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There is a coming convergence of four technology platforms: Vehicles, Information, Buildings and Energy. VERGE will fundamentally transform cities, companies, communities, and households. Its impact will cover a wide spectrum from energy and resource use, to public safety and health, and ultimately to the design of our world — all while creating almost limitless opportunities for business such as yours.
- Winners from DOE's $100,000 cash-prize challenge include a Facebook app using trees to visualize energy use and how businesses can obtain ENERGY STAR benchmarks...
- The world’s largest business software company has launched a new initiative to focus on the many challenges that urban centers face when trying to tackle sustainability issues....
- At VERGE London, speakers discussed how the convergence of energy, information, transportation and building technologies is impacting cars, buildings, cities, energy and more. Check out the Twitter...
- If we could shed more light on the power we consume, it would be easier to use less, argues Pilgrim Beart, founder of energy visualization firm AlertMe....
- CBRE's National Director of Sustainability shares what convergence means to managing 1.4 billion square feet of property for corporate and institutional clients....
- What's needed to cure the world's ills is real culture change, led by better communication about environmental issues and by the innovators Volans executive chairman John Elkington calls......
- Governments are key to fostering smarter cars, according to carmakers struggling to make progress. For now, speed bumps are keeping the market from accelerating as quickly as many would like. ...
- Cities already gobble up most of the world’s resources, so will increasing urbanization bring greater efficiency or simply more consumption?
- New technologies and emerging business pressures are combining to create an unprecedented era of change, according to speakers at today's VERGE conference....
- HonestBuildings.com hopes to jumpstart the commercial-real-estate market by connecting building owners and service providers via data and Web-based tools....
- With a startup mentality, Boeing Energy is working to drive innovation by leveraging its own internal resources and tapping into key partnerships....
- GreenBiz Group and the U.S. Green Building Council announce VERGE SF @ Greenbuild, November 12-13 in San Francisco.
- Quick-charging stations are seen as gateway to large-scale electric-vehicle adoption. Here's a look at some of the infrastructure players who are ready to pounce on the growing EV market....
- The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's new headquarters is not only ultra green, it's smart too.
- Recyclebank's new citywide mobile app, designed by Nike's digital advertising agency, rewards London cyclers and walkers with discounts at local merchants, including Marks & Spencer.......
- There are three reasons why mayors -- who have both real power and real accountability -- should be at the top of the list of partners for companies driving sustainable growth....
- The latest iteration of software that measures the energy and carbon of laptops, desktops and even the data center aims to democratize IT energy savings by bringing costs down to earth while putting......
- Zipcar's co-founder and former CEO discusses how sharing taps into excess capacity in its many forms, and how technology enables lower search, transaction and access costs....
- Although the utility industry has little consensus on best practices for speaking clearly and persuasively about the benefits of the smart grid, it's more important than ever for energy companies......
- After evaluating 24 million miles of electric-vehicle driving, the EV Project has learned some lessons that could have huge implications for EVs' success. Here's what we know now.
