Tweddle Sustainability Group

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It's time to take a different approach to green jobs. We can transform the way people work to achieve change on a mass level, and every manager can encourage sustainability by making one modification that would benefit the environment. Additionally, this change can positively affect employee morale and productivity, as well as company efficiency and profitability. So here's what you need to do:

You're preaching to the converted, Brother Joe! This is an excellent essay loaded with compelling facts about the business benefits of a mobile workforce.

With the breadth of innovations in green technology, it seems that we should all have solar-powered laptops by now. Unfortunately, that's yet to be the case. In the meantime, there are a number of easy, more affordable ways you can reduce your carbon footprint in the office.

There are various avenues you can take to support this year's Earth Day initiative, and a great way to mobilize the earth is by using mobile devices. Check out these apps that can help you go green in time for Earth Day, and set a precedent for the rest of the year.

A zero-energy building is one that produces as much energy as it consumes, making it a net-zero energy property and eliminating energy bills for its owners. Although zero-energy homes and buildings are quite rare today, increasing concerns about energy waste have set the stage for a growing market.

Thermoelectric materials that turn heat into electricity have been around for a while, but are typically expensive and inefficient. The microwaved zinc oxide is an environmentally friendly technology that should produce affordable materials. The question is, how can we use this material to make a much-needed impact on society and the environment.

Here are eight implementations that would help the movement gain momentum.

Seems like a good use for this zinc-oxide material could be used by placing a thermoelectric layer of the stuff on the bottom of a solar panel to scavenge any remaining energy. If placed on a roof top, it would prevent the excessive heat of Michigan's summer months from entering the building, thus reducing cooling cost. It would be interesting to see how much energy could actually be produced by the material in real world conditions. Cool stuff!

Let's take a look.

A technology to watch.

I think that we have  this covered, does anyone see anything that we have missed.

Linda - can you give us a list of the managers who have a personal printer?

Linda Voss - People with personal printers: Ladawn James Daniel Titus Bill Cook Scott Bower

A good printer for us to learn from.

Good article on the basics of a Safety Program

Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), a non-profit organization providing sustainability certification in the graphic communications industry, today introduces a ten-part educational video series about the benefits of sustainability in print facilities.

How strong is our Lock Out/Tag Out program?