Decarbonization
More Steps Toward Eco-Friendliness: Lead-Free, Halogen-Free and Energy Efficiency
Manufacturers are taking strides to make IT products more efficient and with less hazardous materials. For many products, a relatively quick and simple assessment can be completed by focusing on three primary areas: material content, energy consumption and end of life considerations. Read More
Alcoa Facility Expansion Will Boost Recycling Capacity by 50 Percent
The company's $22 million project to expand its can reclamation facility in Knoxville will make it possible to recycle as many as 21 billion aluminum cans per year when the facility opens. Read More
ISO Creates Standard for Sustainable Building
The International Organization for Standardization has developed a new standard aimed at sustainable building. Read More
Managing Risk in Green Building Projects
The green buildings boom has opened up a wide market for professionals of all kinds to begin working on sustainable projects, but with this boom comes a host of new risks ands expectations that must be considered and managed throughout the project. Read More
Wal-Mart's First Sustainability Report: Just a Gesture or a Just Account?
Although there are the usual opposing viewpoints that surface whenever the greening of the world's biggest retailer is discussed, many are viewing Wal-Mart's sustainability report a good first step on a long road. Read More
McDonald’s Restaurant Taps Into Geothermal
A McDonald's franchise currently under construction in Pensacola is incorporating a geothermal heating and cooling pump to harness Earth's steady temperature. Read More
Zero Landfill Waste for Toyota's European Manufacturing Facilities
Toyota's eight European manufacturing facilities have achieved zero-waste to landfill status, and the division has managed to reduce the amount of energy it uses to produce each car, according to its 2007 Sustainability Report. Read More
Eco-Cities Take Root
Public policy, innovative companies, breakthroughs in sustainable design and consumer demand are all converging to reimagine and reshape human habitat, starting in an unlikely place: Chinese gated communities. Read More
GM Turns Waste Into Millions
General Motors has found success by transforming unwanted waste into millions of dollars padding its bottom line. In this Q & A, GM's Ray Tessier discusses how GM's Baltimore manufacturing plant achieved landfill-free status. Read More
Do-IT-Yourself: the Power of Data Center Self-Assessments
If you are hoping to optimize the efficiency of your data center and cut power and cooling costs, don't remodel your data center or build a whole new one just yet. This step-by-step guide to assessing and analyzing data center costs can help IT managers strategize to maximize efficiency in their current data centers. Read More