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ENERGY STAR Homes Consume 20-30% Less Energy than a Standard Home

May 18, 201114 years ago Guest Contributor 3 Comments

These days, the whole world is gearing up to go green in order to save the earth. Even, the home builders are coming up with new home designs that are more energy efficient than the traditional homes. The new Energy Star homes are designed in such a way that the energy consumption per house will be 20-30% lesser than a regular home. An Energy Star home also meets certain guidelines for energy effectiveness standard, set by the officials of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Seattle Launches Energy Benchmarking Program for Commercial Buildings

May 11, 201114 years ago Glenn Meyers 3 Comments

Measuring and tracking the energy efficiency of its commercial buildings is now included in a formal benchmarking program that has been launched by the City of Seattle.

Find Energy-Efficiency Incentives in Seconds, Compare Your Energy Bills to Your Neighbors’

March 1, 201114 years ago Zachary Shahan 3 Comments

Want to know what energy-efficiency rebates and incentives are available to you without having to tediously search through numerous hard-to-read sites? I’m sure some of you do. A cool new web tool from a Silicon Valley startup, Ennovationz, can do that for you (and quite a bit more). On the … [continued]

Energy Efficiency — More Profitable than Investing in Google

December 4, 200915 years ago Derek Markham 7 Comments

I recently attended the West Coast Green conference in San Francisco and came out enthused and confused. I was enthused about the progress the green building industry is making. That over 14,000 people from all over the country came to learn about the new innovations in green building is huge … [continued]

How the Stimulus Bill Helps Green Building

September 9, 200915 years ago Derek Markham 2 Comments

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law by President Obama in February to stimulate the sagging US economy. As it is the most comprehensive and lucrative sustainability bill ever passed, it sets a serious standard for the United States government and its people to follow. Besides being very complicated there are both negative and positive aspects to this bill, which I breakdown as best as I can.

EnerWorks Solar Water Heater is First to Get ENERGY STAR Approval

January 15, 200916 years ago arielschwartz 4 Comments

I’ve always wanted a solar water heater in my imaginary house that I own, and now I think I know what brand I want, too. EnerWorks solar water heaters are the first to qualify for the new ENERGY STAR residential water heater program. The heaters were judged based on numerous … [continued]

I Gave You a Quarter. Did You Give me Change?

July 22, 200817 years ago joemohr 8 Comments

30 steps to a more sustainable you! 7-22-2008. A quarter of a year has gone by since I posted my Earth Day blog offering 22 suggestions to change your lifestyle Have you made any changes in the last 3 months? I’ll trust that you have, and in case you’ve done … [continued]

Refined Refinery? ConocoPhillips in Billings, MT

July 2, 200817 years ago courtneycarlisle 9 Comments

Billings, MT plays host to three petroleum refineries, which fuel the local economy. I was fortunate to receive an invitation from the American Petroleum Institute to come out as their guest and tour the ConocoPhillips refinery and meet a few of the local citizens to hear their thoughts on big … [continued]

Clean Alternatives to Everyday Machines: Choose Your Washing Weapon

July 1, 200817 years ago joemohr 5 Comments

The Energy Star Washing Machine vs. The Wonderwash vs. The Basin vs. The Future of Home Dry Cleaning In this 4-way battle royal to earn the title “The Best Washing Machine for You and the Earth According to Joe”, a variety of factors need to be considered. Water use, electricity … [continued]