ecoATM wants to make electronics recycling easy and convenient.

ecoATM created a self serve Kiosk that takes your used electronics and gives you cash or store credit.

The kiosk “ … patented, advanced machine vision, electronic diagnostics, and artificial intelligence to evaluate and buy-back used electronics directly from consumers for cash or store credit. …”

Watch this video to see how easy the process is for the user …

Currently (Sept 2011) there is a cluster of ecoATM locations on the west coast stretching from just north of Los Angeles to just south of San Diego and two others – one in Kansas City, Kansas and one in Redmond, Washington.

Via:  ecoATM  LINK

Johnson Controls Institute for Building Efficiency survey provides insights into the energy mindset of building owners and operators around the world.  The amount of available energy data is increasing, however the processes and roles to act of this information is lacking.  …

…   “Building owners have greater access to energy data, but few are taking advantage of it.

More than eight in 10 measure and record data at least weekly or monthly, but fewer than two in 10 review and analyze that data at least weekly.

Those who have implemented smart grid/smart building technology such as advanced energy metering and management systems are nearly 3 times more likely to review and analyze their data frequently.”   …

Via Johnson Controls: Energy Efficiency Survey.

Certain Honda Civics have an easy way to save fuel …. by pushing the ECON button.  When pushed " … the Civic’s engine and other energy-consuming systems are automatically configured to operate more efficiently…"

Better fuel economy at the push of a button ! 

Via:  Honda  LINK

…   “We decided to honor our hacker roots and challenge convention by custom designing and building our software, servers and data centers from the ground up. 

The result is a data center full of vanity free servers which is 38% more efficient and 24% less expensive to build and run than other state-of-the-art data centers.”   …

Via Facebook: Energy Efficient Data Centers.

…   “The House Energy Doctor program, started in 1986, is a course where graduate architecture students prescribe how buildings can save more energy. This semester, the UA Office of Sustainability suggested the students target the UA campus.”   …

Via University of Arizona: Energy Use.

House energy doctor brochure (PDF).

…   “As a part of their Environmental Studies Senior Seminar class, they are creating a proposal for green renovations and enhancements of the Powell House throughout the semester.”   …

Via Elon University: Senior Project.

…   “As a part of their Environmental Studies Senior Seminar class, they are creating a proposal for green renovations and enhancements of the Powell House throughout the semester.”   …

Via Elon University: Senior Project.

…   “The results of these simple steps have been extraordinary. By the end of 2008, we had reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by 65 percent, gasoline use by 63 percent, landfill waste by 45 percent, and water use by 18 percent.”   …

Via Yale: Small Business Success Story.

The Small Business Guide to Energy Efficiency (Link).

Quick Tips for the Energy Efficient Small Business (Link).

Energy Management Tools.

…   “The results of these simple steps have been extraordinary. By the end of 2008, we had reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by 65 percent, gasoline use by 63 percent, landfill waste by 45 percent, and water use by 18 percent.”   …

Via Yale: Small Business Success Story.

The Small Business Guide to Energy Efficiency (Link).

Quick Tips for the Energy Efficient Small Business (Link).

Energy Management Tools.

…   “The researchers will focus on reducing energy used by buildings’ heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. These systems are estimated to account for about 43 percent of all energy used by U.S. homes, and more than 60 percent used by homes in colder climates. Annually, HVAC use accounts for about 28 percent of the nation’s electricity use … ”   …

Via University of Virginia: NSF Research Grant.

Univ VA Research Building.