It's long been understood that color can affect your mood, but what about your career choices? What do the colors you are drawn to say about your suitability for certain careers? The Color Career Counselor, a new online test offered by CareerBuilder, is the world's only validated color-based personality test that looks at the relationship between colors and career compatibility. More
Better Solar for Big Buildings
from Technology Review Online
Solyndra, a startup based in Fremont, Calif., has developed a novel type of solar panel that's cheaper to install and produces more power than conventional panels. Unlike conventional solar panels, which are made of flat solar cells, the new panels comprise rows of cylindrical solar cells made of a thin film of semiconductor material. The material is made of copper, indium, gallium and selenium. More
What Facility Managers Need to Know About LEED® Lighting Control Requirements
from Greener Buildings
Going green is not just a cliché when it comes to today's commercial building projects. It's becoming a way of life for architects, lighting designers, specifying engineers, electrical contractors and facility managers who are embracing LEED. So where does a facility manager fit into the LEED equation?
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Say Goodbye to the Computer Mouse
from BBC
It's nearly 40 years old but one leading research company says the days of the computer mouse are numbered.
A Gartner analyst predicts the demise of the computer mouse in the next three to five years.
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Product Showcase: LogiSon Acoustic Network
 More than 70 percent of employees say they would be more productive if their workplace was quieter. The LogiSon Acoustic Network increases speech privacy and reduces disruptions by introducing a masking sound that makes conversations and noises more difficult, or impossible, to hear. It’s a cost-effective method of improving overall acoustic comfort. More info
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Recent Survey Shows How Astrology and Birth Order Factor into Careers and Compensation
from Fox Business
Are middle children more likely to program computers or fight fires? Do Scorpios or Capricorns belong to a higher earning bracket? A new survey from CareerBuilder.com looks at profession, compensation and job satisfaction in relation to birth order and astrology sign. The survey of more than 8,700 workers was conducted in the U.S. across a variety of industries. More
Will LEDs Replace Compact Fluorescent Bulbs?
from The Christian Science Monitor
Perhaps the ultimate “alternative to the alternative,” the LED (light-emitting diode) light bulb may well dethrone the compact fluorescent (CFL) as king of the green lighting choices. But it has a way to go yet in terms of cost and brightness. Until recently, LED lighting has been impractical to use for most other everyday applications because it is built around costly semiconductor technology. But the price of semiconductor materials has dropped in recent years, opening the door to some exciting changes in energy-efficient, green friendly lighting options. More
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China's First Zero-Emissions Building
from Inhabitat
Situated in Ningbo, China, the University of Nottingham’s new Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies (CSET) is a welcome addition to the landscape as well as the air above Zhejiang province. Inspired by Chinese lanterns and traditional wooden screens, Mario Cucinella Architects packed CSET with a variety of sustainable attributes to make it the the first zero-emissions building in China.
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Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid's Limits
from The New York Times
When the builders of the Maple Ridge wind farm near Lowville, N.Y., spent US$320 million to put nearly 200 wind turbines in upstate New York, the idea was to get paid for producing electricity. But at times, regional electric lines have been so congested that Maple Ridge has been forced to shut down even with a brisk wind blowing. More
Dubai to Build World's Tallest Skyscraper – Again
from Daily Tech
A Dubai development group has released plans for a colossal skyscraper over a full kilometer in height. The building, dubbed Nakheel Towers after its developer, will be the centerpiece of a new harbor development which Nakheel hopes will become the nation's new “unofficial” capital. With the current record holder, the 2700-foot tall Burj Dubai, nearing completion nearby, this new structure would dwarf it by more than 600 feet. The building will have over 200 floors and 150 elevators. Special high-speed elevators will be fast enough to allow residents to view a sunset twice an evening: once from the bottom, and again from the top floor. The air temperature at the top floor could be as much as 18 degrees cooler than at ground level. More
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Work is a Pleasure in Tomorrow's Office
from CNN
Workplace technology has changed dramatically in recent years and the offices we work in are finally set to catch up. The advent of laptops, Wi-Fi and BlackBerries means that high-tech workers are no longer tethered to their desks, and the office of the future will be designed to let workers roam. More
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It's long been understood that color can affect your mood, but what about your career choices? What do the colors you are drawn to say about your suitability for certain careers? The Color Career Counselor, a new online test offered by CareerBuilder, is the world's only validated color-based personality test that looks at the relationship between colors and career compatibility. More
