Our daily life is filled with the routine tasks … answering a cell phone call, buckling a child into a safety seat, or flipping on a light switch. These modern-day safety and convenience improvements may be appreciated, but often with little thought into what makes it all possible. The same may be true with buildings …Continue Reading
Dirt is the enemy of energy efficiency in data centers, according to Data Centre Alliance (DCA) Executive Director Simon Campbell-Whyte. Unseen in data centers is an invisible threat caused by inadequate design, poor cleanliness practices, and sometimes, ironically, over-zealous cleaning. The contamination to servers, hard disks, connectors and air-cooling equipment caused by microscopic airborne particles …Continue Reading
According to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), policymakers should consider increasing the federal tax incentive for energy efficiency of commercial buildings. The current commercial buildings tax deduction should be extended and improved, states ACEEE’s report – Tax Reforms to Advance Energy Efficiency. The current deduction is for $1.80 per square foot for buildings …Continue Reading
