To house our growing population, it’s estimated that the world will add 2 trillion square feet of new buildings by 2060 – the equivalent of putting up another New York City every month for the next 40 years. All those buildings consume energy while delivering lighting and comfort from the heat and cold to its occupants. And not even a little bit – the statistics defining building energy consumption are sobering. […]
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Clear skies for now, but the greenhouse gases will come roaring back
Nature has a way of reasserting itself. Fifty years ago, young people took to the streets to call for a healthy, sustainable environment, and by the end of that year, the Environmental Protection Agency was born. The Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts were passed. We quickly learned, however, that any effort to […]
Taking conference calls from the car and other work-from-home tips
With so many across the country now working from home, the Internet is replete with work-from-home tips. But with many of our newly-remote co-workers being engineers and scientists, we reached out to see if they have any creative recommendations. Here are some of our favorites: Need peace and quiet when you have kids at home? […]