Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/13/2010
160 manufacturers certify energy use for over 600,000 residential products
January, 12, 2010, WASHINGTON DC - The Department of Energy announced today that it has received certifications for over... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/12/2010
When octogenarian Arthur H. Rosenfeld vacates his utilitarian office at the California Energy Commission this week, one of his final tasks might seem of little consequence: He’ll turn off the... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/12/2010
The nationwide home-building slump has led many tied to that trade to diversify, with some taking to upgrading the energy efficiency of existing homes. Seems like an easy sell, helping home owners... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/12/2010
The roofs conceal photovoltaic and solar hot water panels. The house is heated with a radiant system in the stone floors, and despite the hot climate it is not air conditioned, but passively cooled wi... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/12/2010
Radiant flooring provides a much more healthy heat. If you are considering solar hot water heating, or a ground heat pump, this is a great time to think about the advantages of radiant floors... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/11/2010
What’s a green home without actual greenery? I wanted my eco-friendly house to feel more connected to nature, so I turned the flat stretches of roof into gardens. Rooftop flora is not only scenic,... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/11/2010
A New System for Open, Location Independent, Reliable, Clean and Renewable Energy.
The "Energy Tower"
This is a project to design and build a system that uses a combination of direct... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/11/2010
Solar-powered homes in Ota show costly lure of renewable energy in resource-poor Japan. A viable financial model to cut reno cost is needed. YURIKO NAKAO/REUTERS FILE PHOTO
January 11,... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/11/2010
Editor’s note: With cold weather in the U.S. affecting even Florida, where frozen iguanas are dropping from trees and strawberry crops are in peril, this is a moment to evaluate the sustainability... |
Category: News | Posted By: Jamie | Date: 01/08/2010
We know some things -- good things -- about Redhook Green, the just-announced "net zero" mixed-use development in (wait for it) Red Hook. For instance: we know that it has a cool look inspired,... |