DatacenterDynamics has announced the finalists for its 2013 EMEA Awards, which recognise leadership and innovation in the data center industry.
Iceotope is nominated for Innovation in the Micro data center, for helping the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre reduce its environmental footprint.
30 October 2013 by Penny Jones
DatacenterDynamics
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Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Iceotope Wins Computer Weekly Award!
Five innovative IT projects have been chosen as the winners of the Computer Weekly European User Awards for Data Centre.
The data centre awards aim to recognise innovation in the use of data centre technologies, virtualisation, and its ecosystem of products.
A panel of independent judges viewed entries across five categories: Public Sector Project, Best Technology Innovation, Supplier of the Year, Private Sector Project and Cloud Innovation.
And the winners are:
- Best Technology Innovation: University of Leeds (Entered by Iceotope)
- Supplier of the Year Winner: Dell (Caterham F1 case study)
- Public Sector Winner: North East of Scotland Shared Data Centre Entered by University of Aberdeen)
- Private Sector Winner: Sudlows
- Cloud Innovation Winner: Totaljobs
Best Technology Innovation Winner: University of Leeds (Entered by Iceotope)
A large user of High Performance Computing (HPC) for its research, the University of Leeds was the Iceotope Solution has been installed in a large thermofluid mechanics laboratory at Leeds’ School of Mechanical Engineering, where it is used to perform complex thermal Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. It is also becoming an experimental apparatus for exploring the possibilities of re-using the waste heat from IT systems.
The Iceotope solution of liquid-cooled servers demonstrates a new generation of thinkingSpencer Izard, IDC research manager
While most computer servers use air to cool their electronics, all of the components inside the Iceotope Solution are immersed in 3M Novec Engineered Fluid. The power-hungry fans of traditional computing are replaced by a silent liquid encapsulation cooling process that relies on the natural convection of heat.
At the University of Leeds, the Iceotope solution currently operates contaminant-free in a large thermofluids laboratory, using a total of 107W of pump power to harvest the heat from the IT systems without fans.
Awards judge John Rakowski, analyst and advisor, infrastructure and operations at Forrester Research, said: “The most impressive case study from my point of view here is the University of Leeds using the Iceotope solution. This seems like a great innovation when it comes to green IT and it’s great that the University of Leeds is undertaking this study here.
“Our increasing technology requirements are raising power utilisation levels and, while many organisations talk about green IT, in practice they don't do it because it's costly and means too much change. Projects like this one at the University of Leeds have to be commended as they are investigating real innovative answers to this problem.”
Spencer Izard, IDC research manager and awards judge, said: “As the demands by both academia and business has increased for large compute capability an exponential increase in data center cooling and power management complexity has occurred.
“The Iceotope solution of liquid-cooled servers demonstrates a new generation of thinking and capability in regards to cooling that limits the fallible moving parts of traditional air-cooling fans for a solution utilising cooling fluid for a silent solution utilising natural convection of heat. This in turn reduces power costs as well as providing other innovative advantages not seen in fan based technologies.”
Awards judge Clive Longbottom, founder of Quocirca, said: “The need to deal with heat dissipation in extreme density equipment means that standard forced air systems are struggling.
“Complete liquid immersion is far more effective, and could well be the future as densities continue to increase.”
Supplier of the Year Winner: Dell (Caterham F1 case study)
Caterham F1 Team is a Malaysian-owned Formula One team based in the United Kingdom which travels the world around the year for races and pre-season testing. To support the complex technology needs demanded by the highly competitive F1 industry, the company needed a powerful HPC environment; a resilient trackside IT environment, which can travel the world; and user-friendly tablets with global technology support at the time of need.
The platform is flexible enough to meet the changing demands of a highly mobile F1 seasonClive Longbottom, founder of Quocirca
When the team began its F1 journey, it decided to partner with Dell to support the creation of its end-to-end IT environment and the IT staff at Caterham F1 team. This was no ordinary task though – Dell had to design and deploy an enterprise class environment, including an HPC cluster, in less than 22 weeks.
