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A new report from Pike Research says the market for commercial building automation systems will double over the next decade, increasing from $72.5 billion in 2011 to $146.4 billion by 2021. Pike Research’s report, Commercial Building Automation Systems, analyzes the global market for commercial building automation and management systems including security and access, HVAC...
Also in GreenTech news: $4 billion in energy efficiency upgrades for buildings, what Lighting Facts labels mean, enterprise-level energy management software leaders, LG gets way greener, and tax credits for efficient water heaters.
How do you get people to want to be more energy efficient? This topic was discussed in detail at a recent EnergySmart Conference hosted by energy management and demand response company EnerNOC in Boston. The speakers primarily addressed how corporate environmental or energy efficiency officers can inspire their companies to adopt energy-saving plans, though...
Cisco is getting into the home energy management business. Today the company announced its Home Energy Management Solution, featuring a countertop touchscreen called the Home Energy Controller (CGH-100 ), which Cisco plans to make available through utilities rolling out smart grid services. The Home Energy Controller will be able to provide consumers with information...
In recent posts, we’ve addressed whether we should replace the term “green” with “sustainability.” The term “green,” after all, comes with some baggage: Al Gore, environmentalism, energy efficiency mandates and regulations, expensive products and some products that don’t perform as well as non-“green” products—at least in the eyes of many consumers. So it makes...
There, now, I’ll bet that got your attention. I’ll bet it gets your customers’ attention, too, be they businesses or consumers. Regardless of where you stand on the climate change issue, the fact is it’s too mindbogglingly big to get one’s head around. And all the platitudes and evangelizing about going green simply puts...
If 2009 proved anything, it proved that green isn’t all that bad. We saw smarter surge suppressors, LED TVs, progress in LED lighting, really cool energy monitoring and home control systems. What’s not to like? And here’s the thing: 2010 should be even better. Here are six green tech trends we’re likely to see...
Can cloud computing be green? It depends largely on the service you use, but yes, putting your programs and applications on other services can save you energy, among other benefits. Ronan Kavanagh on Web 2.0 writes: consolidation of workloads will mean that there are a reduced number of servers that...
What are the biggest energy hogs among electronics? Contrary to common “wisdom,” it’s not data centers for the Internet and large, commercial IT operations that are the biggest energy users among electronics today, says Bruce Nordman of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. “By my estimates, data centers are perhaps 20 percent of electronics’ energy...
How do you create a green or more sustainable business strategy for your company, when its aspirations seem contradictory to commercial enterprise? Jonathan Estes covers the topic well in his book, Smart Green: How to Implement Sustainable Business Practices in Any Industry—and Make Money (John Wiley & Sons, 2009). First, Estes says, you should...
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