The classic mantra in real estate is that three things matter: location, location and location. At a “built environment” panel during the recent Cleantech Open conference, we learned that green buildings are no different. Jeffrey Tumlin, a transportation consultant at Nelson\Nygard, noted that transportation to and from can constitute 40% of a building’s total energy [...]
Mineral & Resource Recovery from Wastewater – building a sustainable business advantage
July 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Everywhere you look people are trying to do more with less. Reduce costs, increase efficiency, reduce energy use, recover resources. There are strong economic drivers to do all of these things, they also happen to be sustainable. Last Thursday (July 22nd 2010) I moderated the first in the BlueTech Tracker(TM) Webinar series: Mineral & Resource [...]
Provision of Law May Reduce Use of Conflict Minerals
July 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A provision to the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act if passed, will, “require companies to report each year whether or not their products contain any conflict minerals.” Conflict minerals are mined in Eastern Congo, and include, “cassiterite, wolframite, coltan, and gold, “according to Wikipedia. Many of these materials are used to [...]
Data Can Make Us Greener
July 26, 2010 By 5 Comments
At the recent Cleantech Open conference, a theme that emerged was the potential for distributed data to help us all be greener. By having relevant data pushed to us on our smartphones or other mobile gadgets, we might make better choices. And, of course, companies providing that data might make some money. The first area [...]
Paperless Office: A Reality or Dream?
July 23, 2010 By 7 Comments
There has been buzz of the paperless office for some time now. Although it sounds nice in theory, is it actually possible? Did you know that, “the typical U.S. office worker uses more than 10,000 sheets of paper per year, which is about 2 cases of paper per employee. With an average price of $40 [...]
