" ... ZigBee Alliance is an association of companies working together
to enable reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wirelessly networked,
monitoring and control products based on an open global standard."
"... goal ... is to provide the consumer with
ultimate flexibility, mobility, and ease of use by building wireless
intelligence and capabilities into everyday devices ... "
"ZigBee Smart Energy Certified Products ... represent solutions across the entire efficiency
ecosystem – energy services portals, meters, displays, thermostats and
load controllers. Each product may wear the ZigBee Certified logo and
the green ZigBee Smart Energy icon so that they may be easily
identified in the marketplace."
Via: ZigBee
LINK
Green Acres Zero Energy Homes in New Paltz, NY are a step beyond low energy homes. Using geothermal cooling / heating, thermal insulated form construction, super insulation, etc the home is net ZERO energy over the period of a year.
Streetline uses software and sensors to adjust parking meter pricing
to reduce cars circling for parking spaces. It is estimated that up to
30 % of carbon emissions are caused once a car is in the city - circling
for a cheap parking space at a parking meter. When meter prices are
close to the rate of a parking lot the incentive to keep driving looking
for a cheap meter spot goes way down ... as does wasted fuel and
emissions and CO2.
Sustainability / Green Business Key to Ongoing Success ... many
businesses are seeing sustainability and green as a lead to future
growth or as a line extension to their current business offering.
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