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Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality in FY 2013
Microsoft has pledged to reach net-zero emissions with its operations in over 100 countries. They will retrofit offices, data centers, and software development labs with the latest energy-efficient technologies.
Date: 05/10/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings, HVAC, Data Centers
Tags: carbon neutrality, data centers, HVAC, LED, Microsoft, retrofitting
Microsoft Hohm Connects to Home Power Monitor
Microsoft announced today that it has combined its Hohm Web home energy-efficiency application with the PowerCost electricity monitor. Using a broadband internet connection, consumers can then monitor their home electricity consumption from the web or from the tabletop electricity monitor.
Date: 07/27/2010
Type: Article, Video
Technologies: Buildings, Control Systems, Smart Grid
Tags: building energy use, home energy display, home energy management, Microsoft, smart grid
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
Microsoft Moving into Building Management, Demand Response
Microsoft is developing a strategy for software and services for managing energy consumption in commercial buildings, as well as a strategy for integrating building management systems into predictive analysis tools.
Date: 03/11/2011
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings, Control Systems, Smart Grid
Tags: building energy efficiency, demand response, energy consumption, energy management systems, Microsoft
MIT Taps Local Utility for 'Bold' Energy Efficiency Program
With the help of its local utility, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will launch a three-year energy efficiency project , "MIT Efficiency Forward," that will trim electricity use 15 percent and save the university $50 million.
Date: 05/26/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Buildings, HVAC, Materials, Lighting & Displays
Tags: green construction, Nstar, renovations
NASA Base is Most Sustainable Federal Building Project in America
NASA is in the process of constructing the greenest building in America at their Ames campus near the Silicon Valley in California. The agency has recruited green architect William McDonough for the project.
Date: 08/28/2009
Type: Blog, News
Technologies: Buildings
Tags: building energy use, green building, McDonough, NASA
NASA Space Tech to Make Green Buildings More Efficient
NASA collaborates with Integrated Building Solutions (IBS) to enhance the energy efficiency of their buildings.
Date: 01/20/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Buildings, Control Systems
Tags: building efficiency, NASA, sustainability
NASA Technology to Enhance 'Green' Building's Efficiency
NASA today announced that it is collaborating with Integrated Building Solutions (IBS), Inc. to develop a next-generation intelligent, automated, and integrated environmental monitoring and management capability for office buildings and research environments.
Date: 04/14/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Buildings, Control Systems, Modeling
Tags: IBS, NASA Ames
New Energy Achieves Major ‘Transparency’ Breakthrough in Development of See-Thru Windows Capable of Generating Electricity
By replacing metal components in solar windows with non-metallic compounds, New Energy has achieved greater transparency for their product.
Date: 01/04/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Buildings, Energy Conversion
Tags: solar window
New Report on Accelerating Systems Engineering for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency announces the release of a white paper which recommends improvements and actions needed to advance the development and adoption of integrated building control systems for energy efficiency.
Date: 06/14/2011
Type: News, Report
Technologies: Buildings, Control Systems, Modeling
New York is First City to Publish Energy Data for Private Buildings
New York City has publicly posted 2011 energy benchmarking results for over 2,000 large commercial properties. This is the first time any US city has disclosed private-sector building energy data. Results show areas for possible energy improvements.
Date: 09/12/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings
Tags: energy efficiency, Energy use intensity, greenhouse gases, New York City

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