Following the decision to implement Dell’s HPC solution, Dell consultants held a series of workshops covering the design and implementation of servers, storage, networks and infrastructure applications. This process mapped the team’s short and long-term business goals to its IT strategy. Dell then worked with the in-house IT team to design the optimal HPC environment for Caterham F1 Team. The initial designs were completed on a cloud-based HPC environment provided by Cambridge University, which was later migrated to the Caterham F1 Team’s own HPC platform.
Caterham F1 Team needed the HPC solution to run advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) processing. F1 teams have long relied on wind tunnels for testing parts, to find out if they are going to add performance to the car or not. But the relentless advance of technology has seen those teams increasingly use CFD in tandem with wind tunnel work.
Longbottom said this case study demonstrates a true “trusted partner” relationship between the customer and supplier: “Dell works alongside Caterham, not only to ensure that equipment is available, but also to create a platform that is flexible enough to meet the changing demands of a highly mobile F1 season.”
Izard explained that Formula One puts regulatory constraints on the use of compute cycles when designing the cars, as well having very specific in-field/trackside requirements on race day: “Dell demonstrated a strong and pragmatic approach to designing and implementing a data center solution that was both scalable and flexible to the needs of Caterham F1 while minimising the physical footprint and complexity of the IT solutions.
“A combination of compute, network and mobile systems clearly demonstrated an innovative approach to the clients’ needs in locations where IT operations and connectivity is less then optimal.”
Public Sector Winner: North East of Scotland Shared Data Centre Entered by University of Aberdeen)
The North East of Scotland Shared Data Centre (NESSDC) is a £1.5m initiative involving the creation of a unique shared primary data centre facility for all four tertiary educational establishments in the North East of Scotland.
Whoever was project managing this transformation should be given a bottle of champagneJohn Rakowski, analyst at Forrester Research
The project involved extensively upgrading the aging, operational, live University of Aberdeen primary data centre during term-time.
This was a 10-month, large-scale, complex and high-risk strategic project. Utilising, through tender, an external company (Workspace Ltd), and specialist University staff, the major objective in the project was to spearhead a shared-service approach, while delivering significant institutional savings by allowing institutions to vacate current environmentally unfriendly facilities which were unsustainable based on current performance and future requirements. The capital funding for the upgrade project was provided by the four partner institutions.
The project involved re-locating all 400 servers in the University of Aberdeen’s data centre, re-locating and re-wiring 100 live network components and two full Janet racks, replacing all flooring and ceilings and major external construction work.
Unbelievably, unplanned outages across 10 months totalled less than 40 minutes.
Rakowski said this project “is an example of a true data centre transformation”.
“Many organisations would suffer from a number of downtime periods but to only have 40 minutes of downtime in incredible especially with the work that was undertaken. Whoever was project managing this transformation should be given a bottle of champagne.”
Longbottom agreed, saying: “The University of Aberdeen entry shows how a proper approach to shared services can lead to a much more efficient and effective data centre being put in place that meets the needs for multiple users.
Izard said: “Like many organisations in the current economic climate, academic institutions are challenged with providing the best IT services at the best operational price point.
“This entry stood out from the others due to its shared services approach, backed by an energy efficient design, a transition that saw minimal service interruptions, and better use of infrastructure to decrease complexity and operational footprint whilst maintaining quality of service.”
Private Sector Winner: Sudlows
Located on a brown-field site, the BelleVue Data Centre building was set to become an office development but, during the construction phase, was beefed up to enable it to be used as a data centre site.
The physical data centre is the heart of any IT servicesJohn Rakowski
This combination, while first appearing too small a footprint, simply required some inventive space planning to fulfil the company’s IT requirement for web-hosting and cloud-based service provision. Once designed, the facility was capable of punching far above its weight in terms of both capacity and resilience, given its modest 400m2 footprint.
The challenge here was clearly going to be the space limitations within the building and the fact that the server rooms only had a footprint of 400m² over five floors. Not only did the building have to host over 160 racks, but the resilience required meant a number of unique technical design features were deployed; all to ensure the facility achieved the hosting company’s own high standards for resilience and energy efficiency.
One of the major challenges came from the fact that the building itself only had a very small, uncommissioned service lift shaft available to the construction team. Subsequently, every individual item of equipment had to be precisely measured and carefully lifted into position on to each floor, without incident.
