Browsing: Energy

The current systems for food production, transportation, and storage involves a lot of waste—including food waste and resource waste. How…

The climate change discussion has centered on GHG (greenhouse gases), and particularly CO2 (carbon dioxide). Construction, apparently, is a major…

How digital twins and other emerging technologies are making grids work smarter. The electricity grid is a complex, critical infrastructure…

Smart homes are advancing, with a sustainability twist. Consider the example of HVAC-R (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration) systems,…

Nights are getting shorter, as winter passes the torch to spring and summer. But the workday is still a controlling…

Waiting can be the most frustrating part of a construction job. The crew is ready, the equipment is on standby,…

Everyone keeps talking about the net-zero goals set forth for the next decade—but what will that truly look like in…

Everything digital—and almost every resource—is now floating in the cloud. Consumer and business apps are resident in the cloud, data…

Cyberattacks are on the rise, as threat actors become more creative, geopolitical conflicts rise, and supply-chain disruptions continue to surge.…

Are we “at the edge” or “going over the edge” with computing technology? Or not even close to the edge?…