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April 30
from Thinkers

Observations on the 2009 Affordable Comfort Conference Professional content

Affordable Comfort Institute

There can be no doubt that it is time to turn our attention to existing housing. Buildings consume 70% of the electricity in the United States, and as Steve Beden of RESNET pointed out,… Read the full story

April 29
from Peggy in Toronto

Your House and Your Health.

Vermont Energy Investment Corporation

As we have noted before, the house is an interconnected system. Yesterday, David Keefe of Vermont Energy Investment Corporation took a few minutes at the Affordable Comfort Institute Conference to talk about the… Read the full story

April 29
from Technology Watch

What is The Watt?

Energy Monitor Live-Stream

What, exactly, does that blue line represent? Kilowatts? Kilowatt-hours? Electricity is a complicated monster but the kilowatt/kilowatt-hour question is pretty simple, so we thought we'd diffuse it for you. Read the full story

April 29
from Peggy in Toronto

Mac’s Mold Myths Professional content

Source: torontobasements.ca

I could happily have spent a semester listening to “Mac” McGregor Pearce speak on the topic of mold. Here are a few comments about his session. It does not do the man or the… Read the full story

April 27
from Technology Watch

Philips Unveils Residential OLED Lighting.

Source: Royal Philips Electronics

Last week at the Eurluce Lighting Fair in Milan, Royal Philips Electronics unveiled "the world's first OLED-based interactive lighting concept," as reported by Greenbang. Read the full story

April 27
from News & Trends

Whiplash. In case you blinked and missed the news of April 19-26, 2009

It was a fantastic Earth Week. The Sacramento Bee pointed out that the $20 billion allocated for energy efficiency in the federal stimulus package is the biggest investment in energy efficiency in U.S.… Read the full story

April 24
from News & Trends

One Simple Thing IV: Monitor Your Energy Use.

Since we began monitoring our electricity use several months ago, we have reduced our electricity bill by about 15%. Read the full story

April 24
from Energy Circle Updates

That Bulb Is Going To Cost You!

Testing Lights

Yesterday, I was struck by how much the reading on my whole house monitor changed when I did one little thing: flicked on the lights. Today I set out to discover how much it… Read the full story

April 23
from News & Trends

One Simple Thing Part III: Rope in the Kids. This article contains a video.

In the swell of Earth Day videos, the "Green Cup Challenge" (GCC) stood out for us, because it's fun, and because it is by, for, and all about students. Read the full story

April 23
from Energy Circle Updates

Going Live With Our Usage Changed Everything

TED The Energy Detective

The past 48 hours of live-streaming our energy usage to the Internet have been full of surprises. Read the full story