Is your home passive? By that, I don't mean "does your home lie there like a bump on a log"! The passive home movement, which originated in Europe, is crossing over to US shores in a big way, and it's changing the way we think about energy ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Change is in the air for healthcare. Whether you are in senior living, the surgery wing or the lobby of a hospital, healthcare offers great opportunities for growth, especially when it comes to flooring. People no longer want to feel as ...
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Using technology to monitor driver behaviour can result in immediate improvements, but unless there's a benefit to drivers, those improvements may be short-lived. That was what Mike Millian, fleet manager for Hensall District Co-op in ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
Are you in the process of redoing your home? You also want to change the flooring of the house. There are different types of flooring from which one can choose. Stone flooring has been in use for a very long time, so is tile flooring. In ...
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Decreased processing speeds, unexpected freezes and shutdowns, and even permanently fried hardware have been afflicting readers (and staff) of Computing in the past week as the UK's heatwave shows no sign of abating. Here are our top 10 ...
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With major parts of the U.S. under an intense heat wave, opting for less cooling may seem like a bad idea. But it isn't. The U.S. General Services Administration, as part of data center consolidation and efficiency efforts, has ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, Data Center
With major parts of the US under an intense heat wave, opting for less cooling may seem like a bad idea. But it isn't. The US General Services Administration, as part of data centre consolidation and efficiency efforts, has recommended ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
While even the most basic coffeemakers we tested made a good cup of coffee, some features make a machine easier and more convenient to use. Others you won't need. To decide which coffeemaker features you need, consider the list below. ...
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Cree has added to its residential-targeted LED retrofit lamp family with a BR30, while Soraa appoints execs, MaxLite expands its engineering department, and Dialog closes iWatt acquisition. Cree Lighting has announced a 9.5W BR30 LED lamp ...
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Recently researchers from the University of Washington have developed silicon-based nano particles to replace the expensive rare earth element (REE) phosphors currently used in LEDs. The REE phosphors in LEDs were used to soften the blue ...
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A swimsuit can be worn as an undergarment in sports that require a wetsuit such as water skiing, scuba diving, surfing, and wakeboarding. Swimsuits are also worn when there is a need to display the body, as in the case of beauty ...
While some green building strategies to earn LEED credits can be costly, surprisingly there are many that are both easy and inexpensive to implement. According to Jennifer Meek, director of marketing for Enviro-Solutions, a leading ...
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Academics say they have created a material that can make LEDs cheaper to manufacture by removing the need to use expensive rare earth element (REE) phosphors. The researchers, who work at the University of Washington have developed ...
Gas prices on the Continental European markets were stable to lower Tuesday morning, pressured by warmer-than-average temperatures and strong piped imports. At midday UK time, the day-ahead contract on the Dutch TTF was seen at ...
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Japan's largest city gas utility, Tokyo Gas, sold 1.111 billion cubic meters of gas in May, up 7% year on year but down 8.4% from April as demand eased after winter, the company said Friday. Sales to the main industrial sector rose 18.1% ...
Tags: Gas, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy