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The Future of Green, Smart Living

The Future of Green, Smart Living

by ryw | Jun 4, 2012 | Blog, Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficient Products & Technologies

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 Future of Green, Smart Living

Apps For Energy First Round Results

by ryw | May 29, 2012 | Blog, Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficient Products & Technologies

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

Green Roofs Rising

by ryw | May 7, 2012 | Blog, Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficient Products & Technologies

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?

Are LEDs to Dominate the Lighting Market?

by ryw | Feb 15, 2012 | Blog, Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficient Products & Technologies

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...
Are LEDs to Dominate the Lighting Market?

A Department of Energy Smart Grid Update

by ryw | Feb 13, 2012 | Blog, Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficient Products & Technologies

If you would believe Assistant Secretary Patricia Hoffman’s latest Department of Energy blog post, all is well with the Smart Grid roll-out. According to Hoffman, utility companies (and their customers) in Oklahoma, Idaho and Tennessee have all benefited from Smart...
Are LEDs to Dominate the Lighting Market?

Department of Energy Works to Protect Smart Grid

by ryw | Jan 6, 2012 | Blog, Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficient Products & Technologies

Worried about your privacy on the Smart Grid? How about National Security? The Department of Energy is on it. In the most recent initiative, a “maturity model” is being developed to allow utility companies and grid operators to check for “gaps in their cyber...
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