Did you know that over 70% of the total US electricity consumption in the US is in commercial and private real estate? And in designing those buildings, over 80% of the builders and architects use two-dimensional – or 2D – … Continue reading →

Like many of you, I’m thrilled to see technologies such as “smart electricity grids” finally receive such attention, in the highest halls of governments and mainstream press. As highlighted by Intel’s Sean Maloney in his closing keynote of the Cleantech … Continue reading →

Albert Einstein said that we cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. Today, that philosophy is particularly relevant to the state of the environment. The organizers of a recent management forum organized by … Continue reading →

Friday was a strong day, with the opening two breakfast meetings being about the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Change meeting in December, and then about how ICT can help. I pushed that we should be establishing a common website for posting … Continue reading →

I’m catching up with my notes from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, so let’s back up to Friday, as we finished the third day of discussions. Crisis continues to be the key topic — ranging from economic to … Continue reading →

Its hard to feel sorry for yourself at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland…the snow glistens in the crisp mountain air illuminated by a bright alpine sun; politicians, rock stars, media moguls and the captains … Continue reading →