As Homes Age, Electrical Fires Increase
from Electrical Safety Foundation International via the Sun Herald
 Hazards commonly found in older homes are increasingly causing fires and fatalities in the United States. Home electrical problems account for nearly 55,000 home fires every year. These fires cause over 500 deaths, injure more than 1,400 people, and account for $1.4 billion in property damage. Older homes are at even greater risk of fire. More
Answers Blowing in Wind at Tufts Veterinary School
from Worcester Telegraph & Gazette News
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in North Grafton, Mass., will be exploring another area in the science field: renewable energy. The veterinary school is expecting to conduct a wind feasibility study later this year to determine if the winds on the Route 30 campus are strong enough to generate power. More
Oregon Governor Plans to Boost Economy with Eco-friendly Jobs
from The Oregonian
Gov. Ted Kulongoski has a word of wisdom for Oregon's future jobs market: "Solar." At a time of economic stress -- sluggish home values, bounding gas prices and shrinking businesses -- Kulongoski has mapped out a jobs strategy that plays off worldwide concern about climate change and takes advantage of Oregon's eco-friendly reputation. More
Surge Strips vs. Plug-in Power Conditioners
from EC&M
If you've ever wondered how surge protector strips are different from plug-in power conditioners, you're not alone. The enormous difference in price makes surge strips especially attractive to many people. To make matters more confusing, manufacturers of these different devices often don't point out the performance differences, which are significant. More
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Give Me a Break
from Data Centre Solutions
Electrical power is now 30 percent of data center operating costs and 20 percent of the overall total cost of ownership. The annual energy costs of an average data center are expected to double by 2010. To deliver all this power, data center managers are deploying power distribution units (PDUs) capable of handling higher voltages, such as 208 Volts, and higher current, such as 30 Amps, to accommodate the increased power demands. In turn, new certification requirements for branch circuit protection and PDUs have been issued due to safety concerns over the substantial amount of power now delivered to IT equipment racks. More
The Greening of America
from Business Facilities
When Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed a comprehensive green building law in April, Los Angeles became the largest American city to date to enact strict environmental standards on private-sector construction. It joined a growing list of U.S. cities that either require or offer incentives for companies to "go green" by building or retrofitting their facilities using sustainable designs and materials. More
Gen Y Will Change Face of America's Workplace
from McClatchy-Tribune News Service via the Honolulu Advertiser
It's no secret that the behemoth baby boomer generation and its work style have dominated the American workplace for more than three decades. Now, as boomers and the "mature" generation older than them exit the workforce, the boomer echo, often called the Millennials or Gen Y, is moving in. More
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