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Green Numbers round-up 10/30/2009

by Tom Raftery on October 30, 2009 · 1 comment

in GreenNumbers

President Obama Announces $3.4 Billion Investment to Spur Transition to Smart Energy Grid
“Speaking at Florida Power and Light’s (FPL) DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, President Barack Obama today announced the largest single energy grid modernization investment in U.S. history, funding a broad range of technologies that will spur the nation’s transition to a smarter, [...]

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TRIRIGA – “like a kitchen towel for stimulus funds!”

by Tom Raftery on July 31, 2009 · 4 comments

in sustainability

Photo credit renaissancechambara
When I published my video interview of Hara’s CEO Amit Chatterjee, John Clarke, Director of Climate Change Solutions, TRIRIGA left the following comment:
I agree with Amit’s ‘carbon diet’ analogy as it highlights the need for organization to move to a state of ‘carbon heath’. Achieving true carbon health requires a comprehensive [...]

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IBM’s Rich Lechner on Smart Buildings

by Tom Raftery on April 21, 2009 · 2 comments

in GreenMonkTV, video

In the second of his monthly appearances on GreenMonkTV, IBM’s VP of Energy and Environment, Rich Lechner discussed making buildings smarter and the impacts that can have on lowering carbon emissions, reducing energy use and helping with cost savings.

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Adobe Livecycle streamlines LEED certification process

by Tom Raftery on January 16, 2009 · 3 comments

in Green building

Speaking of LEED certified buildings, I found a great site yesterday which outlines how the LEED certification process has been streamlined using Adobe software.
On their site carahsoft link to a whitepaper (pdf warning!) which goes into detail on how the Adobe Livecycle software made the LEED certification process vastly more efficient.
From the whitepaper:
Traditionally, applying for [...]

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LEED certified buildings on the rise!

by Tom Raftery on January 14, 2009 · 10 comments

in Green building

Photo credit kqedquest
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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