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The Green Baroness Blog: November 2009
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The Green Baroness Blog. Save $ $ by Saving energy -Part 2. Posted on 9:32 PM, under commissioning. Simply making sure the building systems are running as designed is called commissioning. It is an essential part of building construction and beacuse systems wear down over time, they need to be checked. Such commissioning pays huge dividens a 15 percent reduction in energy use at a cost of just 27 cents per square foot for a payback of less than 9 months claims the Department of energy. Links to this post.
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The Green Baroness Blog: Who's on the Sustainability Bus? Sloan Management Survey Says....
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The Green Baroness Blog. Who's on the Sustainability Bus? Sloan Management Survey Says. Posted on 3:42 PM, under sustainability. Recently The Sloan Management Review at M.I.T. and the Boston Consulting Group surveyed 1,500 corporate leaders and found that pledges of a shift toward sustainable business practices are often not backed up by substantial actions. The summary concludes:. 0 Reply to "Who's on the Sustainability Bus? Sloan Management Survey Says.". Green Travel- Part 2- Transportation. The Green...
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The Green Baroness Blog: Cap and Trade-What does it mean?
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The Green Baroness Blog. Cap and Trade-What does it mean? Posted on 10:51 AM, under Cap. Emissions trading (Cap and Trade) is a “managed” approach to control pollution by providing economic incentives for reducing the emissions of pollutants. It is the “Pavlov’s Dog” of pollution, as simply “asking” companies to reduce pollution does not seem to be effective unless there is a vehicle to measure that reduction and a way to enforce it. Now, what if a company needs to increase their emission allowance?
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The Green Baroness Blog: Save $$$ by Saving energy -Part 2
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The Green Baroness Blog. Save $ $ by Saving energy -Part 2. Posted on 9:32 PM, under commissioning. Simply making sure the building systems are running as designed is called commissioning. It is an essential part of building construction and beacuse systems wear down over time, they need to be checked. Such commissioning pays huge dividens a 15 percent reduction in energy use at a cost of just 27 cents per square foot for a payback of less than 9 months claims the Department of energy. The Green Baroness...
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The Green Baroness Blog: Green Travel- Part 2- Transportation
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The Green Baroness Blog. Green Travel- Part 2- Transportation. Posted on 5:07 PM, under Green Travel Car travel. The Green Baroness is on a quest to help travelers address their carbon impact with some helpful travel options. In part 2 I will be addressing Ground transportation. Want to rent a hybrid? Renting a hybrid car does come with a price premium. Enterprise claims they generally cost $10-$15 more a day then similarly sized vehicles. Avis also offers hybrids, to which they currently have 2,...Empir...
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The Green Baroness Blog: Save $$$ by saving Energy- Step 1
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The Green Baroness Blog. Save $ $ by saving Energy- Step 1. Posted on 9:18 PM, under efficiency. You might do this at home, but how does this effort translate to your business or workplace? And for what reason? Heck we have all watched how energy costs have been rising in recent years and realize that new taxes and or regulations are on the horizon, so every business has good reason to become more efficient. However, in order to adequately measure your consumption, you need a benchmark as a starting poin...
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The Green Baroness Blog: July 2009
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The Green Baroness Blog. Posted on 4:25 PM, under Adam Werbach. I have recently been reading Adam Werbach’s. Which has incited me to explore the meaning of Sustainability. In the introduction he mentions how the word Sustainability has become widely used in reference to environmental concerns, and how it is sadly getting over used. The Webster Dictionary defines sustainable as:. Of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged.
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The Green Baroness Blog: August 2009
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The Green Baroness Blog. Three Sisters Sustainable Cereal Company. Posted on 10:41 AM, under cereal manufacturing food. Each year there are 2.5 billion cereal boxes sold in the US, that is 180,000 tons of paperboard! If we converted half of those "boxes" to these freshness bags, the energy saved could power over 11,000 homes for a year! So, now the next two questions I am sure you are thinking.does it taste good and is it cost effective? Links to this post. So today could be the next “Friday”? As organiz...
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The Green Baroness Blog: September 2009
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The Green Baroness Blog. Green Travel- Part 2- Transportation. Posted on 5:07 PM, under Green Travel Car travel. The Green Baroness is on a quest to help travelers address their carbon impact with some helpful travel options. In part 2 I will be addressing Ground transportation. Want to rent a hybrid? Renting a hybrid car does come with a price premium. Enterprise claims they generally cost $10-$15 more a day then similarly sized vehicles. Avis also offers hybrids, to which they currently have 2,...One o...
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The Green Baroness Blog: Empire State Building going Green
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The Green Baroness Blog. Empire State Building going Green. Posted on 7:29 PM, under building real estate. The 102 story Empire State Building was opened in 1931 to much fanfare as the tallest skyscraper in the world. While not the tallest building anymore, the current owners want it to become a greener building. This is the vanguard of a new trend, retro-fitting old commercial buildings to lower their energy use. Commercial real estate accounts for nearly 20% of US energy use, so addressing this sector ...
