Tag: Sustainable Business
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Energy Performance of Buildings: GBPN Global Knowledge Platform Launches
The GBPN launched today its participative global Knowledge Platform advancing best-practice policies in building energy performance. www.gbpn.org, the new GBPN web-based tool, will stimulate collective research and analysis from experts worldwide to promote better decision-making and help the building sector effectively reduce its impact on climate change.
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Lithium-Ion Battery Developed at USC: Cheap and Strong
Researchers have long attempted to use silicon, which is cheap and has a high potential capacity, in battery anodes. (Anodes are where current flows into a battery, while cathodes are where current flows out.) The problem has been that previous silicon anode designs, which were basically tiny plates of the material, broke down from repeated…
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E-Waste Collection in Colorado with ERI
“Today is an example of forward thinking minds coming together to benefit future generations,” said Marjorie Griek, Executive Director of The Colorado Association for Recycling. “The people of Colorado continue to recognize the significance of taking a leadership role in the responsible recycling of electronic waste, which makes us proud stewards of the environment.”
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Guest Post: Dry Ice Blasting Is An Environmentally Friendly Way to Remove Mold and Fire Damage
Dry ice blasting is a relatively new cleaning method used to remove mold from walls and other surfaces. It works on the same principles as sand blasting, or blasting with other mediums such as soda or plastic beads that are fired under pressure by a jet of compressed air onto the surface that needs to…