The roof holds 33 single-circuit air-cooled condensers with fan speed control, plus two condensing units serving both the basement battery room and server room. Sudlows have managed to design and fit 53 Knurr Miracel server cabinets to form highly efficient cold-aisle containment pods on each of the three data centre floors, providing an impressive capacity of 159 racks.
Longbottom commented: “Sudlows shows how clever design and use of the latest technology can create a usable data centre space from a building that at first glance would appear to be ill-fit for purpose.
“Attaining a low PUE is a key requirement as energy prices continue to rise – and free air cooling helps to minimise the energy costs.”
Izard agreed by saying: “The challenge of adapting a building from an office development to data centre capable when the building was not designed for that function is a challenging task.
“This entry demonstrated that, through the likes of in-row cooling and high density data centre design, the challenge of providing a top-end data centre in a restrictive space can now be achieved.”
Rakowski said the description of how Sudlows designed and made its data centre enterprise ready is “inspiring especially with the modern technologies they used”.
“The physical data centre is the heart of any IT services and, with technology based services increasingly fuelling the business, it's essential that their design and build is right.”
Cloud Innovation Winner: Totaljobs
Totaljobs Group (TJG) is one of the largest online job boards in the UK. Each day TJG delivers over two million page impressions, 4.5 million emails and processes over 200,000 job applications.
This is a great example of the opportunities of evolving IT operations through the benefits of cloudSpencer Izard
Following it purchase by StepStone GmbH in April 2012, TGJ was required to vacate its former owner’s data centres by the end of the year. This was looked on by Totaljobs Group management as an opportunity to build an environment designed to meet ever-changing business requirements while minimising implementation and support costs.
Prior to the sale, former owner Reed Business Information (RBI) had already performed due diligence around the security and resilience of cloud providers and had identified Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a suitable host for their business unit’s IT. Further work by TJG confirmed that AWS could handle their workload without costly re-factoring.
A plan to move the web-facing server estate to AWS while exploiting Office 365 and SharePoint Online for Corporate IT, all in seven months, was approved by StepStone and the fun began.
The work for moving the server estate included upgrading the database environment to SQL Server 2012 and introducing peer-to-peer (P2P) replication, standardising on Windows 2008 R2 operating system and implementing new email, backup and load-balancing solutions.
The new architecture spans two availability zones to improve resilience. Careful design kept additional costs to within 5% over a single implementation, but allowed a full service to be provided if one availability zone fails, and SQL P2P replication allows a failover to be completed in a matter of minutes.
A strong TJG technical team experienced in Agile working practices moved this to a successful go-live in October 2013.
Rakowski believes this case study is a great story of how an enterprise IT organisation can embrace cloud-based technology approaches: “I love the fact that this has not just been a cloud technology implementation but has changed the mindset of the IT organisation.
“Also for such a seismic transformation to have user experience to not be impacted is commendable. Great to see that this cloud adoption does not focus just on cost savings.”
Izard commented: “Combining elements of agile working practices and cloud platforms to evolve a traditional data centre footprint to leverage and evolve into a service-driven cloud system, without a perceivable negative operational impact by the business, while providing noticeable advantages – both from cost and capability perspectives – is a great example of the opportunities, when planned and executed properly, of evolving IT operations through the benefits of cloud.”
The Winners
All winners will be profiled in full case studies on Computer Weekly. Trophies are on their way to all of the projects mentioned above.
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Sheffield-based Iceotope Wins Techworld's Startup Product of the Year
Iceotope’s liquid
cooling system, capable of providing 24/7 free cooling anywhere on the planet,
is recognised for its impact on the IT industry
17th September 2012 - Iceotope is proud
to announce that its liquid cooling solution has been named ‘Startup Product of
the Year’ at this year’s Techworld Awards – an accolade determined by an
esteemed panel of judges including key members the IT press, industry analysts
and experts.
Rewarding
all sectors within the IT industry, the Techworld Awards honoured companies,
teams and projects across 11 separate categories at the awards ceremony last
week. Guests gathered at Dartmouth House, Mayfair, London on Thursday 13th
September to celebrate their achievements and the participants represented the
very best and most innovative cases within the IT industry today.
