On October 20th, The Biomimicry Institute in conjunction with the annual Bioneers conference will be holding a one-day conference “Biomimicry’s Climate-Change Solutions: How Would Nature Do It?” This landmark one-day intensive reveals the leading edge of biomimetic solutions to climate change, modeled on nature’s operating instructions. It’s designed for action-oriented professionals from the fields of […]
Category Archives: energy efficiency
More Monitoring
A few weeks ago I wrote about Agilewaves, and today CNet has a great overview of more than a dozen ‘dashboard’ technologies ranging from simple wall plug adapters that offer a kw reading for individual devices, to a half dozen startups competing in the whole-house market – including Greenbox which was founded by the co-creators […]
Home Comfort Zones
Builders are a fairly skeptical bunch when it comes to new fangled devices, but my (green) builder was nodding in agreement as Cleeve presented his solution. Its not inexpensive, but when you add up the energy savings plus the increased comfort…seems like a smart choice. Check it out at Home Comfort Zones.
New Wave Monitoring
Former EPA Head Talks at Kitchen/Bath Industry Event
This weekend I’m attending the 2008 Kitchen/Bath Industry Show and Conference (K/BIS). I was booked on American Airlines and my flight was cancelled so I missed the Friday morning opening keynote, but here’s what I’ve gleaned from other reports: Christine Todd Whitman, former administrator of the EPA delivered the keynote address focused on sustainability. She […]
See It, Manage It
When marketing and branding sites like Springwise write about “visualizing energy use”, I feel like we’re making progress: Though by no means ubiquitous, household energy monitors have been around for some time. A few new entries into the space, however, add a splash of colour and style to make understanding energy consumption more intuitive. Wattson, […]
Google: “To help green technologies, amass scale.”
Ever wondered where your search requests goes when you hit the enter key? Read on… INDIAN WELLS, Calif., Feb 6 (Reuters) – Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile , Research) is prepared to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in big commercial alternative-energy projects that traditionally have had trouble getting financing, the executive in charge of […]
Negawatt Power
While solar, wind and biofuels have had plenty of attention, the unsung superhero of clean energy is Negawatts – a term coined by Amory Lovins in a 1989 Green Energy Conference. Two decades later, with a growing corporate interest in efficiency programs, energy efficiency may be this year’s hot trend in cleantech M&A & IPOs. […]