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What’s behind your wall? And you think you’re green?

Karl-Heinz Froehner — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:37:40 +0000

p5(!) of the Hudson Valley Business Journal (6/8) describes an Energy Management System with significantly lower costs than conventional electrical installations. It patented technology eliminates central controllers and software. Braungart, co-author of Cradle-to-Cradle estimated that it reduces the use of precious metals in wiring by up to 80%.

LEED for Data Centers Coming Soon?

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:30:01 +0000

Data centers are energy hogs, but the country’s most prominent green building standard, LEED, doesn’t adequately address their special design considerations. That looks set to change, however, as the U.S. Green Building Council, which develops LEED, is considering tailoring existing LEED rating systems to evaluate green data centers.