ACM BuildSys - the First Workshop On Embedded Sensing Systems For Energy-Efficiency In Buildings

In San Francisco, USA in November 2009, SICS co-organizes a workshop on improving energy-efficiency in buildings, ACM BuildSys 2009.

Buildings use around 40% of all energy and more than 30% of all greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to buildings. This means buildings can make a major contribution to tackling climate change and energy use. Energy consumption depends on the use of the building, for example IT companies spent an estimated $26.1 billion to power and cool servers worldwide in 2005.