Posted by: Bob Best Energy and Sustainability Services We just wrapped up another Earth Hour last Saturday. Millions of people around the world turned off their lights for 60 short minutes to show visible support for saving energy. If you looked at the skyline of any major American city, though, you might not know it [...]
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Lights out to turn sustainability on
Posted by: Carey Guerin Sustainability University With this month’s Sustainablity Sessions webcast on “Lighting Upgrade and Efficiency Strategies” and the Earth Hour event on March 31st, I’ve got lamps, ballasts and Fiji on my mind. Why Fiji? Well, who wouldn’t want to be thinking about Fiji? More about Fiji in a minute. This year marks [...]
Earth Hour: changing the world one step at a time
Posted by: Frederico Vasconcellos Jones Lang LaSalle, Brazil How much energy can you save by turning off a light? It depends on how many times you do it. The Jones Lang LaSalle Latin American team in Brazil first participated in Earth Hour in 2008, and our effort continues to grow. Last year, we achieved a reduction [...]