Sustainable Opportunity

Honeywell Supporting Coalition Seeking Technology Neutrality for Achieving New CAFE Standards

Honeywell Turbo Technologies is an active member of a coalition which recently published a white paper authored by former Transportation and Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta supporting technology neutral policies as policymakers begin to implement new CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) regulations announced by U.S. President Barack Obama. The white paper details Secretary Mineta’s support for [...]

Posted on Monday, November 14, 2011

Honeywell Expertise, Technology Provide “Smarts” for New UBC Research Facility – One of the Most Sustainable Buildings In the World

Honeywell celebrated the grand opening of the University of British Columbia (UBC) Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS), a living laboratory for researchers to teach, test, and study the long-term impact of sustainable practices and technologies. Featuring advanced building controls, sensing technology, and management software from Honeywell, CIRS will serve as a leading academic [...]

Posted on Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Honeywell Helps Middle School Teachers Learn About Green Technology

Honeywell hosted the third annual Green Boot Camp, an interactive workshop focused on best practice instruction methods for teaching energy, sustainability, and environmental concepts. As part of the five-day event, 40 middle school teachers from across North America gathered to explore the roots of green technology, sustainable living, and environmental awareness by using the Union [...]

Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Bombardier Names Honeywell a Socially Responsible Supplier

Photo from left to right: Guy C. Hachey, president and chief operating officer, Bombardier Aerospace; Hélène V. Gagnon, vice president, public affairs, communications and corporate social responsibility, Bombardier Aerospace; Rob Wilson, president, Business and General Aviation, Honeywell Aerospace. Honeywell Aerospace received a Corporate Social Responsibility Supplier Recognition Program award from one of its largest [...]

Posted on Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Honeywell’s Waterford Plant Sets New Energy Saving Standard for Company’s Transportation Systems Business in Europe

In April 2011, Honeywell’s Turbo Technologies facility in Waterford, Ireland, became the company’s first Transportation Systems site in Europe to earn the EN / BS 16001: 2009 Energy Standard. The overall aim of this standard is to establish the systems and processes required to improve energy efficiency on site through the management of energy usage. [...]

Posted on Friday, June 24, 2011

Honeywell Selects 40 Teachers for Interactive “Green Boot Camp”

Honeywell has selected 40 middle school teachers to receive scholarships to attend the third annual Green Boot Camp, a five-day, interactive workshop focused on best-practice instruction methods for teaching energy, sustainability and environmental concepts. The workshop will take place July 18-22 at Union County Vocational-Technical Schools (UCVTS) in Scotch Plains, N.J. It is sponsored [...]

Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011