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Smart Thermostats Begin to Dominate the Market in 2015
Nearly half of those sold are connected two-way thermostats, opening up many options for utilities. by Katherine Tweed The fully connected home still is not a reality for most consumers, but...
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PG&E’s New Tariff Could ‘Gut the PV Opportunity’ for the Commercial Sector
The proposed regulation threatens commercial rooftop solar economics in Northern California. by Jeff St. John If you were wandering the halls of last week’s Intersolar conference in San Francisco, you...
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Innovus Power: A Generator That Plays Well With Renewable Energy
How a variable speed genset could smooth green power’s integration with microgrids—and beyond by Jeff St. John Marc Hoffman, CEO of startup Innovus Power, believes that the synchronous generator, the...
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New gadget enables on-demand solar energy, without installing panels
by Derek Markham (@derekmarkham) © SunPort If you want to use solar power, but can’t install solar panels, the new SunPort gadget aims to make going solar easy and affordable. Although residential...
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Atomizing showerhead claims 70% water savings and ‘significantly superior’...
by Derek Markham (@derekmarkham) © Nebia This startup has re-engineered the showerhead to be radically efficient in conserving both water and heat, without sacrificing comfort. Quite a few years ago,...
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What you need to know to achieve LEED certification in 2015
by Dean DiPietro Is your goal to earn LEED certification for your project in 2015? Before Greenbuild? We understand that many project teams have timelines set around major events. To support this,...
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How to Turn Evictions into Growth Opportunities
by Marc Courtenay in Articles There is nothing fun about the eviction process. However, when a resident stops paying rent or becomes a problem tenant, appropriate action must be taken. But property...
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Natural Building: Rediscovering the wonder of building with mud Sami Grover (@samigrover) Design / Green Architecture August 25, 2015 Share on Facebook Video screen capture Permaculture Magazine As...
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Red flags in that vacation-rental request? Trust your gut
If you get a vacation rental request from an Oregonian with a Texas business address and Illinois driver’s license whose check is mailed to you from Ohio, you, um, might want to think twice about...
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Climate change is something business can fix
by Zach Bernstein Probably one of the oddest statements you hear in politics nowadays is “I’m not a scientist.” The idea, of course, is that because politicians aren’t climate scientists, they’re...
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Is Gentrification a Human-Rights Violation?
The Atlantic gentrification, and on no street in Brooklyn are its effects more evident than on Atlantic Avenue, where, earlier this summer, a local bodega protesting its impending departure in the...
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Aspen is third U.S. city to reach 100% renewable energy
Aspen Colorado New Years 2015 photo by Toby Harriman. Aspen is one of three U.S. cities to run on 100 percent renewable energy, according to members of the city’s environmental and project...
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What tap water campaigns are missing
Bottle or tap? Campaigns to drink water from the tap are gaining momentum but this positive trend carries an invisible challenge. Drinking water pouring into glass. In many places, tap water is...
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Will farms replace golf courses as the housing amenity of choice?
by Sami Grover (@samigrover) © Wetrock Farm We already know that vegetable gardens are replacing lawns in cities across America. So maybe it makes sense for farms to replace golf courses in suburban...
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Green Capital For Greener Buildings: GRESB Green Bond Guidelines for the Real...
By Sara Anzinger The property sector has recently received significant attention related to climate change and sustainability efforts, and rightfully so. Contributing one-third of global carbon...
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Trinity portable wind turbines get upgraded and scaled up
by Derek Markham (@derekmarkham) Four sizes of micro-turbines, designed to be portable personal wind energy stations, are in the works from Janulus. Early last year, we covered the launch of a tiny...
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Is Your Emergency Signage Sending the Right Message? How to keep occupants...
By Janelle Penny Do your occupants know where to go during an emergency? An FM who deals with the ins and outs of a building every day may know where every path leads and every exit ends up, but an...
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Ways to Conserve Energy Use at Home
By Mary Sauer Each year, Americans are spending troubling amounts of money on their energy expenses. In fact, the average family will spend close to $2,200 on their utility bills during the course of...
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I’m Obsessed With San Francisco’s Bunk-Bed Craigslist Ads
The horror show that is acceptable SF living speaks to the real effects of the city’s extreme housing shortage. by KRISTON CAPPS Sorry, boss, I can’t do my job today. I’m obsessing over the horror...
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Judge rules that a dog visiting New York apartment is not an illegal tenant
The Pomeranian was dropped off at the Bronx apartment in the morning, snuggled there with a 17-year-old girl who had depression and a spine condition, and then returned at night to its owner’s home in...
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