PBE Building: The National Energy Conservation Label
The PBE Edifica labeling is a Brazilian seal of conformity that demonstrates compliance with performance requirements established in technical standards and regulations. The Brazilian Labeling Program emerged in 1984, with the idea of formulating a national quality and efficiency label. It was when Inmetro started with society the discussion […]
Efficiency in air conditioning in buildings
Air conditioning devices need a lot of energy, partly by automatic command. In large-scale buildings, become the main energy demander. In most companies, energy is a high cost factor., totaling approximately 30% of the additional costs, it may vary between different industrial branches. An air conditioner uses more […]
Energy efficiency in building lighting
Lighting consumes a lot of energy in commercial buildings. Near 20% of the total energy of the commercial building is consumed by lighting. Lighting is the first consumer of electricity, since it consumes up to 40% of electricity. PROCEL 3E – Lighting Regarding lighting, PROCEL is even more dynamic, and following […]
Energy efficiency in building envelopes
The wrap protects the interior of the building. Inefficient buildings are hot in summer and cold in winter. That is why, the efficiency treated goes beyond the reduction in energy costs. Given the territorial extension of Brazil, with different climatic realities, distinct strategies must be analyzed. And that's what the label reflects. The principles of […]
Energy efficiency in buildings: know the PROCEL seal
The Ministry of Environment released, in may of this year, a series of videos that address energy efficiency in buildings. On them, the ministry introduces the principles of the national seal, your importance, the challenges for the market and the results that are expected from the initiative. O ENCE (acronym for National Label for Conservation of […]
unpolluted oceans: An innovative project to solve the problem
oceans and one (old) problem The load of waste dumped into the oceans, directly or indirectly (by means of natural transport) it's incalculable, and the survey of your data is practically immeasurable for the vast area that would have to be tracked, and by the fact that the analyzed parameters are not static. The generation of waste, […]
Discover some solar-powered technologies
Technologies in the use of solar energy and its benefits Technologies in solar energy are in great ascendancy in Brazil. Some will say that by stride. There are several economic and environmental benefits that are helping to drive the growth of this renewable energy source.. From an economic point of view, using a home as a reference, […]
Bonsucro Certification, meet one of the sustainability standards most used by the biomass sector
The global market for biofuels Bonsucro certification has emerged as a solution to environmental problems that have been present in people's daily lives for a long time, especially as a result of the unbridled pursuit of growth, based on technological development that facilitates the appropriation and transformation of environmental goods into means of production. From […]
The European Union, the policy and standards
The European Union The European Union is a unique economic and political union, constituted by 28 European countries that, together, cover a large part of the European continent. The EU was created right after World War II. The initial intention was to encourage economic cooperation, assuming that if countries had […]
Unicamp promotes a workshop on quality management in the sugar-energy sector
Defining quality To understand about the subject, it is necessary to know the meaning of your term. The word comes from the Latin 'qualitate'. The main authors on the subject, like Deming, Crosby, Juran e Feigenbaun, sought to define it according to a series of principles, which must be suitable for the implementation of quality in organizations. A […]
Renewable energy battery is inspired by vitamins
Flow Battery Harvard University Researchers, In the USA, identified a new class of high-performance organic molecules, inspired by vitamin B2, that can store electricity from intermittent power sources, like solar and wind energy, in a big flux batteries. Flow batteries store energy in chemical solutions that can […]
Tokyo houses urban farm building amid offices
Despite all the technological development, Japan has to face some natural problems. The lack of space to grow food is one such example. To get around this snag, in tokyo, architect Yoshimi Kono designed an office building that also doubles as an urban farm. Urban vertical farm prototypes have been developed and, […]
ISO 14001: What are the updates to the standard?
At ISO 14001 is a standard that defines the requirements to implement an environmental management system, helping companies to achieve long-term success by managing their environmental aspects and impacts and creating alternatives to contribute to sustainable development.. Key objectives of an ISO environmental management system 14001:15 Definir uma estrutura para […]
ISO 9001: what changes in the version 2015?
