Technique Matters When Presenting Energy-efficient Options ACHR News, September 26, 2016 In today’s marketplace, customers are opting to educate themselves on HVAC products via the internet prior to a contractor’s arrival. A recent American Home Comfort study from Decision Analyst reinforces this revelation, reporting that, for the first time in years, homeowners are more trusting of the … Read more
2016 Intelligent Buildings Survey Navigant Technology is changing the way building owners and facility executives manage commercial buildings. The proliferation of sensing, automation, and control devices, as well as software and services, underscores the transition in building management toward more strategic decision-making around cost containment, energy efficiency, sustainability, and occupant satisfaction. Several high-profile case studies … Read more
Harvard strengthens ‘living laboratory’ to help mitigate climate impact Harvard Gazette, October 6, 2016 Healthy buildings and clean air keep people healthy. That simple premise is driving a series of studies being conducted by Harvard researchers, some of which have gathered insights from University dorms and office buildings. It is part of a multiyear partnership … Read more
Best LED light bulbs of 2016 CNET, September 28, 2016 Cree 60W Replacement LED Best 60W Replacement LED With impressive specs, a 10-year warranty, and a low price, you’ll have a hard time finding a better value than the Cree LED. The Cree 60W Replacement LED features a design that’s focused on familiarity, which puts it … Read more
Commercial Market Embraces Condensing Boilers ACHR News, October 3, 2016 Condensing boilers account for about 90 percent of hydronic boiler sales at United Energy Products Inc., a manufacturer’s representative of boilers, water heaters, pumps, and other commercial products. As can be expected, one of the main reasons building owners and managers are willing to invest in … Read more
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
Cornell wants to drill 2 to 4 miles underground for enhanced geothermal heating ARS Technica, September 19, 2016 Geothermal energy—energy drawn from the internal heat of the Earth—has long been the purview of mountainous, volcano- and earthquake-prone regions like the western United States or Iceland. The US’ eastern states, on the other hand, have been … Read more
Jim Paull for Zondits More money has been pumped into copper indium galium di-selenide (CIGS) solar cells than any other photovoltaic (PV) technology. Less than a decade ago, CIGS was thought to be the heir to the future of PV: inexpensive materials only nanometers thick, deposited on glass or stainless steel foil. The “roll-to-roll” notion … Read more