Your employees have agreed to sacrifice their comfort in exchange for energy savings. You turn down the thermostat, everyone dons a sweater, and it's all good, right? Not so fast. A new study from energy efficiency company Johnson ...READ»
Bob Hallam is in hot water, and he likes it that way. Hallam founded Dimension One Spas 32 years ago and has grown it into a $60 million business that designs and produces luxury hot tubs sold throughout the United States and in ...READ»
It's easy enough to make fancy new homes energy-efficient, but what about the millions of poorly-insulated American houses that are already standing? And what about future homeowners and renters who can't afford the upgrades to ...READ»
SMART Objectives are a
popular management tool in business and have been for some time now. If you are
not familiar with the concept, SMART is an acronym for Specific, Measurable,
Achievable, Realistic and Timebound. ...READ»
As the US economy slowed, the US Government stepped in with the $787 stimulus package passed in February 2009 as the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). A big chunk of the stimulus, about $67 billion worth, is ...READ»
This is my second post on the results of a survey of the
views of IT professionals on Green IT that BT conducted in June 2009.
I see a strong indication from our survey respondents that
companies that take a ...READ»
When’s the last time you had a look up on your roof? There’s a lot more going on up there than keeping out the rain. A roof sitting in the summer sun can soak up heat like a sponge, heating up the building that the ...READ»
Van Jones announced his resignation today from the White House Council on Environmental Quality where he has worked in recent months as the "green jobs czar" continuing his efforts to promote green jobs as a solution for many of our ...READ»
We've written about the U.S. Postal Service's sustainable endeavors before--namely, its plan to buy 1,600 fuel-efficient vehicles and build the biggest green roof in NYC. As it turns out, sustainability has already paid off big time ...READ»
It's no secret that access to endless energy is the lifeblood of data centers. At the same time, energy costs vary widely depending on location. What if data centers could use that price variability to their advantage? That's the ...READ»
Energy efficiency is the cheapest and greenest power around, and in buildings efficiency often comes in the form of better lighting. Most people these days know the curly compact fluorescent bulb used in homes, but most of us ...READ»
“Metrics,
metrics and more metrics. In many ways metrics drive the success of
business. Multiple variables can be condensed to the common denominator
of dollars and cents, pounds and pence. Many business failures could
have been ...READ»
Sure, LEED and Energy Star-certified houses are great, but they can never make a difference on a large scale until low-income homes are included in the mix. Habitat for Humanity aims to bring green housing to all income levels with a ...READ»
In theory, Cash for Clunkers is a great program. Want to get rid of your old, polluting car? The U.S. government will give you up to $4,500 to replace it with a fuel-efficient one. Cash for Clunkers has been so popular that ...READ»
Origami and sheet metal don't seem like a natural combination, but Industrial Origami brings the two together to make products out of sheet metal cheaply and efficiently. The company, which presented this week at the Always On ...READ»
A few months ago, modular home manufacturer Clayton Homes announced the development of the i-house, a single-family prefab dwelling that is 30% more energy efficient than traditional homes. Now Clayton is expanding the efficient ...READ»
I have been thinking for some time about
companies including sustainability credentials in picking who they want as
their customers.
I know, I know, readers who are
sustainability practitioners are thinking now that they ...READ»
Wooden tires: They're not just for cavemen and lame old-timey toy cars. Researchers at Oregon State University use celluose fiber to make steel-belted radials cheaper, more fuel-efficient, and stronger.READ»
Fancy some liquid in your LED bulbs? Eternaled has you covered. The company's Hydralux-4 bulb, unveiled yesterday, is the first liquid-cooled LED. It's an innovation that supposedly makes the bulb more efficient than other LEDs, but ...READ»
Public transportation is almost always more energy-efficient than driving, but there are few things more frustrating than getting lost underground in a subway station in the middle of hot, sticky July heat. But don't ...READ»
Instead of taking the Dubya route of departing public life, former U.K. prime minister Tony Blair is going the way of Al Gore and championing climate change solutions. Blair's "Technology for a Low Carbon Future" report, part of his ...READ»
Alison Burdett
Director of Technology
Toumaz
Abingdon, England
Building the Plumbing
Alison Burdett, 42, developed the Sensium, a tiny chip-based wireless system for medical-device developers that is sold through Texas ...READ»
Software as a service has become increasingly popular in the energy world, with startups like Planet Metrics and Hara popping up to help companies cut carbon emissions. The newest contender is Scientific Conservation, a startup ...READ»
