Individual control: Air Conditioner in a Can from Japan A new study from the Center for the Built Environment at the University of California, Berkeley, confirms what everyone probably knew intuitively: If you give people control of their own environment they use less energy. According to

the New Scientist, by installing individual vents and controls for each worker (which automatically turn off when the desk is vac… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Study Shows That Energy Use Can Be Cut In Half With Individual Controls