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Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Tapa Tower Awarded Prestigious LEED Green Building Certification

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Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort announced that its Tapa Tower has been LEED Certified, becoming the first LEED-certified tower within the Park Hotels & Resorts portfolio. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the world’s most widely used green building … [continued]

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Solar, Swaps, & Startups: Africa’s Unique Path To Electric Transport

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Africa’s transport landscape starts from a very different baseline than the regions leading the global electric vehicle transition. Vehicle ownership per capita is low in most countries, and in many places motorcycles, scooters, and informal public transport dominate the movement of people and goods. In 2015, the continental average for … [continued]

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