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Sustainability a Key Feature of the Perfect Classroom Learning Environment

Ai3 and Triumph Modular team up to launch the ideal learning environment. The classroom of tomorrow is here today

7 Oct 2008

Energy and Money Saving Tips for Energy Awareness Month

Each year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) dedicates October as Energy Awareness Month. The mission of the DOE is an important one -- to educate consumers on the critical impact energy use has on our lives, our community and our country

2 Oct 2008

Department of Energy Program for Speeding Up Development of Energy Efficient Building Technologies Selects Toyota for Panel

Toyota has been selected as one of just 21 companies - and the only automotive company - to participate in a special Department of Energy (DOE) program to speed the adoption of energy-saving building and facility technologies

28 Sep 2008

Intelligent and Sustainable Buildings to be Theme of World Standards Day

World Standards Day is celebrated each year on 14 October to pay tribute to the efforts of thousands of experts worldwide who collaborate to develop voluntary International Standards. The theme of this year's World Standards Day message is "Intelligent and sustainable buildings".

24 Sep 2008

Innovative Heating and Cooling Method Slashes Fuel Bills for 300 Year Old House

Mitsubishi Electric Ecodan air source heat pump system uses free energy from the outside air to provide central heating and hot water

24 Sep 2008

Water Purification by Solar and Wind Power

Spectra's new solar and wind powered water purification units demonstrated

22 Sep 2008

'Mine of the Future' and 'ecomagination' Strategic Initiatives Combined by Rio Tinto and GE to Create Energy Efficient and Ecologically Friendly Mining Solutions

Rio Tinto and General Electric today announced that they are working together on two key strategic technology projects, Rio Tinto’s ‘Mine of the Future’ and GE’s ‘Ecomagination’”, to develop the most energy efficient and ecologically friendly solutions to support the future of mining

19 Sep 2008

Translating talk into action – University of Surrey Conference Shows How Universities Can Be Run Sustainably

Employ a sustainability expert at management level and he or she will earn back their salary in savings several times over. Turn waste into a resource not a drain on resources by diverting it from landfill through recycling, composting or energy recovery. These were some of the powerful yet practical messages delivered at a recent conference

19 Sep 2008

Environmentally Friendly InterContinental Hotel Uses 100 Percent Renewable Energy

Chicagoland’s new eco-savvy and luxury destination hotel, the 556-room InterContinental Chicago O’Hare, is going above and beyond in its quest to lighten businesses’ impact on the environment

17 Sep 2008

Screen Printed Solar Cells Reach Record Efficiency Levels

Suniva a manufacturer of high value crystalline silicon solar cells, today announced that its R&D team has developed several silicon solar cells in its lab with over 20 percent conversion efficiencies

17 Sep 2008