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Tag: energy efficiency
Green Window Treatments: Eco-friendly, Economical and Easy on the Eyes
Home Depot’s Jay Harris shares his ideas for great-looking, environmentally friendly window treatments that won’t bust your budget.
Data Centers: The Race for Sustainability
Data centers are energy hogs, right? Thomas Parent of Rackspace Hosting explores the efficiency of data centers, and illustrates the opportunities that exist for making this technology even greener.
The Wireless HVAC: Going Mobile Can Increase Efficiency
When we don’t hesitate to head across the street to save a few pennies per gallon on gas, why would we play roulette with our monthly energy bill? Nowadays, the capability is there to know exactly what you’re consuming and spending on electricity at any given moment, instead of simply waiting on the meter checker to come by and send you a bill.
The Big Game Doesn't Have to be a Big Energy Hog
Want to watch this season’s football games on a big screen TV with all the bells and whistles? Avoid the painful shock of an electric bill that’s similarly large by choosing the most energy efficient model you can: Energy Forward wants to help Northwesterners do just that.
Green Classroom Retrofit Creates Learning Lab for Students & School District
What gets measured gets managed, right? This longstanding business maxim gets thrown around a lot in green circles: data’s a necessary element of making the case that sustainability makes sense. At Orange County, California’s Davis Magnet School (which focuses on math, science, and technology), measurement’s already present in the curriculum; now, it’s also a part of the school’s efforts to determine if efficiency retrofits make sense for the district’s bottom line and the students’ performance.
Energy Efficient Appliances: Will they Save You Money?
Today’s home appliances are light years better than those of just a decade ago. Their superb energy-efficiency helps you create an eco-friendly home — and they can also save you money.
The Most Energy Efficient Home is Small… Right?
A small, older home in the Northeastern United States will inevitably be more energy efficient than a newer, larger one in Southern California, right? Not necessarily…
Four Home Energy Inefficiencies You Can Remedy This Weekend for $100 or Less
When I’m approached on the floor by customers about CFL bulbs (or any product that helps them save electricity), I try to engage them in conversation about other measures they could take to reduce their power bill. Fortunately for them, some of the most effective changes don’t involve replacing all of your windows or re-insulating an entire house. If you’re on a budget, that’s even more reason to take action today to start saving money each month.
A Guide to Cutting your Utility Bills with Solar Power
Depending on where you live in the country, a solar energy system can be much less expensive than you might imagine.
Five Remodeling Ideas for Your Bathroom that Will Save Resources (and Money)
By remodeling your bathroom to conserve water, you can lower your utility bills, reduce the amount of water your home consumes annually, and also help preserve local water resources.
What Does a Green Trade Show Look Like?
Trade shows create a lot of waste: they’re second only to construction on this front. What would a genuinely green trade show look like, from both the vendor’s and sponsor’s perspectives.
Weatherization Tips for Old Doors and Windows (That Won't Cost You a Bundle)
Living in an older home that leaks hot or cold air? Don’t want to spend a bundle replacing doors and windows? Check out these tips for weatherizing your house without spending a ton of money.