LEED, Education, IONS, Amyloidosis, Materiality, Certification, AFL, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Vitamin A, STEM, Culture, Engineering, Environment, Science, Patient, Corporate social responsibility, DSM-IV codes, Caregiver, Serum, Gold, Polyneuropathy, Vitamin A deficiency, Corporate responsibility, Pharmaceutical industry

Received approval for two Ionis-discovered medicines in 2023, and continued to advance a broad pipeline poised to bring a steady cadence of important new medicines to people with serious diseases

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  • Received approval for two Ionis-discovered medicines in 2023, and continued to advance a broad pipeline poised to bring a steady cadence of important new medicines to people with serious diseases
    CARLSBAD, Calif., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IONS), today published its 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report: Action for a Healthier Future .
  • The report details Ionis' relentless passion to create better futures for people touched by serious disease as well as other stakeholders.
  • In 2023, Ionis extended its commitment to corporate responsibility (CR) through the establishment of three strategic pillars with actionable goals.
  • For more information on the 2023 Corporate Responsibility program, please visit: https://www.ionispharma.com/about/corporate-responsibility/
    For more information about QALSODY, visit https://www.qalsody.com/ .

Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP) Celebrates Earth Day Across the Nation with Community Volunteer Events

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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"We are excited to celebrate Earth Day by giving back to the communities where we work and live," said Roberto Perez, CEO.

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  • "We are excited to celebrate Earth Day by giving back to the communities where we work and live," said Roberto Perez, CEO.
  • After announcing this endeavor, the HRP team participated in a volunteer gardening event at Bartram's Sankofa Community Farm.
  • In Alexandria, our team participated in an Earth Day Clean Up with Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail.
  • The Mount Vernon Trail, which runs along HRP's redevelopment of the former Potomac River Generating Station, is maintained by HRP community partners, Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail.

Justin Di Palo Rejoins Syska Hennessy Group; Appointed Co-Lead of Sustainability Practice

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Justin Di Palo, PE, LEED AP, WELL AP, has rejoined the international engineering firm Syska Hennessy Group to serve as co-lead of its national sustainability practice and as an associate partner.

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  • LOS ANGELES, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Justin Di Palo, PE, LEED AP, WELL AP, has rejoined the international engineering firm Syska Hennessy Group to serve as co-lead of its national sustainability practice and as an associate partner.
  • Di Palo, an accredited professional for LEED, WELL, and EcoDistricts, has extensive experience in energy modeling, decarbonization, and high-performance design.
  • "There are few engineers who are as knowledgeable about and as committed to sustainability as Justin," says John Passanante, executive principal and head of Syska's western region.
  • Syska Hennessy Group is a leading global, full-service MEP, information and communication technology (ICT), vertical transportation, and commissioning engineering firm.