Situated in Ningbo, China, the University of Nottingham’s new Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies (CSET) is a welcomed 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. More
Opening Window, Adding Sensors Help Reduce Cost of Lighting
from The Wall Street Journal
In the U.S., buildings account for about 40 percent of total energy use, and lighting is the biggest single contributor, says Mr. Glicksman, who heads MIT's building-technology program. So designers are finding ways to bring more daylight deeper into a structure's interior. One example: The year-old New York Times building is screened with hundreds of ceramic rods that reflect light into the building while reducing glare, cutting the total energy bill by 13 percent.
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Proximity Named First LEED® Platinum 'Green' Hotel
from Market Watch
Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels announced today that the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, NC, has been awarded LEED Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council. Opened in late 2007, the Proximity and the adjacent Print Works Bistro are the first hotel and first restaurant to obtain the USGBC's top level certification. LEED is the USGBC's rating system for designing and constructing the world's greenest, most energy efficient, and high performing buildings. More
Workplace Communication
from China International Business
Social Networking Sites (SNS) like Facebook and MySpace have taken the world by storm. Much of the business communication within the workplace can be transmitted cost-effectively through these platforms because many people already have a SNS account. What is the implication for business communication? Should proper business communication take a back seat? This article will provide tips to take into account a rapidly changing workplace.
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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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U.K. University Engineers Develop Advances Smart Meter
from Metering.com
A team of engineers at Swansea University in Wales has developed what is claimed to be one of the world’s most advanced smart electricity meters. And the team from the Electronic Systems Design Centre in the University’s School of Engineering has implemented a demonstration version of the meter with a solar panel setup to provide nearly 1.5 MWh per year of “green electricity” to the University, helping to reduce its carbon footprint. More
Waste Wood to Heat Downtown Seattle Buildings
from The Seattle Times
Starting next year, about half of downtown Seattle might be partially heated by wood. Waste wood, to be exact. The Seattle Steam Company broke ground on a hybrid waste-wood and natural-gas heating plant on Western Avenue near Pike Place Market. More
Europe Leads Global Broadband Growth Again
from GigaOM
Led by Germany and the U.K., broadband subscriptions continue to grow faster in Europe than any other region in the world, the trade group Broadband Forum said, rising to almost 120 million out of the worldwide total of 380 million, in the second quarter. Meanwhile, the U.S. still has the lead in terms of raw subscriber numbers—with China expected to soon surpass it, according to the data, which was compiled by DSL and broadband-focused research firm Point Topic.
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Lockheed Martin Gets Funding for Ocean Thermal Technology
from BusinessGreen
Defence contractor Lockheed Martin has been given US$1.2m by the Department of Energy (DOE) to demonstrate ocean thermal energy technology. The technology involves exploiting the thermodynamic difference between the warmth of water from the surface of the ocean and the coldness of the depths. Waters of two different temperatures are pumped through a heat exchanger which vaporises and then condenses the water, producing steam in the process, which can drive a turbine.
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Overcoming ‘Isms’ in Your Workplace
from Workforce Management
Many people in our culture face hardships in their lives and workplaces not because they lack talents and skills, but because others don’t make the effort to really see them or allow them to succeed. When others define you by your slanted eyes, it limits your potential. But it limits their potential too, and that’s the message that should be brought to businesses. In organizations overrun by racism, sexism and other rampant ‘isms,’ everyone loses. More
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'Ugliest Building in Europe' Makes English Heritage's Conservation Top 20
from Telegraph.co.uk
A concrete tower block described as among the "the ugliest buildings in Europe" has been selected as one of the finest renovation projects in the country by English Heritage. The organisation has chosen Park Hill in Sheffield, U.K., a 1950s concrete housing scheme that looms over the city centre, as one of the 20 best redevelopment schemes of historic buildings.
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Situated in Ningbo, China, the University of Nottingham’s new Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies (CSET) is a welcomed 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. More
