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Selling green buildings with people power

October 28, 2005 Builders and designers say the benefits to people justify the cost premium of "green" or "high-performance" buildings. Photos: State-of-the-art skyscraper TAGS: building, green, designer, high-performance, worker, productivity, CFO

Google mapping enters the third dimension

June 28, 2005 Search giant launches Google Earth, a satellite mapping service that lets people zoom in for 3D views of buildings and terrain. Images: Google takes a different view of Earth TAGS: Google Earth, local search, Google Inc., building, satellite, 3D, view, GPS, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Start-up plans first step toward solar homes

April 14, 2006 Heliovolt will start making prototypes this month, with an eye toward "power buildings." TAGS: silicon, prototype, building, photovoltaics

Sensors drafted to turn off lights nationwide

February 4, 2005 The Energy Department wants to cut down energy consumption by turning off the lights when you leave the room. TAGS: Dust Networks, sensor, quad, building, energy, monitor

Tracing the shadows of the Big One

April 19, 2006 Earthquake fanatics explore streets, facades, basements, rooftops of downtown San Francisco. TAGS: facade, building, basement, house, San Francisco

Microsoft mapping goes 3D

November 6, 2006 New Virtual Earth interface merges gaming world photorealism with images of real-world cities. Photos: Virtual Earth 3D marries maps, search Video: Microsoft takes on Google TAGS: billboard, advertiser, city, building, 3D, Microsoft Corp., San Francisco, Google Inc., Web browser, video

Week in video: Computers old and new, and ones that clean

August 24, 2007 A look at computing history, the new Roomba 560 cleaning robot, and a tour of one of the most eco-friendly buildings. TAGS: iRobot Roomba, iRobot Corp., Michael Kanellos, tour, building, robot, video

DOJ approves telecom megamergers

October 27, 2005 U.S. Department of Justice gives the green light on the Verizon-MCI merger and the SBC-AT&T transaction. TAGS: MCI Inc., SBC Communications Inc., approval, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, merger, telecommunications, building, telephone company, U.S.

Does that house come in green?

June 21, 2007 High energy prices, global warming worries and health concerns are driving the rise of green real estate services.Images: Realtors turn green TAGS: real estate, building, resource, CEO, U.S.

Applied Materials to outshine Google with solar

March 16, 2007 Company that sells manufacturing tools to the solar industry is going to be one of the industry's biggest customers, too. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., electricity, photovoltaics, plant, building, manufacturing, facility, equipment, Google Inc.

Father of energy efficiency to get Fermi Award

June 13, 2006 U.S. government will give one of its highest scientific awards to one of the figures behind conservation. TAGS: OPEC, roof, energy, regulation, appliance, building, tax, U.S., California, car

'Micro' wind turbines are coming to town

February 10, 2006 A handful of start-ups are making mini turbines that go on top of city buildings and turn wind power into electricity. Photos: Harnessing wind TAGS: turbine, AeroVironment, wind power, General Electric Co., electricity, building, aircraft

Net classes revive New Orleans college

October 5, 2005 With virtual classrooms, University of New Orleans will be the first school to bring classes back after storm. TAGS: New Orleans, distance learning, campus, class, professor, school, student, college, university, building, damage, teacher

Anaheim's first taste of EarthLink muni Wi-Fi

July 7, 2006 With about 20 percent of the system operational, EarthLink is testing solutions to signal interference, user preferences. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., Wi-Fi network, interference, municipal Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi, California, building, taste, city, challenge, broadband, router, video
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