Green Internet startups
Having ranted yesterday about how discussions about our personal carbon footprints are a distraction, I now feel obliged to raise an exception. If we’re talking about how to use our software expertise...
View ArticleComputers have big lifecycle footprints
Well, here’s an interesting analysis of the lifecycle emissions of a computer. Turns out that computers require something like ten times their weight in fossil fuels to manufacture. Which is an order...
View ArticleGreen Building Festival (next week!)
Next week is Toronto Design Week, which includes the Green Building Festival on Wednesday and Thursday. They have cheap student passes at $50, but register quickly if you’re interested.
View ArticleZero Carbon Buildings
Jono sent me a fascinating article in the NY Times about the new zero-carbon office building at the National Renewable Energy Lab, in Golden, Colorado. We visited NREL with the kids back in November,...
View ArticlePassive houses need no heating
I was talking with my students about Passive Houses last week, which are designed to be so well insulated that they require no heating system – just the body heat from a few people will do (think of it...
View ArticleGreen IT or Greening through IT
I’m just collecting some readings for my grad course next week, for which the topic is Green IT. Here’s what I came up with: Murugesan, “Harnessing Green IT: Principles and Practices“ the GeSI report,...
View ArticleGreen ICT Application Challenge
Here’s a competition run by the International Telecoms Union (ITU) for a concept paper for a green ICT Application. Prize is $10,000. Deadline June 17. Go for it! (h/t to Aby for this!)
View ArticleUpcoming conferences on Green IT
Fabio sent me some pointers to upcoming conferences on IT and climate change: 6th ITU Symposium on ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change, Accra, Ghana, July 7-8, 2011; 2nd IEEE International Green...
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