A STAR IME has developed an ultra low power analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for medical devices and wireless sensor nodes. The ADC, which uses only 400 nW, reduces 20% of the total power consumption of an implantable 100-channel neural ...
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Halifax city hall s proposed wood-first policy is a thinly veiled marketing campaign by the timber industry and a misguided environmental protection measure. This is the wrong approach to greening our cities, roads, workplaces and homes. I ...
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications for its green buidlings. Digitimes recently sat down with Arthur Chuang, director of TSMC's New Fab Planning ...
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US-based beverage and snack company PepsiCo has announced that Frito-Lay's distribution facility in Oahu, Hawaii has earned the US Green Building Council LEED Gold certification. LEED certification is awarded by the US Green Building ...
Around the world, the green building marketplace is accelerating, according to a new study being released by McGraw-Hill Construction in partnership with United Technologies. The study indicates a shift in the global construction market, ...
A much broader array of decorative glass was among the products displayed by AGC and Interpane at the glasstec trade fair in Düsseldorf, where they occupied a joint stand for the first time. In July, the two companies entered into an ...
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U.S.Green Building Council(USGBC)has released a new alternative set of Global Alternative Compliance Paths(ACPs)for international commercial projects seeking LEED green building certification using the 2009 versions of the rating ...
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Companies to develop solutions integrating LED lighting in office furniture Philips and Haworth announced a cooperation to create workplaces designed to enhance employees' well-being in the office. As part of the cooperation, Philips, the ...
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Sustainability leaders are seeking a more defined, long-term assessment of green building construction to evaluate its environmental, financial and social benefits, according to the latest McGraw-Hill Construction report. In the most recent ...
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Kohl's Department Stores is pleased to announce the grand opening of 12 new stores,creating approximately 1,500 jobs nationwide.The company now operates 1,146 stores in 49 states. "We are pleased to be in a position to open 12 new ...
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In partnership with the World Green Building Council, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is enabling the development of more 'Green Buildings' by turning innovative and intelligent lighting solutions into people benefits in ...
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Building-integrated PV ready to'come of age'22 Aug 2012 Maturing technologies and partnerships between solar and construction companies will prompt 4.6GW of installations by 2017. A new market report from the analyst company Pike ...
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New Buildings Institute(NBI)today announced the official release of one of the first LEED Automation tools available to LEED project teams.The COMNET Energy Modeling Portal is an online platform used to collect energy modeling simulation ...
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Acuity Brands,Inc.(NYSE:AYI)LED lighting technology experts John Selander,director of specification sales for Acuity Brands Lighting,and Kurt Vogel,director of product development at Lithonia Lighting®,will present''The Intelligence of ...
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The Royal Institute of British Architects(RIBA)has announced the twelve buildings which will receive RIBA International Awards for architectural excellence. From Foster+Partners'high-density urban development Troika in Kuala Lumpur to the ...
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