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Employers covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) electronic record-keeping rule must submit their 2017 summary of work-related injuries and illnesses by July 1, 2018. Enablon, a Wolters Kluwer business, recently announced it has launched an API that makes the reporting process easier to manage, more efficient and more accurate. OSHA launched its ... Read more »
The US Army announced that, thanks in part to a recent $3.5 million upgrade to its recycling facility and the hard work of the Fort Hood Qualified Recycle Program team, the post is chipping away at its disposed waste amounts - and earning significant revenue.
The latest lighting technology for parking areas quickly pays for itself and can reap energy savings of up to 70%, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The Department has promoted its Lighting Energy Efficiency in Parking (LEEP) Campaign to support participants in their efforts to upgrade and install energy-efficiency equipment ... Read more »
On the heels of Lego’s plans to use plant-based plastic for a new line of pieces, British researchers caution that bioplastics can pose hidden risks for companies.
A new smart lamp has earned a listing on the DesignLights Consortium™ (DLC) Networked Lighting Controls (NLC) Qualified Products List. Lunera, an IoT infrastructure company, recently announced the company’s connected Smart T8 Lamp with its cloud-based Ambient Compute Platform has earned the listing. The Smart T8 Lamp is the only qualified NLC ... Read more »
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Dyeing materials is a process that uses intensive amounts of water, energy and chemicals, but Dow’s new EcoFast Pure technology significantly improves resource efficiency during the dyeing process.
As fast-casual restaurants shift away from single use, petroleum-based utensils and containers, the plant-based products coming to the fore present new opportunities and challenges. We take a closer look at this monumental change in the industry.
Fairbanks Morse, an engine manufacturing company, has announced that it has delivered its PoweReliability-as-a-Service platform to a Fortune 500 company in Puerto Rico. The installation provides a dual fuel combined heat and power (CHP) microgrid with approximately 10 megawatts of capacity. The PoweReliability-as-a-Service offering will be installed with advanced software ... Read more »
The Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation (WECC) is partnering with energyOrbit to use its cloud-based energy efficiency and demand-side management (DSM) programs, which will allow WECC to provide the latest in modern energy efficiency technology solutions to its clients. “We are tapping the power of the energyOrbit platform because it’s designed with energy ... Read more »
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Ingersoll-Rand plc, an industrial manufacturing company with a focus on sustainable and efficient environments, has acquired the technology assets and intellectual property of Raleigh, N.C.-based Agilis Energy, LLC, an energy data analytics company. CEO, co-founder and chief technology officer of Agilis Energy, Joseph Hirl, joins Ingersoll Rand as the new ... Read more »
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) has selected Thermo King’s SLXi-DRC units to fulfill its largest, single domestic reefer container (DRC) order in Canadian history. CP is the first Thermo King customer to select the SLXi-DRC unit in Canada. The SLXi-DRC units allow for increased cargo capacity by providing room for an ... Read more »
Colorado’s Broomfield Heights Middle School, the first of five schools in the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) to undergo a deep energy retrofit, is operating more efficiently than projected with annual cost avoidance of $19,000. Last year, BVSD and McKinstry, a construction engineering company, embarked on a sustainable energy program, aiming to reduce energy ... Read more »
New water treatment technologies will be piloted at two new wastewater reuse demo facilities in California, a state which has been severely impacted by drought and is fighting a shortage of groundwater. IDE Technologies hopes
Honeywell UOP has introduced a new catalyst that can more efficiently remove sulfur and nitrogen from lower-value diesel blending components, allowing them to meet Euro V clean fuels specifications. Honeywell UOP’s ULTIMet catalyst has more active sites for chemical reactions and can be used as a drop-in reload to “debottleneck” a unit, ... Read more »
Gary Michon, Willis Tower’s general manager, discusses his approach to improving efficiencies at the iconic Chicago building.
Could artificial intelligence (AI) soon be subjected to regulatory oversight? It will if Elon Musk has his way. "AI is far more dangerous than nukes, by far, so why do we have no regulatory oversight? This is insane..."
Jay Harf from L’Oréal Operations Americas talks about achieving carbon neutrality for all 21 manufacturing and distribution facilities in the US by 2019.
The European fuel cell market is estimated to grow with a CAGR of more than 70% during the period 2015 to 2027, according to a new report.
Mathias Lelievre, CEO of Engie Insight, discusses how data informs resource-saving projects and what the IoT means for facilities management.
Banfield Pet Hospital, the world’s largest general veterinary practice, reduced its carbon footprint, cut waste, and saved on hospital costs in 2017, according to their newly published CSR report.
Hasbro announced plans to begin using plant-based bio-polyethylene terephthalate for blister packs and plastic windows in its product packaging beginning next year.
"Conference time is one of my favorite times of year." Read why editorial director Jennifer Hermes finds ELEMCON so vital - and why you might, too.
At the heart of data management is selecting the right EHS software. But before you purchase a new cloud-based EHS solution, consider the following guidance.
Community-scale solar is a fast-growing segment and, in fact, is growing much faster than utility-scale and rooftop solar in the past few years, according to executives from the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). They believe community-scale solar has the possibility to