efficiency

Mar
07
London Assembly urges renewed energy goals

London Assembly urges renewed energy goals

London officials are urging the mayor to lobby the UK government for a renewed commitment to energy efficiency. Under a
1 min read
Feb
20
Decarbon helps businesses cash in on 'fifth fuel'

Decarbon helps businesses cash in on 'fifth fuel'

Energy efficiency is a strange “fuel.” You don’t get a monthly efficiency bill like you would for, say, heating
4 min read
Nov
15
At Finnish 'research hotel,' the top amenity is efficiency

At Finnish 'research hotel,' the top amenity is efficiency

Foreign students will get more than just a place to stay while visiting the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
1 min read
Aug
15

Higher, faster, smarter: How to build a 220-story tower in 90 days

Can smarter building techniques also make for faster construction? China’s Broad Group hopes to answer that question with a
2 min read
May
31

Before you hit 'print': Efficient document strategies for business

Thanks to innovations like ever-faster and more affordable PCs, smart phones and cloud computing, a small or mid-sized business today
2 min read
Feb
23

Efficiency or sustainability? Devil's in the details

There are lots of ways to measure how efficient a thing or process is: miles per gallon, GDP per barrel
2 min read
Dec
05

Will the 'internet of things' be ruled by giants?

Is bigger necessarily more efficient? It all depends on circumstances. For example, an Amazon certainly enjoys an economy of scale
2 min read
Oct
05

ABB controllers drive zero-emissions data center in Iceland

ABB’s programmable logic controllers are helping to run what is believed to be the world’s first zero-emissions data
1 min read
Sep
28

The cure for city parking headaches? Sensors and better data

Sick and tired of circling the block in the vain hope of finding an open parking space? There could soon
2 min read
Sep
08

How energy-efficient are your home's doors? New ratings will say

Residential doors in the UK will now be given energy efficiency ratings much like windows have long received, under a
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