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How LED Lighting Can Help Save You Money and Help the Environment

Mark Linder — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:45:26 +0000

Statistics show that now more than ever, Americans are going green by adopting environmentally friendly routines. The emergence of hybrid automobiles, xeriscaping, and solar panels all help society move toward preserving vital natural resources.

Spectacular Feats of Engineering

Mark Linder — Mon, 13 May 2013 23:25:26 +0000

In the latter half of the 20th century, technology has rapidly progressed, allowing mankind to build structures of unparalleled craft and engineering prowess.

Increasing Sustainable Innovation Demands Change

Richard Matthews — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:43:42 +0000

There are tremendous opportunities to develop new innovations that help to manage the environmental and social challenges we face. We need to learn from those who are using sustainability to drive new business value.

Solutionism

John R. Ehrenfeld — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:02:32 +0000

We are addicted to technological solutions to every problem we face. We are already deeply mired in “solutionism,” but don’t recognize it as contributing to the very problems we set out to solve.

Mother Nature: The Master Innovator (As Usual)

Noelle Phares — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:12:37 +0000

While environmental advocates urge governments to increase limitations on greenhouse gas emissions, scientists all over the world are searching for carbon sequestration techniques to offset what does get emitted.

Keeping Pandora’s Box Shut

John R. Ehrenfeld — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:07:02 +0000

We are flirting with existential risk, but not at the hands of some exotic technology, but rather from technology in general, from automobiles to drones to lipstick.

How Utilities Can Turn Pilots Into Partnerships

Sam Shrank and Raphael Tehranian — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:47:29 +0000

Utilities have a long and successful track record of using technology demonstration pilots to better understand new innovations, test their ability to solve problems, provide increased or new benefits, and gauge customer and stakeholder interest.

How Behavioral Science Can Increase Energy Efficiency Adoption

Sam Shrank — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:23:25 +0000

Understanding how consumers behave and react to different sales tactics can help utilities stay ahead of their new competitors by more clearly demonstrating the value proposition of their EE efforts.

How Veracode testing tools can help businesses conserve energy

Fergal Glynn — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:17:34 +0000

Following good security measures, including using Veracode’s testing tools, can be good for the environment. How? When you’re proactive about protecting your company’s assets, you can save hundreds—sometimes thousands—of man hours that would be necessary to resolve a security issue after the fact.

Design and Politics: The Uneasy Relationship between Politics and Architecture & Design

Ann Thorpe — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:36:28 +0000

There is an uneasy relationship between architects and designers and the topic of politics and power. The unease presents a problem when many of the societal challenges we face require political solutions. In this article we look more closely at patterns of power and power relations in order to understand the tensions for design and politics.