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| Article Title | Author | Company | eMag Issue | Article Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Buildings, Better Plants | Susan Rochford, Vice President, Energy Efficiency, Sustainability & Public Policy | Legrand NA | Feb 2012 |
The Department of Energy’s intention behind the showcase project is to have leading companies create “blueprints” of their energy saving tactics that are actionable by a broader set of US companies. By creating an aggressive goal for a single facility, it affords a focused experience of what it takes to achieve that goal. We plan to be transparent in our actions in order to create these repeatable solutions for other companies. |
| Honda Canada Reduces Power Costs by 6% Using Harmonizer Automatic Voltage Regulator | Erik Wolfe | Legend Power | Aug 2010 |
Honda Canada’s facility in Richmond British Columbia is a 127,000 ft2 distribution warehouse serving Honda Canada’s West Coast operations. Standard operating hours at Honda Canada’s warehouse are between 8:00AM and 8:00PM Monday to Friday, averaging 60 hours of operation per week. Prior to installing an electrical Harmonizer-AVR, Honda Canada’s warehouse consumed 1,331,520 kWh annually with a peak demand of 355 kW. For the purpose of this case study, these numbers will be used a benchmark for energy consumption. |
| Case Study: San Francisco MTA Transit Shelter | Stona Fitch | Konarka | Aug 2010 |
The Challenge: Reinvent the traditional transit shelter to take advantage of solar power. The Solution: Create a next-generation transit shelter that is both environmentally innovative and aesthetically pleasing. |
| Case Study - How Spinwave Systems' Wireless Mesh Network is Helping Dartmouth College Monitor Energy | Spinwave Systems | Jun 2010 |
When Dartmouth, prompted by soaring fuel costs and concern about CO2 emissions, decided to install a network to collect more timely information on its heating/cooling system, it turned to Spinwave Systems. The college is deploying Spinwave sensors and other wireless networking hardware, linked together by Spinwave’s wireless mesh network to give college facilities managers the ability to view energy system operations in near-real-time. | |
| "Ecology and Environment" Achieves an 80-Percent Carbon Reduction at Net Cost Savings | Gerard A. Gallagher III | Ecology and Environment Inc. | Dec 2009 |
Ecology and Environment Sets the Sustainability Bar Even Higher in Achieving an 80-Percent Carbon Reduction at Net Cost Savings. |
| SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE | Jay Sehgal and Pooja Murada | Apr 2009 |
The Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD) is an initiative of S.M. Sehgal Foundation working on poverty reduction in rural villages in the State of Haryana, India. IRRAD's campus, which resides among some of the ultra-modern high rises of Gurgaon, meets the standards of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System'. It generates 35Kw of solar energy on-site, enough for all the electricity requirements of the building except air-conditioning. | |
| THE GREEN DATA CENTER | Aug 2008 |
The average power consumption per server quadrupled from 2001 to 2006, while the average number of servers doubled and is expected to grow another 50% by 2010. This rapid growth has resulted in data centers typically consuming up to 100 times more energy per square foot than a typical office building. | ||
| REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS | Christina Inge | Spinwave Systems | Jun 2008 |
Reducing the carbon footprint of an office building can take many forms, from simple awareness initiatives urging employees to turn off lights to more comprehensive plans that rely on technology for systematic control over energy consumption. |
| Adidas' Vietnamese Suppliers Go For Green Rice | Prof. Steve Clemens | Lecturer Environmental Economics at Brussels business school UBI | Apr 2008 |
The innovative aspect, I believe, is not the processing of waste cooking oil to biofuel, nor is it the adaptation of a steam boiler to switch to biofuels, but the sourcing of the waste streams from workers who have access to it at home, and who have to come to work every day anyway. |
| Green Travel | James Post | Paradise Bay Resort & Spa | Oct 2007 |
The awareness of travel consumers is rising that our environment is worth considering. If the travel industry does not answer the call, voices will arise to discourage people to go to such idyllic places as the Caribbean. |
| Energy Security Code of Conduct | Dr. Morgan Bazilian | Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland | Oct 2006 |
All over the world, buildings energy consumption is increasing at a high rate due to the improvement in living standards in developing countries. |
| Green Building Education, In a Green Classroom at Santa Clara University | Amber Welsh | Timmons Design Engineers | Dec 2005 |
Santa Clara University's vision was to build a green technologies test center that can evolve with new technologies and be a place of discovery, learning, systems testing, and student community. |
