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- Environment : Environment Responsibilies for Business
- Environmental responsibility has expanded in recent time to involve substantially more than compliance with all applicable government regulations or even a few initiatives such as recycling or energy efficiency. Many citizens, environmental organizations and leadership companies define environmental responsibility as involving a comprehensive approach to a company's operations, products and...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Power-Less Increasing Costs And Declining Resources Require a Commitment To Energy Efficiency
- Nowadays, industry professionals describe real estate in colorful terminology. This is a growing field, with many owners pursuing green buildings, making energy-efficient and environmentally sound decisions independent of the LEED certification. The article discusses various sidebars w.r.t. this aspect which, have been discussed in detail. To know more, refer to...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Strategies for Energy Efficient Modeling Seer 2003
- This case study report examines the technologies, methods and installation of specific energy efficiency strategies. The information presented here stems from a "gut rehab" of a house in rural New Jersey as part of the SEER project through the Building America Existing Buildings Program2. As other remodeling projects are undertaken...
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- Air Distribution Systems
- This Codes and Standards Enhancement CASE Study provides information to support including air distribution efficiency measures into the nonresidential energy efficiency standards standards. Air distribution system construction in light commercial buildings is often very similar to that in residential buildings. This study analyzes the savings potential of improving the air...
- White papers 2000-11-28
- Alternative Calculation Method (ACM) Approval Manual for the 2001 Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential Buildings
- This manual explains the requirements for approval of residential Alternative Calculation Methods ACMs. Residential ACMs are used to demonstrate compliance with the performance approach to the efficiency standards for Low-Rise Residential Buildings as defined in the building energy efficiency standards of the State Building Code. This manual is written as...
- White papers 2001-04-05
- Solar Cooling With the Absorption Principle: First and Second Law Analysis of an Ammonia-Water Double-Generator Absorption Chiller
- This article deals with the modeling, thermodynamic simulation and Second Law analysis of an ammonia-water double-effect, double-generator absorption chiller. Computer simulation was carried out in order to determine its stream properties and the amount of heat and work exchanged with the surroundings. Simulation results were then used to study the...
- White papers 2004-02-24
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- Sun Microsystems, AOL, UPS, NetApp, Bank of Montreal, HP and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Named Data Center Energy Efficiency Pioneers
- Green Enterprise IT Awards from Uptime Institute Recognize Outstanding Initiatives ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Uptime Institute, a leading research-based think-tank and corporate advisory on the business and technology issues related to critical computing environment reliability and energy efficiency, today announced winners of its Green Enterprise IT Awards. The awards,...
- Research articles 2008-04-30
- How to Cut Carbon Emissions and Costs
- The demand for data center capacity worldwide has led to a sharp rise in IT costs and a steady increase in carbon emissions. A new efficiency metric provides companies with a clear yardstick for measuring progress. The modern corporation runs on data. Data centers house...
- Articles 2009-01-12
- Ten clean technology predictions for 2010
- For several years now, as each year comes to a close, we've been issuing predictions for the coming one. While we certainly acknowledge we've not necessarily gotten each one right in years past, a great number of our predictions have proved prescient (see Eight cleantech developments to watch for in...
- News items 2009-11-30
- It Pays to be Environmentally Responsible | BTalk Australia
- Ensuring your business is helping to protect the environment is not just about being socially responsible. Amanda McCluskey, head of Responsible Investment and Sustainability for Colonial First State Global Asset Management, tells Phil Dobbie that environmental sustainability measures can also help businesses reduce costs and improve the bottom line. ...
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- Energy Star takes guesswork out of energy planning
- For hoteliers serious about cutting down on energy usage, Energy Star planning tools and products cut out some of the legwork, according to industry executives. Energy Star products meet efficiency criteria set by the Environmental Protection Agency or the U.S. Department of Energy. Rising energy costs have made...
- Research articles 2005-02-07
- Improving Operational Efficiency and Security with Web Conferencing
- In today's challenging economy, access to key information is critical to effective decision-making. For many, the answers lie in advanced communications technologies such as Web conferencing. As business operations become more and more geographically distributed, Web conferencing shows even more promise as an inexpensive solution for instant online...
- Webcasts 2009-03-25
- NetApp Wins Green Enterprise IT Award From Uptime Institute
- ORLANDO, Fla. -- NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) announced today that it was named a winner of the prestigious 2008 Green Enterprise IT Award from the Uptime Institute, a leading research-based think-tank and corporate advisory on the business and technology issues related to critical computing environment reliability and energy efficiency. The awards, co-sponsored...
- Research articles 2008-04-30
- HRThat Means Business: Focusing On Value Creation
- For the past decade HR functions have spent a lot of time and energy transforming their operations and improving their operating efficiency. And while impressive improvements have been made, the value of those improvements is limited. After all, HR operations typically represent less than 0.6 percent of a company's total...
- White papers 2006-08-07
- Mabus, CNO, Commandant Issue Energy Challenges
- Wednesday, at the Office of Naval Research's Naval Energy Forum in McLean, Va., Navy Secretary Ray Mabus made some big announcements about the service's commitment to energy efficiency. In brief, he said: 1. Change Navy and Marine Corps contract awards to factor in the lifetime energy cost...
- News items 2009-10-15
- Planning Growth Strategies for Your Small Business
- The most successful approach to growth is an integrated one. The business owner and management team must examine all functions of the enterprise to ensure they are working together to reap the benefits of expansion. Suppose a successful new sales promotion strategy designed by the marketing department has attracted many...
- Articles 2007-05-29
- Ontario's IMO and U.S. Independent System Operators Sign Agreement to Coordinate Inter-Regional Power System Operations
- Business Editors & Energy Writers TORONTO--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 21, 1999 Agreement Will Enhance Reliability and Market Efficiency Ontario's Independent Electricity Market Operator IMO has joined forces with ISO New England, The New York ISO, and PJM Interconnection to enhance the reliability and efficiency of bulk electricity supply...
- Research articles 1999-12-21
- K N Energy expects 1996 cost savings from previously announced downsizing
- LAKEWOOD, Colo.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 20, 1995--K N Energy, Inc. (NYSE:KNE) continues to respond to the changing natural gas business environment with steps to improve operating efficiency and to provide customers with quality, cost-competitive delivered services.As a result of recently announced job eliminations and subsequent reductions, the Company expects annual operations and...
- Research articles 1995-06-20
- Advanced Electron Beams Adds Senior Operations Executive to Management Team
- WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Advanced Electron Beams AEB, which enables the green factory of the future by making sustainability possible and profitable for manufacturers, today announced that Jim Hoffmaster has joined the company as senior vice president of engineering and operations. "This is a pivotal time for our company as...
- Research articles 2008-09-24
- Information Builders Business Intelligence Ignites Energy Sector
- Information Builders, the leading provider of operational business intelligence BI software, today announced a strategic alliance with Upstream Professionals Inc. UPI, a consulting company that implements a Well Life-Cycle Efficiency Framework and Methodology for oil and gas companies. Leveraging Information Builders WebFOCUS BI platform, the partnership...
- Research articles 2008-02-14
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