This
award acknowledges Iceotope’s innovative liquid cooling system, launched
earlier in the year, which can provide full-time free cooling for IT anywhere
on the planet. Techworld’s ‘Startup Product of the Year’ award is given to ‘the
best and the brightest innovators’ and is intended to predict the products and
services which will most impact the IT industry in the future and business practices
in general.
Iceotope
was recognised not only for its current application within the IT industry, but
also its capability to address some of the most pressing issues expected to
arise in the future – including IT’s rising energy usage, the spiralling costs
of running a data centre and the need to find sustainable IT solutions.
“We
are thrilled with this win for our cooling solution – years of research and
development have been involved, and we have had fantastic support from
organisations like 3M™ and the University of Leeds throughout. It’s great to
see this hard work being rewarded and knowing that truly innovative and
disrupting technology still gets the recognition it deserves,” commented Peter
Hopton, CTO at Iceotope.
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Iceotope Selected As Finalist For Elektra Awards 2013
Elektra Awards 2013 – the finalists
These represent the product launches, employee initiatives and business achievements which most impressed a panel of independent judges including Steve Furber, ICL Professor of Computer Engineering, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, Adam Fletcher, chairman of the Electronic Components Supply Network, Derek Boyd, CEO, National Microelectronics Institute, Markus Levy, president, Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC), Marco Pisano, programme manager, Intellect and Jon Howes, technology director, Beecham Research.
Engineers of the Future
Educational Support Award
ARM – Code Club Sponsorship to teach programming in primary schools
Axiom Manufacturing Services – Initiative to inspire the next generation of young engineers
Cambridge Design Partnership – Supporting the Bloodhound Project schools student initiative
MathWorks – LEGO Mindstorms NXT robotics design contest
Premier Farnell – Education support at Swallow Hill Community College in Leeds
Rohde & Schwarz – Support for University of Surrey 5G Innovations Centre
Samsung Electronics – UK Academies providing engineering vocational training courses
Axiom Manufacturing Services – Initiative to inspire the next generation of young engineers
Cambridge Design Partnership – Supporting the Bloodhound Project schools student initiative
MathWorks – LEGO Mindstorms NXT robotics design contest
Premier Farnell – Education support at Swallow Hill Community College in Leeds
Rohde & Schwarz – Support for University of Surrey 5G Innovations Centre
Samsung Electronics – UK Academies providing engineering vocational training courses
Rising Star New Engineer of the Year
Sponsored by National Instruments
To be presented to a talented young engineer in their first five years in the industry who has demonstrated a high level of theoretical knowledge and practical skill which has contributed to the business.
University Department of the Year
Sponsored by RS Components
Sponsored by RS Components
To be presented to an electronic and electrical engineering department within a university or collage which has demonstrated high academic success, world-leading research projects with industrial partners and international collaborations.
Business Awards
Design Team of the Year
Sponsored by European Recruitment
Amantys – Six month hardware and software design project
Cycle Alert – Design of a safety system that alerts HGV drivers to cyclist’s presence
Nordic Semiconductor – Adding software design expertise to its hardware team
RFEL – Design of a real-time, video processing system defence and security markets
SureCore – Design of an ultra-low power patented semiconductor memory technology
Team Consulting – Design of a system to facilitate liver transplants
Cycle Alert – Design of a safety system that alerts HGV drivers to cyclist’s presence
Nordic Semiconductor – Adding software design expertise to its hardware team
RFEL – Design of a real-time, video processing system defence and security markets
SureCore – Design of an ultra-low power patented semiconductor memory technology
Team Consulting – Design of a system to facilitate liver transplants
