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Here's why a new open source database of 100 commonly used building materials could change your workplace.
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Apigee and aWhere are teaming up to offer a Big Data application development platform and a few SMS apps to help smallholder farmers.
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Tech providers are looking to balance the neverending hunger for data storage with the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Waste management is getting a 21st-century makeover with data analysis for large corporations to use in pursuing waste reduction.
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By opening up government data on transportation, buildings, infrastructure and air quality to citizen coders, cities and regions are solving problems.
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A new contract with SunEdison represents the company's first utility-scale project.
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Sustainability pros, data centers need you. Here's what you need to know to support a lean, secure environment in your company.
by Mike Walker
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Here's where data analytics, sensors, virtual reality games and drones can help to protect wild lands and creatures.
by Mira Inbar
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A combination of regulatory prowess, integrated sustainability goals and attention to operational details are key for businesses, cities and other organizations wading into take-back recycling programs.
by Carl Smith
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Mobile phones and big data help conservationists stop poaching, but they also let unwitting tourists accidentally lead poachers to endangered animals.
by Mike Hower
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The technology makes particular sense when space is a big consideration. That's why the baker is coming back for seconds.
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GE's Agostino Renna explains why a deal with Qualcomm could signal the future of energy-efficient lighting... and maybe shopping as well.
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E-waste is a big issue, and it takes time to build a pilot project into a replicable component of business operations. Here's what the mega-retailer learned along the way.
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If we thought about material reuse during the product design stage, we'd realize more value, say advocates of circular economy thinking.
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The company is investing in renewable energy under the direction of sustainability chief Christina Page, but Yahoo's biggest impact comes from new data center design innovation.
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A recent United Nations report shows that e-waste is a mine of both recyclables and toxics.
by Mary Hoff
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Tweets and GPS may seem like mere conveniences, but in regions with less infrastructure, smartphones can help pinpoint quakes fast.
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U.S. data centers slurped down 91 billion kWh in 2013 alone. System architecture studies and new technologies promise to cut that by half.
by RP Siegel
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Environmentalists and green businesses face a daunting challenge if they are ever to establish circular economy thinking in the corporate mainstream.
by James Murray
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In less than a year, new leadership has brought out the greenest in every department and made a Chicago hotel a more sustainable home away from home.
by Glenn Hasek
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Chicago's CSO describes the Windy City's comprehensive strategy for improving sustainability and resilience.
by Mike Hower
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New Web platform India Water Tool 2.0 helps organizations pinpoint water challenges and manage their water risk.
by Tien Shiao
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Quantifying environmental risks in monetary terms may be necessary to convince the majority of corporations to reduce their dependency and impacts on the environment.
by Ivo Mulder
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Meet the Silicon Valley startup looking to change the math for businesses interested in increasing energy efficiency with new tech tools.
by Keith Larsen
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From energy footprinting to new types of transportation data tracking how we move from point A to point B, here are the opportunities and obstacles for leveraging Big Data in sustainability.