By Anne Vazquez, on January 16, 2007, at 7:44 am The Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (RIOER) expects to save state residents the equivalent of more than $11 million in energy and related building operating costs under a 14-year performance contract with Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
“Under our agreement with Siemens we now have a long-term, budget-neutral solution for improving the comfort and energy efficiency of three of our government buildings while reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the process,” said Andrew Dzykewicz, chief advisor to the Governor on Energy for the state. “We are going forward with similar projects for the rest of the state as well. We
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By Heidi Schwartz, on January 16, 2007, at 7:22 am An independent study in the UK has found that workers look to their employers to lead by example when it comes to green behavior. Many feel that it is the employer’s responsibility to provide incentives for environmentally sound practices.
Meanwhile, these same workers’ actions at home reflect a different mentality. They are conscientious when it comes to switching off lights and other electrical devices, and conserving water. Yet, these simple measures tend to go unobserved in the office.
Robert Jaques of vnunet.com writes:
“Questioned about the environmental impact of their own organisations, 49% of staff believed that their company
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By Heidi Schwartz, on January 15, 2007, at 8:08 am The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced on January 12th that Steven Holl Architects’ University of Iowa School of Art & Art History is a recipient of the 2007 institute Honor Award for Architecture, the profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture. The building, a hybrid instrument for teaching based on the idea of ‘open edges and center’, was one of 11 projects selected from over nearly 700 submissions.
Citing the building for its “remarkable, structural clarity,” the jury lauded the architect who, “fought for the site and created something that has become a grounding point
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By Anne Vazquez, on January 15, 2007, at 7:30 am
The deployment of high-density racks of equipment is creating power and cooling challenges for many data centers. The server densification trend is intended to create efficiencies in floor space, cabling, and systems management. However, the growth in power density (Watts per U) with each new server generation is causing data centers to limit rack utilization based on their present cooling capacity. Many data centers are in dire need of new cooling solutions to reap the benefits of server densification.
Though there are several cooling solutions in the industry, new cooling solutions that include highly efficient rack enclosures capable
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By Heidi Schwartz, on January 12, 2007, at 8:01 am Today’s Web Exclusive is from Steve Jones, the executive vice president and Chief Operations Officer of Universal Protection Service, located in Santa Ana, CA. He has over 15 years of management experience specializing in training and emergency response programs.
Most people assume workplace violence is targeted towards specific individuals, but that was not the case on Jan. 30, 2006 when a female postal worker fatally shot five coworkers and injured another before killing herself. Investigators speculated, but were unable to determine the motivation behind the shooting rampage. The suspect was able to enter the Santa Barbara Processing and
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