Efficiency

UCF Lighting Retrofit to Save $42K, Pay For Itself in 1.2 Years

By switching to more efficient lighting, a University of Central Florida parking garage will see savings of $42,000 a year. UCF swapped out 500 lighting ...

Truck Fleets Prioritize Fuel Savings, High-Tech Features

Fleet owner demands for fuel savings, environmental benefits and high-tech features now outweigh brand names as companies make buying decisions, according to a global IBM study. The ...

Federal Grants to Spur Clean-Tech, Smart Grid Innovations

The Obama Administration has released billions of dollars under the federal stimulus act to drive technological innovation in the areas of clean technologies and smart-grid networks. The ...

‘Green’ Building Retrofits To Be 20-30% of Commercial Projects By 2014

Green building currently accounts for five to nine percent of the retrofit and renovation market activity by value, which equates to a $2 billion to $4 ...

Roof Tiles Would Save Energy By Turning Color

By turning white in warmer weather and thus reflecting light, a new breed of roof tiles could save companies energy. In the winter, conversely, ...

Stop Cooling the Data Center

Cooling is not going to be a major contributor to data center costs in five years. In fact, in five years, the temperature in ...

Xerox Chalks Waste Prevention Success Up to Lean Six Sigma

Xerox, which manages Procter & Gamble's worldwide print operations, has been able to help P&G cut operational costs 20-25 percent by helping control when ...

Renewables More Viable at Commercial Buildings After DC Power Standard

Businesses are now able to more easily adopt renewable energy sources and energy-saving devices with the introduction of the first DC power standard for commercial buildings. ...

Thales Cuts Energy Use 10%, CO2 Emissions 4%

By using cleaner energy and employee's efforts to reduce energy consumption, Thales has achieved a ten percent reduction in fossil fuel consumption and a 3.8 ...

Luxury Automakers Ponder Carbon Cuts, Hyundai Aims to Be ‘Green Leader’

Luxury automakers like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, and Aston Martin still lag behind the industry average for carbon-dioxide emissions just as standards tighten in Europe and the ...

NYC May Audit Large Buildings for Energy Efficiency

A measure before the New York City council would require buildings larger than 50,000 square feet to undergo energy audits, reports the New York Times. Buildings that underperform in the audits would be required to ...

Electric Vehicles – Getting The Plug-Ins Plugged In

It’s an exciting vision, really – a whole new generation of clean, energy-efficient plug-in electric vehicles capable of running for long periods from a ...

Greener Dawn Building Goes Carbon Neutral

After relocating to a building that takes advantage of natural ventilation to reduce heating and cooling bills, and purchasing carbon credits to ...

Study Finds Smart Irrigation Controllers Not So Smart

Tests of "smart" irrigation controllers found that most of the devices currently on the market were not as smart as advertised, according to a new study, ...

Software Tracks Energy Across Real Estate Portfolios

Facility and corporate real estate managers can better manage their energy expenses and maintenance through a new software that is specific to facilities management. Planon's Green Intelligence for Facilities is intended for corporations, governments and ...