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Monthly Archives: August 2012
'Large hospitals tend to be energy-intensive' is a story from Today in Energy by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). It outlines a recent attempt to assess the massive energy and water usage of large hospitals. Studies show that hospitals tend to consume more energy per square foot than other buildings in the commercial sector,.
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Aged care facilities are now able to get an immediate start towards saving an average $25,000 a year through a practical toolkit developed to help the sector increase its energy efficiency, NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker said today.
Ms Parker said that energy audits in 15 aged care facilities show that up to 15 per.
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In August 2012, the United Nations launched the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).
The network mobilises scientific and technical expertise from academia, civil society, and the private sector in support of sustainable-development problem solving at local, national, and global scales. This Solutions Network accelerates joint learning and helps to overcome the compartmentalization of technical and policy.
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