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...
Energy Efficient Products & Technologies
Futuristic Shower System Saves Over $1000 A Year in Bills
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...
Spring Energy Saving Tips
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...
Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Extended
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...
Fight Back Against Mineral Royalties Fraud
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....
Department of Energy Lists Energy Saving Steps for Summer
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...
The Future of Green, Smart Living
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...
Apps For Energy First Round Results
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...
Green Roofs Rising
According to the latest article in Builder Magazine, green roofing has grown 115% in 2011, which is up from a 28.5% growth in 2010. This from stats given by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, the association promoting the development of green roofs and walls in North...
Are LEDs to Dominate the Lighting Market?
Embedded in a recent routine news release by LED manufacturer Lemnis Lighting was this little gem worth sharing: "A recent U.S. Department of Energy forecast predicts that LEDs will represent 76 percent of the general illumination market by 2030, but Lemnis predicts...