Distributor of the Year
Sponsored by IC Group
Sponsored by IC Group
Arrow Electronics
Digi-Key
Mouser Electronics
Premier Farnell
RS Components
Silica
Digi-Key
Mouser Electronics
Premier Farnell
RS Components
Silica
Manufacturer Export Award
Optoelectronic Manufacturing Corporation
Plexus
TDK-Lambda UK
TT electronics integrated manufacturing services
Wilson Process Systems
Optoelectronic Manufacturing Corporation
Plexus
TDK-Lambda UK
TT electronics integrated manufacturing services
Wilson Process Systems
New Company of the Year
Sponsored by Agilent Technologies
Sponsored by Agilent Technologies
GaN Systems
OEMsecrets
Versarien
OEMsecrets
Versarien
Environmental Award
Amphenol – Black zinc nickel plating finish for military connector
AVX – Solutions for Hope conflict-free tantalum supply chain initiative
Environ UK – BOMcheck materials declarations web database
Farnell element14 – Global packaging recycling project
Iceotope – environmentally-friendly cooling system at the University of Leeds
AVX – Solutions for Hope conflict-free tantalum supply chain initiative
Environ UK – BOMcheck materials declarations web database
Farnell element14 – Global packaging recycling project
Iceotope – environmentally-friendly cooling system at the University of Leeds
Product Innovation Awards
Design Tools and Development Software Award
Cadence Design Systems – Virtuoso Layout tool with electrically aware design
Digia Qt – Qt 5 cross-platform application development framework
IAR Systems – I-scope probe for power optimisation
Mentor Graphics – Tessent Testkompress with cell-aware ATPG
RS Components – DesignSpark PCB versions 4 & 5
XMOS – xTIMEcomposer microcontroller design tool
Digia Qt – Qt 5 cross-platform application development framework
IAR Systems – I-scope probe for power optimisation
Mentor Graphics – Tessent Testkompress with cell-aware ATPG
RS Components – DesignSpark PCB versions 4 & 5
XMOS – xTIMEcomposer microcontroller design tool
Passive & Electromechanical Product of the Year
Harwin – Gecko environmentally-friendly connector
Murata Europe – KCA surface mount automotive safety capacitor
Panasonic Industrial Devices – Polymer hybrid capacitor
Peratech – Quantum tunneling composite ink for roll-to-roll printing
Smiths Connectors – Micro Snaptac low profile connector
Versarien – VarsarienCu copper-based thermal interface material
Murata Europe – KCA surface mount automotive safety capacitor
Panasonic Industrial Devices – Polymer hybrid capacitor
Peratech – Quantum tunneling composite ink for roll-to-roll printing
Smiths Connectors – Micro Snaptac low profile connector
Versarien – VarsarienCu copper-based thermal interface material
Power Product of the Year
Analog Devices – ADP1051 digital power controller with a PMBus interface
Bytec Medical – Geni-Tec intelligent battery system
International Rectifier – COOLiRIGBT 600V IGBT
Intersil – ISL8225M small footprint 100W switching power module
Power Electronic Measurements – CWT ultra-mini probe
TT electronics – Power module for KTM off-road motorcycle
Bytec Medical – Geni-Tec intelligent battery system
International Rectifier – COOLiRIGBT 600V IGBT
Intersil – ISL8225M small footprint 100W switching power module
Power Electronic Measurements – CWT ultra-mini probe
TT electronics – Power module for KTM off-road motorcycle
Renewable Energy Design Award
Sponsored by International Rectifier
Advanced Technology Institute, University of Surrey – Hybrid nano-carbons for 4G renewable energy systems
Fairchild Semiconductor – FAN324x smart dual-coil relay driver
Maxim Integrated – Zeus smart-meter system-on-a-chip device
Fairchild Semiconductor – FAN324x smart dual-coil relay driver
Maxim Integrated – Zeus smart-meter system-on-a-chip device
Semiconductor Product of the Year – Analogue
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics
Analog Devices – AD9250 high speed 14-bit ADC
ON Semiconductor – R3710 Invisible-in-canal hearing aid device
Linear Technology – LTC2378-20 low noise 20-bit SAR ADC
Microchip Technology – MGC3130 electrical near field 3D tracking and gesture controller
Silicon Laboratories – Si7005 humidity/temperature sensor
STMicroelectronics – cSpin single-chip motion controller
ON Semiconductor – R3710 Invisible-in-canal hearing aid device
Linear Technology – LTC2378-20 low noise 20-bit SAR ADC
Microchip Technology – MGC3130 electrical near field 3D tracking and gesture controller
