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Bike Rack Shops Identifies how Bike Racks are Poised to Remain One of the Least Expensive Ways to Earn Points when LEED Standards Changes Take Place in November

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Lake Forest, IL (PRWEB) May 01, 2012

The U.S. Green Building Council is preparing to enact its modifications to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification requirements in November. Every change by the Council is to promote its goal of reducing emissions, and in this case, to benefit cyclists and encourage more people to ride their bikes instead of driving. Cyclists should come to see commercial bike racks in more convenient locations and be integrated into the buildings design scheme more seamlessly.

According to the Councils website, key changes regarding bike racks dictate the maximum distance an outdoor bike rack can be from a buildings front door, and how the bike racks must be within 200 yards of a bicycle network. The bicycle network requirement is new, and an additional guideline stipulates how a school, transit stop, or 10 other uses must be within three miles for a building to receive credit. Some builders may find difficulty integrating bike racks into a buildings architectural landscape or even come to find that the building doesnt meet the location requirements for including a commercial bike rack.

The changes make it all the more important for builders to find commercial bike racks that are going to fit the design aesthetic of the building. Low-profile racks, like the bike dock, only require a small footprint, and they dont disrupt the visual appeal of the building. Wave-style bike racks, on the other hand, can accommodate many bikes and are available in a wide range of colors.

The cycling enthusiasts at Bike Rack Shops view the changes as good ones. People are going to be willing to install commercial bike racks that are more attractive and more convenient for cyclists to use, which is in line with our goal of encouraging people to ride their bikes, remarked Alex Miller, President of Renaissance Retail, Bike Rack Shops parent company. They also feel the more finished looks of the buildings will benefit builders, full-time occupants of buildings, and visitors to buildings certified under the U.S. Green Councils new standards.

Bike Rack Shops was the Internets first dedicated source for meeting the vehicle and storage rack needs of cyclists and has evolved into the Internets leading source for bicycle and storage racks. Its mission is to provide outstanding service, the lowest allowable prices, and the widest selection of leading bike rack brands. Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, Bike Rack Shops is a division of Renaissance Retail, the Internets leading source for specialty consumer products.

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Timothy Benson

Renaissance Retail

847-932-4720 ext. 2704

Email: tim(at)bikerackshops(dot)com







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Mobilis Trading to Assist Automakers Comply with New Fuel Economy And Co2 Standards

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Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) October 15, 2012

In todays Federal Register (77 FR 62624), EPA and NHTSA published their final fuel economy and GHG emissions standards for 2017-2025 model year light duty vehicles. On average, by 2025, light duty vehicles will be required to achieve roughly 54.5 mpg. For some companies like BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar Land Rover, VW and Volvo, this will be a tough nut to crack because 54.5 mpg is a big leap from where most of them are today (roughly 30 mpg). On the other hand, there are manufacturers like Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, Honda (and lets not forget electric vehicle manufacturers like Tesla, Fisker, Coda and Wheego) who are already meeting tomorrows standards. Some of these companies, in fact, have generated and banked hundreds of millions of CAFE credits. In fact, there are over 1.6 billion CAFE credits currently in the bank at NHTSA waiting to be sold to other manufacturers at a serious profit. As the CAFE standards increase and the IRS CAFE penalties become prohibitively expensive, these credits are likely to become increasingly more valuable to those who hold them.

Seeing the need to provide automakers with a platform for trading CAFE and other types of regulatory compliance credits, Mobilis Trading LLC (http://www.mobilistrading.com) recently introduced the first of its kind online platform providing automakers the opportunity to trade compliance credits by running forward and reverse auctions. Using the Mobilis trading platform, companies needing credits to comply can run reverse auctions allowing companies with excess banked credits to profit by selling their credits to the company with the shortage. The reverse auction option makes it easy for companies short on credits to get exactly what they need and nothing more.

In addition to helping automakers comply with CAFE, Mobilis is also set up to assist automakers trade motor vehicle CO2 credits and California zero emission vehicle credits. Mobilis has also established trading exchanges for engine manufacturers, fuels producers, and alternative fuel vehicle fleet operators. Mobilis is particularly excited about a new Department of Energy final rule that is due out soon that should put a stop to the Departments historic practice of granting fleets waivers from the EPAct requirement that requires a specified percentage of new vehicle acquisitions to be alternative fuel vehicles. As discussed in the notice of proposed rulemaking issued October 5, 2011, DOE has proposed to modify the exemption process so that, in the future, noncompliant fleets will need to make a good faith effort to purchase credits in the market place prior to applying for an exemption from the requirements. Mobilis is also very excited about Californias Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulation and the opportunities for credit trading that exist within that program.

