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‘Heat Wheel’ Cools Data Centers, Cuts Energy Bills

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2008

Rich Miller writes on Data Center Knowledge about the heat wheel, a new approach to data center cooling which Miller says is likely to gain a higher profile from an upcoming demonstration of the technology.The heat wheel, also known as a rotary heat exchanger or Kyoto Cooling, improves the use of ...

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Tips On Greening Your Business

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2008

As part of NBC Universal’s Green Week, its affiliate CNBC published a piece on greening businesses.Here are some tips:1. Offer flexible employee commuter optionsEncourage staff to give up cars by subsidizing the cost of mass transit tickets, offering telecommuting, or providing preferred pa ...

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Harris Opens Green Branch, Installs Geothermal Technology

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2008

Harris opened its first green bank branch on the South Side of Chicago. The City of Chicago supported the bank to install geothermal heating and cooling system in the branch, which is expected to reduce up to 30 percent of energy consumption annually, compared to a conventional system.The branch ...

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Atlanta Establishes First ‘Carbon Neutral Zone’ in the U.S.

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2008

Verus Carbon Neutral and Antje Kingma, founder of Eco-Bella, say they have established the first Carbon Neutral Zone in the U.S. The zone - a community of 18 businesses in the Virginia Highland shopping district in Atlanta - completed carbon footprint audits and volunteered to purchase the requir ...

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North Face Installs Solar Power System

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/11/2008

Tomorrow, The North Faces 800,000-square-foot Visalia Distribution Center is dedicating a ground-mounted solar energy system that will power 25-30 percent of the facilitys energy needs.The system (announced in August) is expected to reduce carbon emissions by over 1,300 metric tons annually. The ...

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