Update: I’ve actually been informed that Honeywell has a much nicer page for its Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat with Voice Control – a first in the smart thermostat space — than the one I found and linked to below. It also has a cool Energy Savings Calculator. So, my apologies to Honeywell … [continued]
Originally published on ThinkProgress. By Ari Phillips. Market research firm Navigant Research released a new report predicting that 32 million smart thermostats will have been installed worldwide by 2020, a giant leap from the less than 1.4 million currently installed today. According to report the global smart thermostat market could be worth nearly $1.4 … [continued]
What are the biggest and best cleantech solutions for a new home… or for any home, for that matter? Below is my list of the top 5-ish. My wife and I are looking around for a new home. With such a big change, we plan to finally do many things … [continued]
While this news could have been fresher (I got hit with bronchitis, leave me alone!), there was no way I was going to pass up an opportunity to write about my favourite company’s latest big news. Nest, everyone’s favourite internet-darling smart-thermostat company is teaming up with US-based provider of residential … [continued]
One month after Nest’s second-generation thermostat hit the shelves of Best Buy in the US, both Nest’s first- and second-generation products are hitting the Canadian shelves, just in time for old man winter. According to the company website, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Amazon.ca will sell the second-generation energy-efficient thermostat … [continued]
From the people who brought you the world’s sexiest-looking thermostat comes Airwave, a new feature of the Nest Learning Thermostat that purports to be able to reduce air-conditioning runtime up to 30%. Nest brought out the sexy Nest Learning Thermostat last year to great acclaim, and many in the … [continued]
The Nest Learning Thermostat has been all the rage since it’s introduction late in 2011, thanks to its apparent ease of installation, flashy design, and usefulness. Now, you can get your very own Nest Thermostat at Amazon.com. Nest announced on June 7 that the Nest thermostat is now selling … [continued]
Some more top energy efficiency news from around the internet: Lighting Science Group has completed the first phase of a relighting project in Washington, D.C. that will “save the city tens of thousands of dollars each year in energy costs” (and a lot of energy). “Already results show these new light … [continued]
Aside from our own energy efficiency stories from the past week, here are a few more from around: Lighting Cree has introduced the XSP Series LED Street Light. This new street light series is “the most affordable and efficient Cree® LED street light designed to speed payback to municipalities. Using … [continued]
