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Texas Children’s Hospital Installs Aircuity’s OptiNet
Texas Children's Hospital has installed Aircuity's ventilation efficiency system OptiNet in its Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute building.
The installation helped the building achieve silver-level ...
EnergySavvy Launches Program Optix; Signs City of San Francisco, LEAP
Software company EnergySavvy has put its Program Optix product - aimed at utilities running energy efficiency drives - on general release, and signed the City of ...
GaBi 5 Software Launched by PE International
Sustainability consulting company PE International has launched the newest version of its life-cycle assessment program GaBi.
GaBi 5 models every element of a product or system from ...
Barrier Plastics Launches Vessel Alternative to HDPE, Metal
Barrier Plastics Inc. has released the Baritainer, a sustainable nylon vessel that it calls an alternative to fluorinated HDPE or metal packaging.
Baritainers, which are made using Quoral ...
CSCI: Understanding Network Energy Use Is Key to Efficiency
Measuring, monitoring and responding to system energy use are key to optimizing the overall energy performance of network systems, according to a white paper released by ...
USGBC Launches App Lab
The U.S. Green Building Council has launched its online App Lab as part of its LEED Automation Program.
The App Lab is a searchable catalog of third-party-developed ...
Dominion, Power Assure to Attach Data Centers to Smart Grid
Virginia utility Dominion Power has invested $1 million in data center power management software company Power Assure as the companies begin a partnership to integrate data ...
Motorola, Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Sign up to Windmade Label
Major global companies including Motorola Mobility, Deutsche Bank and Bloomberg have produced or have pledged to procure at least 25 percent of their operations’ power consumption ...
Cascades Releases Recycled, Low-Chemical Paper Towel
Paper towel producer Cascades Tissue Group has launched a highly-absorbent paper towel that can be produced using 100 percent recycled fiber and less chemicals than other ...
Perkins+Will, WM Launch Building Material Database, Recycling Tracker
Design firm Perkins+Will has launched a free, universally accessible database aimed at educating people on building materials that are, or are suspected of being, hazardous to ...
Navy Launches Algae-Powered Destroyer
The U.S. Navy sent a destroyer ship powered by algae-based fuel on a 20-hour trip Wednesday, the largest alternative fuel test it has undertaken to date.
Some ...
Siemens: ‘World’s Most Efficient’ Gas Turbine Set For US Manufacture
Siemens has just opened a U.S. facility that will produce what the company is calling the world's most efficient gas turbines, reports Greentechmedia.
The 340-megawatt H ...
Building IQ Releases Energy Demand Software
Energy management software company BuildingIQ has launched ManagerIQ, the latest in its line of predictive energy optimization products.
PEO tools predict energy demand and adjust a building's ...
Modular Data Centers Make Business and Environmental Sense, Report Says
Pre-engineered and prefabricated data centers now make environmental and economic sense, according a report by environmental IT research consortium The Green Grid.
According to Deploying and ...
Hydrotex Products Help Nestle Increase Injection Molding Efficiency
Lubricant manufacturer Hydrotex has used its products to reduce component failure and improve energy efficiency in Nestle Waters North America's injection molding units.
The program aimed ...
Kimberly-Clark Taps EnerNOC for Demand Response
Kimberly-Clark Inc. has joined a network of facilities using EnerNOC Inc. technology to provide demand response capacity to the Ontario Power Authority.
The household products manufacturer will ...
GE Processes Low-Quality Waste Gas for Power
A Chinese steel mill will use waste gas from its blast furnace and coke oven to generate power using a GE 9E gas turbine and a new ...
PwC, Deloitte Named as Exemplar Sustainability Consultants
Only a handful of firms - Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers being the most prominent - have excelled when providing major companies with corporate-wide sustainability visions, according to ...
Noesis Energy Reveals ‘Freemium’ Business Model
Noesis Energy is to start giving away its energy management software, then charging customers for additional services related to the products.
The company is hoping this "freemium" ...
Experts Split on Conflict Between Sustainability and Growth
Some 40 percent of sustainability experts believe sustainability is "inherently" incompatible with economic growth, while just 43 percent see no conflict, according to research by consultancies ...
Tesco Tackles Food Waste with Ethylene-Absorbing Strips
