Toshiba Steps Up E-Waste Recycling to Include Copiers
In addition to expanding ite e-waste takeback program, the company has reached record levels of materials recycled, growing 410 percent by weight since 2009. Read More
USPS Data Center Consolidation to Reduce Energy Use, Redundancy
The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General plans to consolidate four of its data centers into a single, energy-efficient facility that will be built in 10 months. Read More
Green Grid Rolls out Data Center Metrics for Water, Energy Reuse
At its annual Technical Forum, the industry sustainability group continued to expand on its widely adopted Power Usage Effectiveness formula to include water efficiency, reuse of energy within facilities, and others. Read More
BNY Mellon's Energy Star Data Center Saves Millions in Energy Costs
In the past five years, the facility outside Pittsburgh has saved 80 million kilowatts of energy use, trimming $7.5 million from the bank's energy bills, and is in the process of getting LEED certification as well. Read More
Dell's Efficiency Efforts Cut Computer Energy Use 25%
Dell has achieved its goal of reducing its desktop and laptop computers' energy consumption by 25 percent by using a variety of energy efficient parts. Read More
Technology Can Save Feds $1T in 10 Years
A report from the Technology CEO Council has found seven initiatives -- from green data centers to paperless offices -- that will create billions of dollars a year in savings at the federal level. Read More
Broadcom's AutoGrEEEn Taps into New Energy Efficient Ethernet Standard
With the release of a newly ratified standard on energy efficient ethernet, Broadcom has released a line of products that meet the new standard as well as make older equipment compatible and capable of saving 70 percent of energy used. Read More
IBM's New Data Center Brings Home the Gold
IBM chose an existing building to house what would become the company's most technologically advanced green data center. Re-use of the building, along with a slew of energy- and water-saving measures, helped land the data center a LEED Gold certification. Read More
U.K. Office Workers 'Addicted' to Paper
A survey of 1,000 U.K. office workers has found that the average employee wastes, 6,800 sheets of paper per year, and that 'green fatigue' is taking its toll on participation in environmental and conservation initiatives. Read More
HP's Flexible 'Butterfly' Data Center Prefabbed to Save Costs
The company's new modular facility is targeted at companies' rapidly growing data storage and management needs, and is designed to cut energy and cooling costs significantly. Read More