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Archive of May 2009


May 28
from Energy Circle Updates

It's Cooling Season: Time to Get Rid of Hidden Heat Sources.

The uninsulated hot water pipes in our basement.

Earlier this month our family had a home energy audit conducted by Flemming Lund of Infrared Diagnostics. Although we have had an audit conducted before, Flemming's expertise in thermography led to some surprising… Read the full story

May 27
from Energy Circle Updates

TED Open Source: How we went live with our electricity use.

TED powered electricity monitoring

As promised, below you will find our recipe for the TED, The Energy Detective hack that enabled us to publish our electricity use on the Energy Circle site. Read the full story

May 26
from News & Trends

Whiplash. In Case you missed the Home Energy Efficiency News May 18-22

The Powerloo dog toilet (Source: dvice.com)

The biggest news of the week came from Google, which announced that it has made strides in the development of Power Meter and developed partnerships both with utilities and device makers. Read the full story

May 26
from News & Trends

Policy Matters. IPEEC Brings G-8 Focus to Efficiency

Source: Earthzine.org

Energy Efficiency is as intimate as turning off a bed side light or putting on a sweater, but its link to the planet's well being makes it a matter of international concern. Read the full story

May 22
from Product Reviews

BITS Smart Strip. Very Smart. This article contains a video.

Vampire energy has been getting a lot of press recently, as people become increasingly aware of the gluttony of energy vampires and the ease of stopping them... Read the full story

May 22
from Peggy in Toronto

Gardens of Efficiency

Photo: Naomi C.O. Beal (Source: New York Times)

Toronto's growing season is short and reckless. Those of us who can't wait until June throw pretty flowers in barrels and planters knowing that they may be struck down by frost, turned into drooped… Read the full story

May 21
from News & Trends

Air Sealing in the Summer... What?

Photo Credit: Tim Johnston

As it turns out, the arrival of spring doesn't mean it's time to put your home energy efficiency worries to rest. O, contraire. Your home continues to be a living, breathing organism… Read the full story

May 20
from News & Trends

Google Offers PowerMeter to 30 Million Customers

Source: The Google Blog

We have followed the developments of Google Power Meter with unflagging interest for the past six months, and were interested to learn on Tuesday that the enterprise has announced its first round of partners.… Read the full story

May 18
from News & Trends

Whiplash. In case you blinked and missed the news of May 11 - 17, 2009

The 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games are aiming for sustainability.

It was a big news week for Canada in efficiency news, as TreeHugger reported that the Vancouver Olympic games aim to be sustainable with the help of Canadian environmental rock star David Suzuki and… Read the full story

May 15
from Homes of Real People

Summer! What challenges lie ahead for your house?

Yahoo! Summer is coming. And with it, fresh challenges for energy efficiency. Most of us crave summer... until we crave relief from the heat and yearn for that energy hogging air conditioner. You've been… Read the full story