Going Green in the Workplace
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Going Green in the Workplace

About the Book

Learn how to position your business as a responsible environmental leader in a world of green consumers and carbon-conscious regulators. In this course, you'll discover how to save energy, save money, and reduce your carbon footprint, all at the same time.

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About the Author

Brad Bergman
Brad Bergman

Read all about me on my personal website: www.ibradcon.com

Brad Bergman has spent his entire career working with low-carbon technologies. He has experience generating both nuclear power and utility-scale solar-thermal power. He has also helped numerous businesses and local governments implement energy-saving sustainability strategies as a demand-side energy management specialist. His formal education includes both Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology, and he holds an MBA with a specialization in Technology Management. Brad currently works as a renewable energy professional and teaches classes as an adjunct professor.

Table of Contents

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  • Lesson One: Going Green in the Workplace
  • Chapter One - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - The Business of Being Green
  • Chapter 3-How Saving Energy Helps the Environment
  • Chapter 4 - Efficiency Versus Conservation
  • Chapter 5-Summary
  • Lesson Two: Saving Energy, Money, and the Environment
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - Saving Energy
  • Chapter 3 - The Dollars and Cents of Going Green
  • Chapter 4 - Saving the Environment
  • Chapter 5 - Summary
  • Lesson Three: Lighting I - CFLs and Overhead Fluorescents
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - What’s wrong with my incandescent bulbs?
  • Chapter 3 - Ceiling fluorescents
  • Chapter 4 - Dissecting the Arguments Against CFLs
  • Lesson Four: Lighting II - Optimization, Daylight Harvesting, and LEDs
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - Now There’s Something Wrong With my new T-8s?
  • Chapter 3 - Taking Advantage of Daylight
  • Chapter 4 - Light Emitting Diodes
  • Chapter 5 - Summary
  • Lesson Five: HVAC - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - Package Units
  • Chapter 3 - Heating
  • Chapter 4 - Programmable Thermostats
  • Chapter 5 - Summary
  • Lesson Six: The Building Envelope
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - Cool Roofs
  • Chapter 3 - Windows
  • Chapter 4 - Weatherization
  • Chapter 5 - Summary
  • Lesson Seven: Transportation and Alternative Fuels
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - Gas Versus Diesel
  • Chapter 3 - The Electrification of Transportation
  • Chapter 4 - Lowering Your Employees’ Carbon Footprints
  • Chapter 5 - Summary
  • Lesson Eight: Water
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - Power-Needs-Water-Needs-Power
  • Chapter 3 - Saving water indoors
  • Chapter 4 - Saving water outdoors
  • Chapter 5 - Summary
  • Lesson Nine: Waste–Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - The Life Cycle of Things
  • Chapter 3 - Reduce
  • Chapter 4 - Recycle
  • Chapter 5 - Summary
  • Lesson Ten: Computers, Technology, and Electronics
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - Greening Your Computers
  • Chapter 3 - The Energy Star Brand–and a Look at Tomorrow’s “Smart” Appliances
  • Chapter 4 - Hotel Rooms, Vending Machines, and Power Vampires
  • Lesson Eleven: Renewable Energy
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - Your First Two Considerations: Power and Money
  • Chapter 3 - Solar
  • Chapter 4 - Small Wind
  • Chapter 5 - Summary*
  • Lesson Twelve: Green Certifications and Standards
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - LEED Certification
  • Chapter 3 - Paying for Someone Else to be Green When You Can’t
  • Chapter 4 - Where “Green” is Heading
  • Chapter 5 - Summary

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