Panasonic announced last week the expansion of its line of smart home appliances in conjunction with the launch of a cloud-based service dedicated to Panasonic’s home appliances. Panasonic Smart App will be available from late September on the Google Play store for Android smart-phones, and will allow users to … [continued]
Here’s a great guest post from Maria Hubert of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy: In July of 2012, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS), led by Commissioner Adam Putnam, issued an audit of energy initiatives including those funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) … [continued]
The future is cool, but not too cool. Mitsubishi has developed an air conditioner that can sense if there’s a human body in the room, turning off if there’s no one around. The ZW series has two sensors that can switch between low-consumption mode if a human body hasn’t … [continued]
Here’s a great guest post by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on renewable energy success stories in the US Heartland: Seventeen executives traveled through middle America last month and came away amazed by the can-do spirit alive in the heartland, in awe of how those connected to the … [continued]
FedEx is pushing the envelope for sustainable shipping by setting ambitious new operational goals for recycling, emissions reductions, and fuel efficiency. […]
A new Aerogel-based plaster has been developed that provides twice the insulation of the currently used insulating renders used to insulate old buildings. The product is expected to come onto the market next year. In Switzerland, there are currently one and a half million old buildings, yet these old … [continued]
Philips has produced a tiny new LED, small enough to mount 250 of them in one-square inch. These LEDs, called the LUXEON Z, can be mono-color or multi-color, in a full spectrum of colors including white. The LUXEON Z is 80 percent smaller than traditional LEDS and is expected to … [continued]
University of California, Davis has been named the most sustainable American college in the Sierra Club’s Cool Schools report. […]
He’s got one of those voices: little bit southern, jovial, relaxed. A voice you don’t recognize immediately, but realize after a listen (or two or three) that it’s him! It’s really him! Who’s him? Mr. Matthew McConaughey, and he’s in the new Reliant Nest ads. Nest, of course, is … [continued]
For those of you who love to waste money and energy, ignore the following: Unplug your electrical devices when not in use! Keeping gadgets plugged in sucks electricity out of your home and money from your wallet. It’s the same old song and dance, but another study. This one, … [continued]