At ISO 9001 is a standard that defines the requirements to implement a quality management system helping companies to increase their effectiveness to achieve the intended results and focuses on customer satisfaction. Key objectives for the new version of the standard – ISO 9001:2015 Provide stable core requirements for the next […]
Flexible solar cells to envelop zero-energy buildings
Flexible solar cells to envelop zero-energy buildings. the buildings “zero energy” – that generate all the energy they consume, or more – are now closer to reality thanks to the feasibility of a long-awaited solar energy concept. A team from Australia has achieved the highest efficiency ever recorded in non-toxic flexible solar cells and with […]
Solar energy produces a surplus and the price reached zero for 113 days not Chile
Solar energy in the past provided energy at zero cost per 192 days for some regions of Chile. And this year, the period is expected to be even longer. The growth of solar energy in Chile has been so great, that, in some parts of the country, renewable electricity has reached zero price to consumers […]
INSS publishes the work accident manual
INSS Resolution No. 535/2016 was published in the Official Gazette of the Union in 6 from May of 2016. She approves the Work Accident Manual, in the form of the Annex to that standard, which aims to guide the actions of the Social Security Medical Expertise regarding the analysis of occupational accidents. The Accident Manual […]
Biomes will be monitored from the committee
Biome by definition Biome is a set of different ecosystems, that have a certain level of homogeneity. Are the biological communities, that is, populations of fauna and flora organisms interacting with each other and also interacting with the physical environment called biotope. Brazilian biomes Brazil is made up of six biomes with characteristic […]
car in garage, take the bike and love the city
And if the car were, unlike the bicycle, our weekend item. And if the bicycle were our main means of transport in everyday life? And if we stopped at a terminal, get on an integrated bus or subway and get to work in 30, 40 minutes? And with an observation, no transits! That […]
Brazilian cycle tourism moves towards growth
In Europe, the cycle tourism moved 44 billions of euros and employed 524 a thousand people in two years. Cycle tourism routes have been gaining more and more space in the world. According to a report by the European Cycling Federation, the segment moved 44 billions of euros on the continent in the year of 2012 e, in 2014, employed 524 […]
Brazilian seal indicates carbon and water footprint in the production chain
It is a great satisfaction to report that a Brazilian product certified by the standard/seal will have more competitive advantages and less environmental impact.. This is the objective of the new national certification. Ele permitirá que as empresas brasileiras garantam aos consumidores que seus produtos são feitos dentro dos padrões da sustentabilidade. The certification system, operado pela Associação Brasileira de Normas […]
Electricity generated by a sewage treatment plant
Partnerships for innovation Seeking to introduce new sources of generation into the Brazilian electricity matrix, GE Power and CS Bioenergia (a joint venture formed from the partnership between Cattalini Bioenergia and the sanitation company Sanepar) signed a contract for the project to generate energy from the decomposition of sludge and […]
Discover the largest solar power plant in the world
The plant has a system composed of 300 thousand computer-controlled mirrors The largest solar plant in the world occupies about 12 square miles of federal land near the borders of the states of California and Nevada, us United States. About Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (Ivanpah Solar Energy Generator System) It's […]
Germany seeks talent in the field of sustainability
Germany will open the doors of its main research centers in sustainable development to young science talent from around the world, even Brazilians. Germany presents: Green Talents Award 2015 The competition held by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF), vai selecionar os melhores projetos de pesquisa na área de sustentabilidade […]
Tesla and his batteries, the beginning of innovation
In day 30 of April, Tesla unveiled its battery line at the California factory. Best known as an electric car manufacturer, the company intends to enter the energy market once and for all. Geared towards homes and businesses, the new line of batteries is lithium ion, It has a modern design and can be installed in […]
Ethanol: researchers create more resistant yeast
currently, the production of second generation ethanol (from lignocellulosic waste) it's a big technological challenge. One of the difficulties is the need for yeast strains (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) robust plants that tolerate the stressors of fermentation. In order to obtain such strains, tolerant to inhibitors present in sugarcane bagasse hydrolyzate, […]
Advice for Bonsucro certification
Advisory for certification biO3 environment and sustainability hereby informs that it participated in the advisory for certification of Biosev in the Bonsucro Standard at the Santa Elisa Unit, sugar and alcohol plant located in the city of Sertãozinho, interior of São Paulo. The expectation is that the partnership will continue for the next projects. Bonsucro certification Bonsucro certification […]
Environmental impacts
THE CYCLE OF DISASTERS CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS The environmental impacts resulting from climate change bring, just as the planet's inevitable adaptation, disastrous consequences for human civilization. Of course with global warming, glaciers at the poles and tops of mountain ranges tend to melt resulting in reduced coastal areas, What […]