Silicon Laboratories – Si7005 humidity/temperature sensor
STMicroelectronics – cSpin single-chip motion controller
Semiconductor Product of the Year – Digital
Sponsored by Rohde & Schwarz
Broadcom – BCM7445 – Ultra high definition TV decoder
Freescale – KL02 ARM Cortex-M0+ microcontroller in tiny package
FTDI Chip – FT800 Video engine for display, audio and touch operations
Microsemi – SmartFusion2 system-on-chip FPGA
Renesas Electronics – R-IN32M3 Industrial Ethernet controller with hardware acceleration
Toshiba Electronics – Visconti 3 image recognition processor
Freescale – KL02 ARM Cortex-M0+ microcontroller in tiny package
FTDI Chip – FT800 Video engine for display, audio and touch operations
Microsemi – SmartFusion2 system-on-chip FPGA
Renesas Electronics – R-IN32M3 Industrial Ethernet controller with hardware acceleration
Toshiba Electronics – Visconti 3 image recognition processor
Solid-State Lighting Product of the Year
Sponsored by Anglia Components
ams – TSL2591 high sensitivity digital light sensor
LED Engin – LuxiTune dimmable LED lighting engine
Melexis – MLX81106 LIN controller RGB LED driver
Power Integrations – LYTSwitch-0 LED driver for non-dimmable GU10 bulbs
Verbatim – VxRGB directional LED lamp
Zeta Specialist Lighting – Spider Light large area chip-on-board LED array
LED Engin – LuxiTune dimmable LED lighting engine
Melexis – MLX81106 LIN controller RGB LED driver
Power Integrations – LYTSwitch-0 LED driver for non-dimmable GU10 bulbs
Verbatim – VxRGB directional LED lamp
Zeta Specialist Lighting – Spider Light large area chip-on-board LED array
Test & Measurement Product of the Year
Aeroflex – PXI Maestro multiple wireless device test system
Anritsu – ME7873L LTE-Advanced RF conformance test system
EasySYNC – DS60M10 multi-function USB-based instrument
Keithley Instruments – Source Meter 2450 with capacitive touchscreen user interface
Pico Technology – PicoScope 5000 variable resolution USB-based oscilloscope
Tektronix – AWG70001A 50GS/s arbitrary waveform generator
Anritsu – ME7873L LTE-Advanced RF conformance test system
EasySYNC – DS60M10 multi-function USB-based instrument
Keithley Instruments – Source Meter 2450 with capacitive touchscreen user interface
Pico Technology – PicoScope 5000 variable resolution USB-based oscilloscope
Tektronix – AWG70001A 50GS/s arbitrary waveform generator
Wireless/RF Product of the Year
Sponsored by MSC Gleichmann UK
Advantech Europe – EKI-6340 self-healing wireless mesh network
CommAgility – AMC-RF2x2 software defined radio RF front end for LTE
Dialog Semiconductor – Smartbond low power Bluetooth Smart device
Lime Microsystems – Myriad RF open-source wireless development platform
Linear Technology – SmartMesh low power wireless sensor mesh network IP
Low Power Radio Solutions – eRIC entry-level embedded wireless system
CommAgility – AMC-RF2x2 software defined radio RF front end for LTE
Dialog Semiconductor – Smartbond low power Bluetooth Smart device
Lime Microsystems – Myriad RF open-source wireless development platform
Linear Technology – SmartMesh low power wireless sensor mesh network IP
Low Power Radio Solutions – eRIC entry-level embedded wireless system
Product Innovation Award – Readers’ ChoiceSponsored by Avnet Electronics Marketing
Electronics Weekly editors have selected five intriguing and innovation product technologies. You are invited to vote on the Electronics Weekly website for the product which you believe is the most innovative and/or useful.
Haptic touch device
In-building 4G LTE coverage booster
Audio/video streaming over Ethernet and 802.11 wireless
Cyber-rhino powered by Raspberry Pi
Stereo amplifier for battery-powered Bluetooth loudspeakers
In-building 4G LTE coverage booster
Audio/video streaming over Ethernet and 802.11 wireless
Cyber-rhino powered by Raspberry Pi
Stereo amplifier for battery-powered Bluetooth loudspeakers
The winners in each category will be announced at an Elektra Awards Dinner which takes place on Wednesday 27th November at Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane in London.
The established annual highpoint of the electronics industry, the Elektra 2013 Awards will promote best practice in key areas including, innovation, sales growth and employee motivation.
We are now open for table bookings.
To book your place at the Elektra Awards 2013 ceremony, visit our booking page.
