What could possibly be worse than all those airplanes spewing noxious fuel exhaust into the air?
The global IT infrastructure of course.
Bet you did not know that while airlines are said to produce 2% of the worlds greenhouse gases annually, IT equipment is said to produce up to 4%. This is not something we typically think about, but all those computers, printers, phones, etc. powered around the clock are costing our planet big time when it comes to the atmosphere.
Anyone who has ever sat next to sunny a window in late summer knows exactly what passive solar energy is.
Passive solar heating and cooling represents an important step in conserving energy in the home and solar energy has become a hot topic in recent years.
Solar energy is nothing new however, people throughout time have been able to use this seemingly recent technology. The ancient Greeks used solar design in their architecture. They clearly understood that a building facing South could take advantage of the sun's heat during winter time.