The City That Can Look To The Sky, Reduced Their Energy Cost, And Improved Their Eco-Footprint

On October 27, 2009 in the southwestern section of Toulouse, France newly installed lamp posts were energized. Starting with a greater than 500 meter section of the Allée Camille-Soula. It’s a very busy street which runs between a sports stadium and a university (Institut de Mécanique des Fluides), in this fourth largest city in the country. The ubiquitous computing (‘ubicomp’) lights are equipped with sensors that detect heat from human bodies. The heat causes the strength of the light to double for ten seconds, returning to a standard ‘dim’ mode when nobody is around. As a result, the energy consumption of night lighting is cut by around 50% with the added benefit of cutting night time light pollution. Unrestricted street lighting is not only a drain on energy resources, but can interfere with the migration patterns of birds, insects and mammals. (more…)

Seventy-six percent (76%) of all electricity generated by US power plants goes to
supply the Building Sector. Buildings are responsible for almost half (48%) of all
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually.

With this in mind, Architecture 2030, a non-profit independent organization, was
established by architect Edward Mazria in 2002. 2030′s mission is to rapidly
transform the US and global Building Sector from the major contributor of GHG to a
central part of the solution to the global-warming crisis. (more…)

Rapidly accelerating climate change (global warming), which is caused by greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions, is now fueling dangerous regional and global environmental events.

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration illustrates that buildings are
responsible for almost half (48%) of all GHG emissions annually. Seventy-six percent
(76%) of all electricity generated by US power plants goes to supply the Building
Sector. Therefore, immediate action in the Building Sector is essential if we are to
avoid hazardous climate change. Credible scientists give us 10 years to be well on our
way toward global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions in order to avoid (more…)

Did you turn your clocks back this morning?  It is that time of year where we
gain back that hour we lost last spring!  A true sign that winter is a coming.

Today is the change the clocks day on everything you have.  Fortunately, most
computers do it for you.  The clocks in cars, vcrs (should you still have one),
wall clocks, etc. have you visiting them for the change.  Replacing batteries.

The only states that do not participate in daylight savings time is Hawaii and (more…)

Paint the interior wall of your home and insulate at the same time. What is it?
It is an additive that you add to either interior or exterior paint and roll it
on creating an invisible layer of insulation. This process was invented by NASA.

It keeps warm air out in the summer and the warmth outside in the winter. It
adds a 50% increase to the reflective R value of a house. In the long run, it
can save you money on your energy consumption.

All you do is add some powder in with your regular paint, stir it up really (more…)

A new going green product to reduce your electric bill. Even when powered down, all of your
computer desk equipment, your pc, printer, modem, etc., are consuming power. All of
the little LED lights that are on means you are sucking approximately 100
watts of energy. So why not put in a switch that will turn off these items when you
are done for the evening or during the day.

The GreenSwitch™ system was originally developed to control energy consumption in the
hospitality/hotel industry. (more…)