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Energy Efficiency of Buildings - The Pressure Is On!

3BL Media

If the building sector shall reduce its carbon emissions by 60% until 2030, the energy renovation rate of Europe’s building stock needs to double – quite a challenge given the souring costs for building materials and the scarcity of resources in this industry. Energy efficiency is just one of many aspects in building management.

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Comment: Massive IoT enables massive opportunities for utilities

Envirotec Magazine

From fleet management to environmental monitoring and smart grid management, to consumer applications including smart watches, smart buildings and, ultimately, entire smart cities. Satellite communications will be pivotal to this now and in the future, because without a connection, nothing is smart.

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2023 Global 100 most sustainable companies

Corporate Knights

Ralph Torrie, Corporate Knights’ research director, says rising oil prices have stimulated growth in renewables, smart buildings, electric vehicles and other climate solutions, including circular economy measures. download full results. compared to 222.1% Indeed, the top-ranked company, Schnitzer Steel , is a metals recycler.

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