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LEED certified buildings on the rise!

by Tom Raftery on January 14, 2009 · 10 comments

in Green building

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According to the US Green Building Council (USGBC) buildings account for 38% of CO2 emissions in the United States, buildings consume 70% of the electricity load in the U.S and CO2 emissions from buildings are projected to grow faster than any other sector over the next 25 years.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental [...]

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IBM’s coming on board will speed up the rollout of Smart Grids

by Tom Raftery on July 28, 2008 · 0 comments

in smart grid

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The observant amongst you may have noticed that we have talked quite a bit about smart grids here on GreenMonk. That is because we believe fundamentally in what it is they are trying to achieve and how they are going about it.
And we are not alone in that!
SAP’s AMI Lighthouse Council is [...]

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