Posts Tagged ‘Energy Savings’
GREEN ROOFS mitigate stormwater runoff, pollution, and produce energy savings
Stormwater runoff is a significant contributor of pollution to the Chesapeake Bay. However, green roofs act as a sponge to soak up significant amounts of rainwater, therefore reducing runoff. Here’s a nice video illustrating the use of a green roof in Washington D.C. More on green roofs from The Conservation Report: GREEN CONSTRUCTION: Increasing green spaces with living roofs :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Posted in Development,
Recent Tweets from the BARN
July 27, 2009U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $54 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Nevada, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Under DOE’s State Energy Program, states and territories have proposed statewide plans that prioritize energy savings, create or retain jobs, increase the use of renewable energy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.“This funding
Recent Tweets from the BARN
July 20, 2009U.S. Department of Energy Secretary (DOE) Steven Chu today announced more than $162 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico. Under DOE’s State Energy Program, states and territories have proposed statewide plans that prioritize energy savings, create or retain jobs, increase the use of renewable energy, and redu
Can You Be Green, Save Energy, And Save Money, Too?
Green energy. Think it’s not practical? Think again. You could build your own windmill and begin generating power for your home. Don’t laugh because it’s true.Building your own is not that hard. It costs only around a couple of hundred dollars, especially when you know where to look. Your homebuilt windmill could pay for itself in energy savings maybe in as little as a couple of months.Get this, you can sell any surplus electricity back to your electric company as well. How’s that for a great li
New WiFi communicating CO2 transmitter delivers energy savings in buildings
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or daily email newsletter. | Sourced From News.prnewswire.com |DELTA, BC, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AirTest Technologies (TSXV: AAT) announced today that it has introduced the TR9294-WF wireless CO(2) and temperature sensor that significantly reduces the cost of installation of this energy savings control technology into existing buildings. This proprietary sensor technology is designed to communicate using WiFi (IEEE 802.1