Corporations now depend on computing resources to handle everything from mission-critical financial transactions to storing vast amounts of patient information. Data center facilities are under pressure to flawlessly add significant, reliable computing power.
While blades have addressed some of these challenges, IT administrators are wondering, “Am I getting enough power to the blades?” “Do I have excess capacity?” and “Am I getting enough cooling to those racks?”
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Everyone loves OLEDs, but no one knows how to make big ones. Kateeva says it can help.
Executives from Serious Materials and Hycrete join venture capitalists offer their marketing ideas. One idea: touting the recycled material won’t do the trick.
Green building is going to be a massive, but it’s not as easy to understand as other markets.
When it comes to energy storage, an EPRI scientist says simple is best.
Energy storage: It's the most popular concept right now with energy VCs. And some in Washington want to goose the market with incentives.
Office furniture makers have a new sustainability standard to live up to – one that could see certain products count toward green building certification, as an existing standard for carpeting now does.
Adura Technologies, spun out of U.C. Berkeley, wants to put lights on a mesh network. The rest of the building will follow.
An early pioneer in modular homes has fallen victim to the economy.
A few more details about Calera, the secretive and controversial company that wants to make cement without a lot of energy, have leaked out, courtesy of its investors. One of the clues: There’s pixie dust in it! And the company might owe royalties to the Egyptian deity Anubis.
It’s the simple things that can have a big payback in energy consumption, says the person who runs Kawneer, the aluminum giant’s green building division.
The stimulus is great, but it’s not perfect. It shortchanges efficiency to some degree. Where do you think it falls short?
Limbach Energy Solutions says it can retrofit municipal buildings without impacting the cash flow of building owners. It’s honed the process for years in Ohio
Calmac’s massive ice makers are gaining favor as a way to cut power bills.
Seattle-based PowerIt Solutions has landed $6 million from existing investors and new investors Siemens Venture Capital and ArcelorMittal to expand its business of helping industrial sites cut power.
The second tallest building in the world will include city parks on most floors.
Calmac’s massive ice makers are gaining favor as a way to cut power bills.
Do good work, save energy, get paid more. You might hear the federal government mention this soon, says Amory Lovins.
Solar panels are great, but letting in sunlight is cheaper, says the architect that oversaw the Swim Cube.
While the country is polluting like crazy, it will calm down as the pace of construction begins to slow, said experts today at a conference taking place in San Francisco.
Behind every LED is a precious gem, but luckily they're getting cheaper every day. Now Rubicon Technology has synthetically crafted a sapphire that weighs at 441 pounds.
Stimulus funding and a host of other factors are making schools the customers of choice for green builders.