Articles Tagged with ''energy efficiency''

Nov. 27, 2012: IKEA Announces Plan to Use 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2020

November 27, 2012
The IKEA Group has released a new sustainability strategy, People & Planet Positive, in which the company said it plans to use 100 percent renewable energy in its operations by the year 2020.


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Dec. 24, 2012: Building Energy Management Systems Market to Reach Nearly $320 Million by 2020

December 24, 2012
The market for building energy management systems (BEMS) is expected to grow substantially over the rest of the decade. According to a new report from Pike Research, global spending on building energy management systems will total $41 million in 2012 and is forecast to reach $319 million worldwide by 2020.


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ASE Accepting Nominations

February 4, 2013
The Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) is accepting nominations in six categories for its Star of Energy Efficiency awards.


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Feb. 11, 2013: Efficiency, Natural Gas, Renewables Are Transforming U.S. Energy

February 11, 2013
The United States is consuming energy considerably more efficiently and with lower emissions than just five years ago thanks to a number of modern technologies that are changing decades-old patterns, according to a report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy. 


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Feb. 8, 2013: Danfoss Seeks Entries for EnVisioneer of the Year Competition

February 8, 2013
Danfoss has announced its fourth annual EnVisioneer of the Year award competition. The competition recognizes those who have introduced a new product, opened a new facility, or invested in a building or system upgrade using Danfoss products or solutions to realize significant energy and/or environmental savings. 


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Government Projects Create Jobs, Change Market

March 11, 2013

Lead-by-example government initiatives also have the power to shift the HVACR market toward more energy-efficient, environmentally friendly products for homes and buildings nationwide.


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Oil-Free Compressors Gaining Steam

April 1, 2013

The emergence of oil-free compressors is offering manufacturers the ability to greatly reduce energy consumption, making them a viable solution in the commercial development sector.


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April 15, 2013: U.S. Manufacturing Energy Use Down Since 2002

April 15, 2013
Total energy consumption in the United States manufacturing sector decreased by 17 percent from 2002 to 2010, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).


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April 23, 2013: Growth in Electricity Use Slows Due to Energy Efficiency

April 23, 2013
The growth of electricity demand has slowed in each decade since the 1950s — from a 9.8 percent annual rate of growth in the 1950s to only 0.7 percent per year in the first decade of the 21st century — and will continue its slow growth due to energy efficiency, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).


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April 24, 2013: Utilities Will Help Drive Building Energy Management Growth

April 24, 2013
Utilities and vendors of building energy management systems (BEMS) increasingly find themselves with interlocking interests, and they are looking to each other to solve some of their most pressing issues, notes Navigant Research. 


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Selling Zoning is Easier Than You Might Think

This overview of the benefits of zoning includes tips for selling to consumers and businesses. Tom Jackson discusses options for new construction and retrofit, as well as some ways a residential contractor can get into the light commercial business with zoning products. Speaker: Tom Jackson, CEO, Jackson Systems
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