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The Connected Business: IT & Sustainability

Inside this issue
• To reduce costs, you must first find an accurate way of measuring them
• A look at systems that allow businesses to track their environmental performance - -
Content
Sustainability: Technology has potential to retrofit the world
From mapping water leaks to remodelling buildings, the challenge is to improve efficiency of all infrastructure, says Sarah Murray
Footprint: Rising energy prices focus minds
To reduce costs, you must first measure them, says Stephen Pritchard
Equipment disposal: European directive has helped reduce waste but there is more to be done
Weee forms the basis of laws on recycling in EU member states, writes Stephen Pritchard
Tracking ‘green’ performance
Sarah Murray on systems that allow businesses to track their environmental performance
Architecture: Software opens up fresh vistas on building design
Greater accuracy ahead of the construction phase helps reduce waste, says Sarah Murray
Climate change agenda
IT offerings for intelligent resource management are still ‘immature’, finds Alan Cane
PC Power Down: Turn off, tune out and save money
Alan Cane looks at a system that helps organisations control electricity costs and carbon emissions
Construction: Managing energy & waste
Bespoke software enables BAM Construct to keep track of energy use and CO2 production by contract, writes Paul Taylor
Water: The thirst for monitoring grows
Technology can help businesses cut their consumption and improve quality, writes Sarah Murray

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