News tagged with energy efficient home

First the smart phone, now the smart home: Digital technology on verge of tending to household tasks

We have all heard of the smartphone and any day now, most of us will have one. Not far behind: the smart home.

Mar 29, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Energy mythbusting: The truth about those energy-saving tips

You've read the energy-saving tips. You've armed yourself with caulk. You're ready to do some serious damage to your gas and electric bills. Not so fast.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

Feb 07, 2012 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 5

Saving on energy bills: Meeting families in the middle

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study released today by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) identifies steps that energy efficiency program managers can take to deliver significant savings ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

Dec 21, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Home's electrical wiring acts as antenna to receive low-power sensor data

If these walls had ears, they might tell a homeowner some interesting things. Like when water is dripping into an attic crawl space, or where an open window is letting hot air escape during winter.

Technology / Engineering

Sep 15, 2010 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 0 |

Habit-Learning Device will Lower Energy Bills Under New Clean Energy Cashback Scheme

(PhysOrg.com) -- Smart control units that learn householders' energy habits and provide immediate feedback on consumption could give home energy savings of up to 20% without compromising comfort.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

Feb 04, 2010 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Solar power coming to a store near you

(AP) -- Solar technology is going where it has never gone before: onto the shelves at retail stores where do-it-yourselfers can now plunk a panel into a shopping cart and bring it home to install.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

Dec 10, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (31) | 28

Solar Home Built by Students

(PhysOrg.com) -- Students from the Boston Architectural College (BAC) and Tufts University have submitted a completely solar-powered home, the Curio House, as New England's entry into the Solar Decathlon competition. ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

Sep 22, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (13) | 7

No furnace required: Energy-efficient 'passive houses' gaining steam

Judd Blunk's house is like a womb. Although the temperature outside is in the 20s, his triple-pane windows overlooking the Fox River feel warm from inside.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

Feb 18, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (13) | 2