Archives: Energy Conservation

Aluminet Shade Cloths Review

October 31, 2014 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Energy Conservation.

Ever since greenhouses have been used for gardening, crop growing, and farming, many people have been finding new ways to yield better and healthier plants. However, it is difficult to find green technology in which truly combines cost-efficiency and eco-friendliness. In recent years, greenhouse thermal screens were invented and sold in the market to meet • Read More »

General Services Administration Calls for Green-Tech Innovators

November 21, 2013 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Energy Conservation.

By Guest Blogger Ken Myers The United States General Services Administration (GSA) released a statement last week calling for all green technology companies and innovators to submit a request for information under the Green Proving Ground initiative. This allows green technology companies to use the government entity as a test run for determining the efficiency • Read More »

Energy Consumption Trends in New York City

May 14, 2013 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Energy Conservation.

By Guest Blogger Jeremie Brenton You may think that modern technologies created energy efficient solutions for houses and buildings. It does not appear to be the case in modern world. People buy and use a lot of gadgets at home and at work, thus increasing the levels of energy use. It is not surprising that • Read More »

Net-Zero Energy Consumption is Taking Office Buildings Off of the Grid

January 11, 2013 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Energy Conservation.

Guest Blog by Garret Stembridge Going green is no longer as simple as recycling aluminum, plastics and newspapers. Today, businesses are taking additional, extensive measures to minimize their carbon footprint, most significantly with net-zero energy consumption. Office buildings account for approximately 19 percent of all energy consumption, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, costing an • Read More »

Vampire Energy: What It’s Costing You and How To Prevent It

August 1, 2012 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Energy Conservation.

By Guest Blogger Justin Bencsko The phenomenon of Vampire Power is costing American households millions of dollars every single day.   Studies estimate that about 5-10% of the average household’s energy bill comes from this Vampire Power.  Calculate that to a dollar amount across the country and you have about $4 billion in wasted spending every • Read More »

7 Tips to Green Computing

June 29, 2012 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Energy Conservation, News.

By Guest Blogger Matt Powell Computing and technology is now responsible for 2% of the global carbon footprint, a significant amount for just one sector of industry. It’s therefore important that end users do whatever we can to reduce our impact on the environment. The following tips are simple things you can do to contribute • Read More »

Smart Home Automation Saves Future Energy

March 30, 2011 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Energy Conservation.

By Guest Blogger AJ Wilcox If you’re anything like me, the outlook right now for powering your home is looking abysmal. Oil prices are at an all-time high. We’re trying to get away from burning coal, but radiation leaks after the Japanese tsunami are making everyone question. Unfortunately all of these occurrences point to us • Read More »

Google Your Refrigerator? It Could Happen

June 22, 2009 | By Kevin | No Comments | Filed in: Energy Conservation.

About 10 days ago I talked about smart metering in Indiana and other places (like my home in Southern California) where the electric companies are stepping up to bat and installing the necessary infrastructure so that they and homeowners can take more control of electricity use. Now, besides the electric companies there are other big • Read More »