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Good News for Control Freaks: Individual Air-Conditioning Vents Are Ultra-Efficient

We recently reported on a study from Johnson Controls showing that 78% of U.S. office workers feel that their productivity is lowered when the temperature is uncomfortable. The company suggested that individual workstation ...READ»

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IBM Completes "World's Greenest" Data Center, Aims for World's Fastest Supercomputer

IBM's 12.4 million, 6,000-square-foot facility at Syracuse University uses 50% less energy than typical data centers. It's ready for action, but is it as green as Big Blue claims?READ»

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Does It Feel Green in Here? Turning Down the Office Thermostat Doesn't Save Energy

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»

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Getting in Hot Water with Bob Hallam and D1 Spas

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»

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Enterprise Community Partners Bringing Energy-Efficent Homes to the Masses With $4 Billion Project

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»

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Naked Men in Locker Rooms and Why I Think SMART Objectives Can Undermine Sustainable Behavior

 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»

Kenan Samms
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Show Me the Green Money - How to Find Stimulus Funding for Your Cleantech Business

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»

IT Going Green – a Comparison of Corporate and Personal Attitudes and Actions

  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»

Kenan Samms

How to Make Cool Roofing Cooler

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»

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