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Lora Kolodny
June 27th, 2011

IBM "Buildings Whisperer" Dave Bartlett On The Dumb Ways We Waste Energy

IBM’s Smarter Planet division released a new solution recently that can make buildings energy efficient— even if they are huge and 100 years old like the company itself. Vice president of the Smarter Buildings division at IBM, Dave Bartlett, visited TechCrunch TV to talk about the stupid ways that people waste energy in medium to large buildings, and how the company’s new Intelligent Building… → Read More

Lora Kolodny
January 18th, 2011

Car Battery Makers, Johnson Controls, Building A $150 Million Recycling Plant In South Carolina

Automotive parts and batteries manufacturer, Johnson Controls Inc., broke ground on a new, battery recycling plant in Florence, South Carolina, today. Local and national environmental groups there reached consensus with the company on air emissions standards in August 2010, allowing the company to embark on its plans to build a $150 million facility, taking up about 36 acres of a 270-acre… → Read More