Energy
Harnessing Tidal Power, While Protecting Marine Life
Posted on August, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Check It Out! , Consumer , Energy , Featured , Infrastructure Below the surface of America’s coastal waters could be the energy needed to power your clothes drier and other appliances. Some say the tides have the potential to power about five percent of U.S. households Read more
Challenge to Replace Common Light Bulb with Energy-Saving Lighting Alternative
Posted on August, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Check It Out! , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Lighting Philips Lighting North America has won the 60-watt replacement bulb category of the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) competition. The Department of Energy’s L Prize challenged Read more
“Awesome” New Solar Community
Posted on August, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Consumer , Energy , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Solar Valencia, CA - KB Home, has just opened a truly “awesome” new home community in Valencia, California, otherwise known as “Awesometown.” KB Home’s Milan at West Hills community is among the first in the area to offer solar power systems Read more
GE LED Lighting Goes from 60 to 100 in 16 Months
Posted on August, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Lighting GE Lighting’s full line of light-emitting diode (LED) GE Energy Smart® incandescent replacement bulbs are anticipated to be on store shelves within the next 16 months. This November marks the arrival of the 13-watt GE Energy Smart LED, Read more
Saving Energy While You Are Away From Home
Posted on August, 2011 Categories: Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings Summer is the ideal season for vacations, and whether you plan to spend your days beach bumming, hiking with friends or visiting out-of-town relatives, National Grid is offering the following tips to help reduce your at-home energy Read more
Tools and Toys for Builders: New Test Center for Low-Energy Buildings
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Ceilings & Walls , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Insulation , Lighting , Windows & Doors All types of snazzy technologies are available these days to make buildings greener: automated shades, electrochromic windows that know when to tint, intelligent lighting controls and smart cooling and heating systems, to name just a few. Read more
A Farmers Market with Economic and Environmental Benefits
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Check It Out! , Communities , Energy , Featured , Planning , Solar In May 2006, the Ann Arbor City Council passed a resolution to adopt goals of reducing the Ann Arbor community’s greenhouse gas emission levels by 20% come 2015 and to create more sources of renewable energy Read more
Geothermal Heat Pump Shipments to Double in Volume by 2017
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Energy , Geothermal , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Geothermal heat pumps and the direct utilization of geothermal resources represent a fast-growing alternative in the heating and cooling market. As demand for electricity expands throughout the world and energy prices increase, Read more