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The Connected Business: IT & Sustainability

IT & Sustainability

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• 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 - -

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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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