Tag: Energy Efficiency
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Siemens Launches Smart City Project In Vienna, Austria — Aspern
Vienna, Austria will soon be home to a large smart city pilot project — one which will create a multifunctional urban district that features intelligent power grids, power supply, building systems, and communication technologies, which all work together within the Aspern region of Vienna. The project officially began on July 3 with the creation of…
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3 Reasons Why Your Company Should Invest in Energy Efficient Shades
Which brings us back to the same energy use issues we all complained about in the summertime. The same rule holds true in the cold months of winter, when valuable heat can leak out the windows. And for those who don’t experience the cold of winter in places like Florida and Arizona, the demand for…
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Hawthorne EcoVillage Joins Minneapolis Green Homes Initiative
The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota has set a goal of building 100 energy-efficient homes during the next five years in an effort to revitalize neighborhoods in the northern region of the city that have been suffering the most during the economic downturn. Homes will be built on vacant, city-owned lots and will be priced between…
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ShelterKraft Werks Designs and Builds Sustainable Custom Shipping Container Homes
The Seattle-based home building company, ShelterKraft Werks, designs affordable homes that are configured around recycled shipping containers to provide solutions for global housing challenges with turn-key, low footprint structures that can be installed within any conceivable environment. The brainchild of Kai Schwarz, ShelterKraft Werks is a blend of what he has learned about architecture, engineering,…
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Super Efficient & Reliable Windows From Apex Unveiled
One of the most environmentally friendly manufacturing practices is to simply create the most efficient, highest performance, and most reliable (so that they last long) products. Less frequent replacement causes less landfill waste and less pollution from the manufacturing process. Unfortunately, manufacturers of not only windows but nearly everything else want to sell compromised products…