Stories from Tom Schueneman
Technology
Seattle 3D Model: A Prototype for Sustainable Urban Development
No longer is 3D modeling a rare occurrence in the building design process. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a widely accepted […]
March 11, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
The Water-Energy Nexus in a Climate-Changed World
As a lead-up to Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, January 13-17, Masdar sponsored a blogging contest called “Engage: The Water-Energy Nexus.” The following post […]
January 10, 2013
Energy
Green Meetings: International Sustainability Standards for the Convention and Exhibition Industry
Like most readers of TriplePundit, I’ve attended enough trade shows and conventions to realize that, to a large extent, the […]
December 20, 2012
Technology
Autodesk Debuts FormIt – Mobile, Cloud-Based Architectural Modeling App
Mobile smartphones and tablets carved their original market niche as consumer-focused technology. With its increasing ubiquity and power, mobile technology is now […]
December 14, 2012
Finance
BioLite: Tackling the Indoor Air Polution Crisis No One Is Talking About
Of the seven billion people now living on the planet, more than three billion cook their meals using wood or […]
October 22, 2012
Technology
Cloud-Based Simulation for Sustainable Design
Thirty years ago Autodesk introduced AutoCAD, liberating computer-aided design from the mainframe and putting it on the designer’s desktop. AutoCAD […]
September 14, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Ecolibrium Solar: Cutting-Edge Simplicity for PV Solar Installation
Just as for any trade show, the recent Intersolar North America gathering in San Francisco displayed no shortage of high-impact marketing booths, […]
July 31, 2012
Technology
Autodesk: Redefining Sustainability
Meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs This […]
February 14, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Autodesk Builds the Sustainable City 2.0
Building a sustainable city – you can’t manage what you don’t measure The nonprofit Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is home […]
December 16, 2011
Energy
Understanding COP17's "Durban Platform"
This post originally published in GlobalWarmingisReal.com Unwilling to allow the two-week negotiations at the COP17 climate conference in Durban, South […]
December 13, 2011
Corporate Responsibility
UNFCCC Chief Figueres: U.S. is Hamstrung on Climate Change
This video clip and commentary originally appeared on globalwarmingisreal.com UNFCCC Chairperson Christiana Figueres gave a brief comment to ClimateProgress at […]
December 6, 2011
Technology
Canadian Solar Introduces "Smart Solar Panels"
Canadian Solar will introduce their new line of “intelligrated” solar panels at the Solar Power International conference that kicks off today […]
October 17, 2011
Corporate Responsibility
Fair Trade for All: Fair Trade Becomes Mainstream
A conversation with Fair Trade USA’s Paul Rice October is officially Fair Trade Month, and Fair Trade USA founder and CEO Paul […]
October 14, 2011
Corporate Responsibility
How One School District's Solar Array Raises Student Test Scores
Getting an education in America isn’t getting any easier. Battling steadily declining budgets, cut programs, and teacher layoffs, public school […]
August 19, 2011
Technology
Mission Motors Electric Superbike Sails Past the Competition
We’ve covered San Francisco-based startup Mission Motors on several occasions over the past couple of years. The electric vehicle company […]
July 28, 2011
Technology
Net-Zero in Vermont: Putney School a Model for Sustainability
In the unassuming rural community of Putney, Vermont, students and faculty at the Putney School are proud of their new […]
May 25, 2011
Technology
The Built Environment: Inflection and Reflection in the Shadow of Earth Day
Earth Day is over for this year, but what is arguably more important than the day itself is the day after […]
April 26, 2011
James Inhofe Apologizes for Calling Global Warming a Hoax
April fool 2011 🙂 In what might be one of the most remarkable about-faces ever to come from within the […]
April 1, 2011
Energy
Gravity Power Module Revolutionizes Pumped Hydro Energy Storage
Energy storage is arguably the Achilles heal of renewable energy. Matching the diurnal nature of the wind and the sun […]
March 11, 2011