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04/23/2013

New Strategies for Fighting Fire

The results indicated that crew size plays the biggest role in the ability to extinguish fires quickly; simply adding two additional members to a three- or four-person team of firefighters can have a drastic impact on the time it takes to extinguish a fire, the study found.
09/28/2012

Combat Hidden HVAC Contaminants

Find, target, and treat buildup anywhere in your HVAC system.
06/11/2012

Energy Department Accelerates Lighting Initiatives

The Energy Department has announced more than $7 million for three innovative lighting projects at companies in California, Michigan and North Carolina that aim to lower the cost of manufacturing high-efficiency solid-state lighting (SSL) technologies like light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).
04/25/2013

How’s the Air in the New York City Subway?

The microbial population in the air of the New York City subway system is nearly identical to that of ambient air on the city streets.
05/06/2013

Solar Cells Fresh from the Microwave Oven

An old microwave oven headed for the dumpster may lead to significant developments on the solar energy front. Sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction.
04/18/2013

10 Best Green Cars of 2013

Kelly Blue Book (KBB) has released its list of best green cars for 2013. With electric vehicles, renewable energy, and sustainability constantly appearing on every facility manager’s menu at the moment, these vehicle options may be worthy to note. Is it time to start preparing your parking structures and facilities to handle the influx of green options?
07/24/2012

Drive Your HVAC System to High Performance

High performance HVAC operational efficiency boils down to three concepts.If you have an older car but want to go faster, you can invest in a new, high-performance car – or you can learn how to bring out the best performance from your existing car. You can do the same with your HVAC.
09/10/2012

Employees at Green Companies are More Productive

A UCLA-led study has found that companies that voluntarily adopt international "green" practices and standards have employees who are 16% more productive than the average.
10/12/2012

EPA: $30 Million for Clean Diesel

The EPA has awarded $30 million for clean diesel products. The Diesel Emission Reduction Program, also known as DERA, is designed to replace, retrofit or repower older diesel-powered engines like marine vessels, locomotives, trucks and buses.
06/21/2012

ENERGY STAR Tackles UPS Certification

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