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Of course, the bill will still have to survive the tense partisanship of the U.S. Senate before it becomes law, but this victory in the House and a written statement of support from the President is a good start. Move over procurement, there’s a new game in town. And, it’s likely to be taking over the wheel for a long time to come. Sustainability is being driven by the growing concern about how everything we do will impact Planet Earth.

In their search for the ideal sustainable exterior finish wood — whether for windows, doors, decks or siding — architects can now add another valuable option to their arsenal: acetylated wood. Traditionally, there have been two primary methods of obtaining durable wood for use in exterior trim, joinery, sidings and facings, especially those components potentially exposed to severe weather conditions.

Aside from the great environmental effects that result from paying attention to sustainability at work, charges often get decreased and reputations get boosted as customers and patrons hear that your business is environmentally conscious and aware of community improvement. That ends up meaning more customers, lower overhead, and greater income for most businesses. With reasons like that, there's no excuse not to go green.

The first of these methods has been the selection of an inherently durable tropical hardwood species, such as teak or mahogany or western red cedar. However, such hardwoods are of ever more limited availability, and can prove to be exorbitantly expensive. There may also be sustainability issues associated with those species. Are they a renewable resource? How quickly can they be regenerated? Are they being responsibility grown, tended and harvested?

Reducing GHG emissions associated with unnecessary workplace travel is aided by remote access solutions that extend the boundaries of fixed workplace environments. To achieve location independence, workers need secure broadband access.

We are, as a collective business sector, more aware than ever before about the reality of shrinking resources such as fossil fuels. Even if they read the brochure from their utility, watch a TV commercial and spot a sign on the bus, they still are slow to respond. What does convince them? A chat with a neighbor who tried the program, a push by their church, community or social group, a direct knock on the door by a real live person.

The obvious elements that affect a wind turbine’s performance are wind direction, wind speed, wind duration and overall efficiency of power capture and conversion of the wind turbine itself. Less obvious elements are the actual density of the wind and air, and the scale of the wind turbine (larger turbines can gather exponentially greater energy than smaller ones). A general rule of thumb for wind turbine efficacy is about 35% capture of the total wind energy available.