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Friday, 23 August 2013
Why phubbing is not just anti-social but bad for the environment too
Phubbing, when a person snubs their companion by looking at their phone, is not just rude but leads to a big increase in the carbon footprint of the digital economy.
Carly Chynoweth
Guardian Professional, Friday 23 August 2013 17.26 BST
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Guardian Professional, Friday 23 August 2013 17.26 BST
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Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Congratulations to the Sustainability Leaders Awards Finalists 2013
A record year for entries has made for an incredibly strong shortlist for this year's Sustainability Leaders Awards - find out who made the cut...
Entry-level hit an all-time high this year, with more entries from more unique organisations than in any year since the awards began. This year's list includes multi-national corporations, retailers, manufacturers, luxury brands, SMEs, public sector organisations, Universities and more, all with one thing in common - they have demonstrated true leadership and innovation and are making genuine progress in embedding sustainability throughout their operations.
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony and dinner on November 21st across the 15 categories, including the IEMA Graduate of the Year Award. With the exception of the Sustainability Leader: Consultancy award, all of the categories below are judged by our esteemed and prestigious panel, chaired by Environment Agency chairman Lord Chris Smith.
The shortlist and winner of the consultancy category is determined by a piece of third-party research commissioned by edie and conducted by market research specialists Accent - the sponsor of this category. More than 600 consultancy customers were surveyed about their experience of consultancy procurement over the past 12 months and were asked to vote for and rank their top consultancies. It means that this category is the only award that is voted for by the customer.
The 2013 shortlist is as follows:
Carbon Management
Carbon Clear with Japan Tobacco
Forest Carbon
Sainsbury's
SC Johnson
Schneider Electric
Tesco
Energy Efficiency
Akzo Nobel
BT
Dawn Meats
SC Johnson
Skanska
Tesco
TelecityGroup
Stakeholder Engagement: Internal Operations
Heathrow Airport
Premier Foods
PriDE
Spirit Pub Company
University of Leeds
Scotia Gas Networks
Stakeholder Engagement: Supply Chain
Action Sustainability
Asda
Carlsberg
Dairy Crest
First Milk
Marks & Spencer
Sustainability Leader (Person)
Claude Perras, London Mining
Inder Poonaji, Nestle
Matt Winterburn, Carlsberg
Mike Putnam, Skanska
Peter Laybourn, International Synergies
Tim Haywood, Interserve
Sustainability Product Innovation
Bag Re:Born
Cynar End-of-Life Plastic to Diesel
Hanson Ecoplus Concrete
Iceotope liquid cooling solution
Samsung Electronics EcoBubble washing machine
UPM BioVerno renewable transport diesel
Sustainability Innovation: Systems & Software
ACO Technologies StormBrixx
BRE LIST
E-fficient Energy eVO+R technology
Lafarge Tarmac Efficient Building System tools
Schneider Electric StuxureWare
Sefaira building design software
Siemens Smart Multi-Dwelling Unit Solution
Sustainability Reporting
Carlsberg
Coca Cola Enterprises
Co-operative Group
Lloyds Banking Group
RBS
SGS
Tiffany & Co
Sustainable Building
URS for Brent Civic Centre
Heathrow Airport
Larkfleet PassiveHouse
Parsons Brinckerhoff for Kirklees College
UK Energy Partners
AECOM for the Energy Technologies Building, University of Nottingham
Sustainable Transport & Logistics
5PL Ltd
Arla Foods
Fedex
Telefonica UK
Unilever
Verilocation
Waste & Resource Management
Akzo Nobel
Recolight
Sita UK
Somerset Waste Partnership with M&S
Southern Railway
Virgin Media
Waste & Resource Management: Food & Drink
Coca Cola Enterprises
Co-operative Group
Kelly's of Cornwall
Premier Foods
Whitbread
Woolworths SA
Water Management
Coca Cola Enterprises
Northumbrian Water
Sainsbury's with Waterscan
Thames Water
Berendsen UK
University of Liverpool
Sustainability Leader: Consultancy
AECOM
AMEC
Arup
Atkins
ERM
URS
A huge congratulations to this year's shortlist and the team here is really looking forward to celebrating with everyone at the awards event on November 21st!
