Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Do Gas Fireplaces Save You Money?
Posted on January, 2013 Categories: Building Green , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Nothing is nicer on a cold winter night than curling up beside a warm fire. Gas fireplaces can offer a clean burning option with a convenient click of a button. A recent survey of household energy use Read more
Passive Solar Design- Energy Savings All Year
Posted on October, 2012 Categories: Building Green , Check It Out! , Consumer , Energy , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Planning , Solar Most of us know the pleasure and comfort of sitting in front of a south facing window on a sunny winter’s day. What’s less well known is that the warmth you feel can also significantly reduce your heating bill. Read more
A Step Toward Better Solar Energy Systems
Posted on July, 2012 Categories: Building Green , Consumer , Energy , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Roofs , Solar A Michigan Technological University researcher has made a solar cell that brings more to the rooftop: it’s good at making electricity, and it’s great at capturing heat to warm your home and your water. Read more
Save Big on Heating, Cooling Costs with Efficiency Controls
Posted on May, 2012 Categories: Building Green , Business , Check It Out! , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) U.S. commercial building owners could save an average of 38 percent on their heating and cooling bills if they installed a handful of energy efficiency controls that make their heating, ventilation and air conditioning, also known as HVAC Read more
Green Jail to Demonstrate Power of Microgrids
Posted on March, 2012 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Infrastructure When the next “big one” hits northern California, chances are good that the power will be knocked out across large swaths of the Bay Area. But one place that is likely to stand unaffected is Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California Read more
Saving on Energy Bills: Meeting Families in the Middle
Posted on December, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Windows & Doors A study recently released by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) identifies steps that energy efficiency program managers can take to deliver significant savings on home energy bills to middle-income households. Read more
Results Are In: Green Buildings Save Green
Posted on November, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Water Management In addition to emitting less carbon dioxide and using less water, sustainably designed federal buildings cost 19 percent less to maintain, according to a report by the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Read more
U.S. and Canada Harmonize Approach to Save Energy in Commercial Buildings
Posted on November, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) have signed an agreement that will create a common platform for measuring and assessing the energy performance of commercial buildings in both countries. Read more