ESS Joins Emerging Tech Companies at Going Green Conference

September 21st, 2007

I’ve spent the beginning of this week at the AlwaysOn Going Green conference. It’s been like a time warp, because just last week I was in Jakarta. I travel so much lately to visit our global partners and customers that I think I am seeing more than the average person about how the world is responding to environmental pressures.

I participated on the panel on energy efficiency. Because this was primarily a technology conference, the energy efficiency panel dealt with the way energy is used in data centers. Most of the panelists focused on methods of increasing domestic energy efficiency. However, that doesn’t necessarily address global issues because a significant portion of industrial production has moved offshore, while the US has shifted to become a service economy.

In order to make a significant dent in the planet’s environmental footprint, and mitigate the effects of climate change and global warming, there needs to be a greater focus on helping organizations in emerging economies manage emissions—especially GHGs. That’s why ESS is building relationships in the Asia Pacific region, where there is significant growth in manufacturing. We’re working with organization heads throughout the region to show them how they can both reduce emissions and improve their business performance.

Among other things, I told the audience that 56 percent of all the energy used in any commercial building is in the HVAC system, and that saving 10 percent in this arena alone is enough to equal taking 30 million cars off the road. Watch the entire panel session.

AlwaysOn showcased 100 new, private greentech companies that are transforming the global energy, water, agriculture, transportation, construction, manufacturing and resource recovery establishments.

The GoingGreen 100 winners were honored at GoingGreen, a summit held at the University of California, Davis Graduate School of Management. Check out the archives from the event. I was asked to be a participant as a panelist, since our company is the market leader in the EH&S software space.

Tags: alwayson going green domestic energy efficiency emissions environmental footprint greentech hvac

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