As a multitude of ominous sounding heat related events, such as heat waves and heat domes, reach farther north and last longer each summer, more and more people are being forced to use their air conditioners for extended periods of time and are noticing the effect on...
Last month a Fortune writer published a piece that outline his first-hand experiences purchasing, installing and maintaining a 15-panel, 3.75 kilowatt solar system on the roof of his suburban Boston home. David Whitford invested almost $13,000 in a system that...
Swedish designer Mehrdad Mahdjoubi took a page out of NASA's book and created a high-tech water recycling system that claims to save up to $1300/year in energy bills. The system is called OrbSys Shower and it works similarly to the way showers in space work. The water...
The Department of Energy recently released a few tips to help homeowners save on their energy bill this spring. We're passing along a handful of the tips, which you can ready in their entirety at the DOE website. As we adjust to the rising temperatures, energy-savings...
Remember the tax credits for energy efficiency that date all the way back to 2006? It turns out they did not tumble over the fiscal cliff. The last minute AmericanTaxpayer Relief Act included reinstatement of the tax credits, which allows homeowners to save money on...
In response to the growing complaints by property owners against Big Oil and Gas for inadequately compensating them for drilling on their land, Environmentalist Attorney Stuart Smith of Smith Stag LLC, is launching a nationwide website about mineral royalties fraud....
Heliatek GmbH, an organic photovoltaics company, just announced that its transparent solar films can be integrated between the glass sheets of double glazed windows to generate electricity for a building. Although the technology will likely first be used in commercial...
The Department of Energy's recent blog entry on saving energy at home during the summer lists some timely tips on keeping utility costs low as the temperatures get high. The top step is one that we at Renovate Your World have preached many times. The DOE encourages...
When the veil lifts on VISION House Los Angeles 2012 on June 10, a light will be shining on the respectable number of Leviton products featured in that project. VISION House L.A. is a demonstration home which shows builders, remodelers, designers and consumers how...
The first round winners for the first ever Department of Energy Apps for Energy competition were recently announced by the government agency. First launched back in early April, the Apps for Energy competition challenged software developers to create web and mobile...