Mobilis is now in the process of signing up customers and the company anticipates that the first trades via the platform will take place later this summer. To open an account with Mobilis, a company must be regulated under at least one of the credit trading programs for which the platform has been designed. Companies that establish an account with Mobilis in 2012 pay no fee to access the platform. Mobilis will generate revenue by charging credit buyers a fee for each credit transfer that results from an auction run using the Mobilis platform.

For more information on the new Mobilis compliance credit trading platform, please go to http://www.mobilistrading.com.

About Mobilis Trading:

Mobilis Tradings mission is to make credit trading a practicable compliance option for vehicle manufacturers, engine manufacturers, fuels suppliers, and alternative fuel vehicle fleet operators. Mobilis has developed an online trading platform which makes it possible for regulated parties to trade emissions compliance credits by running forward and reverse auctions.

Contact:

Dale Kardos

Mobilis Trading, LLC

325 7th St., NW Suite 400

Washington, DC 20004

Tel: (202) 567-2926

Email: kardos(at)mobilistrading(dot)com

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NuWave Solutions Released White Paper on Ozone Widget Development Standards

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McLean, VA (PRWEB) August 03, 2012

Managing and assuring quality in a widget development effort presents some challenges in regards to best practices and defining areas of responsibility. Due to the varying nature of functionality from the data sources widgets may be using, defining what layers or tiers are needed by a widget in general is challenging. The design choices that are made to satisfy the needs of a widget will also affect the basic architecture. This document sketches out general patterns seen in widget development and what implications these patterns have for implementing best practices. Additionally, this document attempts to define what constitutes a widget to establish the area of developers responsibilities for development and support.

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Texas Energy Network (TEN) Announces Membership in Key Energy Data Standards Organizations; Releases Standards for Carrier Deployment of LTE for Energy Communications

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Houston, TX (PRWEB) July 25, 2012

Citing ownership and control of the network core as a key element of service, Texas Energy Network, LLC announced today carrier deployment standards for LTE networks on the oilfield. Gregory M. Casey, Chief Executive Officer of TEN stated; “TEN is releasing these standards as guidelines for energy companies seeking to use LTE to transmit data. TEN’s network is being built to a carrier class standard and we think its important that our energy customers know what that means compared to some other service that may portend to provide critical infrastructure wireless service.” Casey was business unit head of Qwest/US West’s carrier access business before starting TEN.

The first key element of carrier class service is control of the LTE Evolved Packet Core(EPC). An LTE network uses an eNodeB (evolved node B, essentially an LTE base station), a MME (mobile management entity), a HSS (home subscriber server), a SGW (serving gateway), and a PGW (a packet data network gateway). With the exception of the eNodeB, everything is considered as part of the EPC (evolved packet core) network. At the tower the eNodeB connects to the EPC.

The MME and the HSS basically handle all duties regarding subscriber access to the network. It handles all the authentication, roaming rules for subscribers, etc. The SGW essentially acts like a giant router for subscribers, passing data back and forth from the subscriber to the network. The PGW provides the connection to external data networks. The most common data network the PGW provides a connection to is the internet.

Therefore, ownership and control of the EPC is essential. Allen Shipman, Vice President of Engineering and Operations at TEN stated, “network control is essential when providing data transmission to critical infrastructure companies such as the energy industry. If the network isn’t controlled and is maintained by a third party, its not secure and certainly not carrier class.” Shipman is noted for his architecture of the 50,000 mile Broadwing fiber network now owned by data heavyweight Level 3.

Other key elements beside ownership and control that are essential to the provision of carrier class service are: 1) ownership and control of backhaul links over licensed spectrum, 2) ringed network topology to provide system continuity in the case of backhaul failure, 3) redundant core routers in the case of failure, 4) secure tower deployment and several other design elements. These standards will be announced on TEN’s website in September.

TEN also announced membership in two key energy data standards organizations, Energistics and PIDX. Energistics is a global industry consortium that facilitates an inclusive user community for the development, adoption and maintenance of collaborative, open standards for the energy industry in general and specifically for oil and gas exploration and production. Its website can be found at http://www.energistics.org. PIDX provides a global forum for delivering the process, information and technology standards that facilitates seamless, efficient electronic business within the oil and natural gas industry and its trading community. Its website can be found at http://www.pidx.org. Greg Casey also noted “TEN is the first carrier to become a member in both organizations. Our intention is to not only efficiently transport data at high speeds but to facilitate the use of data in energy company work flows. Membership in these organizations gives us access to key energy data constituents.”

Starting first in the Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford shale play, TEN is delivering 4G LTE to the oil and gas industry to enable the promise of the “Digital Oilfield”. The company’s website can be found at http://www.texasenergynetwork.com.