Join us for a night of networking, innovation and rewarding excellence at the Sustainability Leaders gala dinner and ceremony. Taking place on November 21st at London's Grand Connaught Rooms, the black tie event is a must-attend for sustainability professionals. Celebrate the leaders who are making a difference by booking your place today, and take advantage of our early booking rate.
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Entry-level hit an all-time high this year, with more entries from more unique organisations than in any year since the awards began. This year's list includes multi-national corporations, retailers, manufacturers, luxury brands, SMEs, public sector organisations, Universities and more, all with one thing in common - they have demonstrated true leadership and innovation and are making genuine progress in embedding sustainability throughout their operations.
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony and dinner on November 21st across the 15 categories, including the IEMA Graduate of the Year Award. With the exception of the Sustainability Leader: Consultancy award, all of the categories below are judged by our esteemed and prestigious panel, chaired by Environment Agency chairman Lord Chris Smith.
The shortlist and winner of the consultancy category is determined by a piece of third-party research commissioned by edie and conducted by market research specialists Accent - the sponsor of this category. More than 600 consultancy customers were surveyed about their experience of consultancy procurement over the past 12 months and were asked to vote for and rank their top consultancies. It means that this category is the only award that is voted for by the customer.
The 2013 shortlist is as follows:
Carbon Management
Carbon Clear with Japan Tobacco
Forest Carbon
Sainsbury's
SC Johnson
Schneider Electric
Tesco
Energy Efficiency
Akzo Nobel
BT
Dawn Meats
SC Johnson
Skanska
Tesco
TelecityGroup
Stakeholder Engagement: Internal Operations
Heathrow Airport
Premier Foods
PriDE
Spirit Pub Company
University of Leeds
Scotia Gas Networks
Stakeholder Engagement: Supply Chain
Action Sustainability
Asda
Carlsberg
Dairy Crest
First Milk
Marks & Spencer
Sustainability Leader (Person)
Claude Perras, London Mining
Inder Poonaji, Nestle
Matt Winterburn, Carlsberg
Mike Putnam, Skanska
Peter Laybourn, International Synergies
Tim Haywood, Interserve
Sustainability Product Innovation
Bag Re:Born
Cynar End-of-Life Plastic to Diesel
Hanson Ecoplus Concrete
Iceotope liquid cooling solution
Samsung Electronics EcoBubble washing machine
UPM BioVerno renewable transport diesel
Sustainability Innovation: Systems & Software
ACO Technologies StormBrixx
BRE LIST
E-fficient Energy eVO+R technology
Lafarge Tarmac Efficient Building System tools
Schneider Electric StuxureWare
Sefaira building design software
Siemens Smart Multi-Dwelling Unit Solution
Sustainability Reporting
Carlsberg
Coca Cola Enterprises
Co-operative Group
Lloyds Banking Group
RBS
SGS
Tiffany & Co
Sustainable Building
URS for Brent Civic Centre
Heathrow Airport
Larkfleet PassiveHouse
Parsons Brinckerhoff for Kirklees College
UK Energy Partners
AECOM for the Energy Technologies Building, University of Nottingham
Sustainable Transport & Logistics
5PL Ltd
Arla Foods
Fedex
Telefonica UK
Unilever
Verilocation
Waste & Resource Management
Akzo Nobel
Recolight
Sita UK
Somerset Waste Partnership with M&S
Southern Railway
Virgin Media
Waste & Resource Management: Food & Drink
Coca Cola Enterprises
Co-operative Group
Kelly's of Cornwall
Premier Foods
Whitbread
Woolworths SA
Water Management
Coca Cola Enterprises
Northumbrian Water
Sainsbury's with Waterscan
Thames Water
Berendsen UK
University of Liverpool
Sustainability Leader: Consultancy
AECOM
AMEC
Arup
Atkins
ERM
URS
A huge congratulations to this year's shortlist and the team here is really looking forward to celebrating with everyone at the awards event on November 21st!
Join us for a night of networking, innovation and rewarding excellence at the Sustainability Leaders gala dinner and ceremony. Taking place on November 21st at London's Grand Connaught Rooms, the black tie event is a must-attend for sustainability professionals. Celebrate the leaders who are making a difference by booking your place today, and take advantage of our early booking rate.
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