To Can or Not to Can? 5 Practical Reasons to Avoid Can Lighting Your Home
We’ve all seen them and love them – those cozy recessed lights that are so popular around our homes. They are all the rage with builders and modern architects. When…
6 Hot Trends in LED Lighting Décor
The hottest trend at the moment when it comes to home décor and lighting is LED lights. These eco-friendly types of light bulbs offer a number of advantages – because…
Can an Air Conditioner be Used as a Heater? A Guide to Using Your AC as a Heat Pump
Very few of us are lucky enough to live in an area where it’s gloriously warm and sunny all year round. So if we’ve doled out hundreds (or even thousands)…
How to Use Window Film as a Means of Creating a More Efficient Home
Windows can be both a blessing and a curse. Windows serve as both a means of escape and a way to enjoy the outdoors from within the home. Unfortunately the…
10 Ways To Make Your Swimming Pool More Environmentally Friendly
One would have a hard time denying that swimming pools are some of the most wonderful and luxurious comforts in life. Merely at a touch of warm and soft water…
Solar Costs are Falling, But What about the Energy Payback?
The cost of a residential solar system has come down 33% since 2008 improving financial payback1. However, have you ever asked yourself about the energy payback of the solar panels? Energy payback…
3 Green Lighting Tips Beyond the Obvious
Most advice out there on efficient lighting simply states what you already know: switch to LEDs or CFLs, embrace natural light, look for the Energy Star logo, yada yada. We…
New Device Out Of Stanford that Combines Light And Heat?
Solar energy, more commonly defined by the energy geeks as “radiant light and heat from the sun”, continues to be harnessed for energy production. As you may be aware, most…
Three Tips for Buying Used Solar Panels for Pennies on the Dollar
OK you tech geeks out there who like to build your own stuff, you must have considered building your own or shopping for used solar panels by now…. Why buy…
West Coast Green 2009 – What’s Your “Green” Idea?
West Coast Green 2009 was as informative and inspiring as ever. Hundreds of vendors and thousands of people have gathered once again in San Francisco to check out world’s latest…