How to make your home energy efficient Curbed, September 20, 2016 In our eco-conscious (and money-conscious) age, there’s really no excuse for wasting energy at home. There are dozens of extremely easy, small steps you can take right now to minimize your use of energy resources and cut back your bill from the utility company. … Read more
MEPhI scientists find way to raise energy efficiency of lighting facilities Phys, September 21, 2016 In LED production, several chips are mounted on a special card. Chip-setting can be conducted in two ways: online editing and the so-called flip-chip method. The gist of the flip-chip process is the connection of the semiconductor structure with the … Read more
Energy Efficiency Meets Reality TV The Wall Street Journal, September 13, 2016 Companies usually don’t allow managers from other businesses to poke around their facilities, with television cameras no less, and criticize how they do things. But that is just what happens in “Better Buildings Challenge Swap,” a reality-video series produced by the Energy Department … Read more
DOE Publishes New Forecast of Energy Savings from LED Lighting DOE, September 7, 2016 The U.S. Department of Energy has just published the latest edition of its biannual report, Energy Savings Forecast of Solid-State Lighting in General Illumination Applications, which models the adoption of LEDs in the U.S. general-lighting market, along with associated energy savings, based … Read more
Building green with energy-efficient materials: Insulation USGBC, September 7, 2016 Did you know that the energy lost through a building’s walls, roofs and windows is the largest single waste of energy in most buildings—especially in hot summer months? As a result, the energy efficiency of a building often depends on the materials that help create … Read more
Amanda Gassé, ERS, for Zondits Climate control is one of the most popular focal points in today’s connected living space. Big Ass Fans has reentered the scene with a new version of a smart ceiling fan that they debuted two years ago, the Haiku L Series. Haiku’s signature design elements and efficiency are now available … Read more
Lighting Maintenance: LED Lighting Retrofits Facility Executive, August 5, 2016 When it comes to LED lamp failure, the industry standard is 3%. For most, that’s an acceptable rate—but should it be? As solid-state electronic devices, LEDs are similar to TVs or other consumer electronics: They tend to fail early if they’re going to fail at … Read more
Energy-efficient window tinting goes dark at the flick of a switch New Atlas, August 14, 2016 Current electrochromic window tinting techniques are effective to a point, but there are limitations to the technology. They’re generally slow to change state, struggle to achieve high levels of darkness, and rely on a constant current to maintain their tint. A team at … Read more
Revell Retrofit Northhampton, MA Zero Energy Project Case Study This renovation transformed this building from an energy guzzler to a resilient and healthy spacious 2-family, designed to use less energy than it produces. Careful planning resulted in high efficiency of the building envelop, of the heating, cooling and ventilation systems. The solar panels provide the … Read more
Intelligent light for VW parking garage saves 65% in energy Osram, July 4, 2016 One of the largest and most modern logistics centres in Europe is located at Baunatal near Kassel in Germany – the original parts centre for Volkswagen. More than 450,000 VW original components are dispatched from the location to seven domestic sales … Read more