Category: Efficiency

All around the world, companies working in different industries are seeing the benefits of going green, whether it is from a purely financial aspect or because they want to help Mother Earth by being more environmentally friendly. The food hospitality …

From Guest Blogger Anago: How Can Restaurants Go Green? Read More »

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When you’re trying to make the home more energy-efficient, consider replacing the doors and windows. Installing energy efficient fixtures will help you lower utility bills while maintaining more stable temperatures inside the house. Here are seven ways that new doors …

From Guest Blogger Lizzie: Seven Ways New Doors and Windows Can Make Your Home Energy Efficient Read More »

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Summertime is fast approaching. In order to keep a cool environment in the wake of the summer heat, majority of people turn their air conditioning units and fans on without thinking twice. This way, they rack up huge energy bills …

From Guest Blogger Chris: Top Five Myths of Summer Energy Efficiency Read More »

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Roger Priddle, a reader from the central part of Canada, made a few comments on energy efficiency and conservation that I thought folks might find useful.  I appreciate the constructive criticism.  He writes: I’m already powering my home with a …

Canadian Reader Points Out the Need for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Read More »

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We all know that LED Light bulbs are more energy efficient than incandescent bulbs but do you know by how much? The guys over at Energy Saving LED have produced a fun infographic to highlight the issue.

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Some people are becoming more aware of the effect their lifestyle is having on the environment and they decide to become a little more green at home, but there is still more we can all do. If you run your …

From Guest Blogger Leslie Kramer: Five Ways To Turn Your Office Into A Green Haven To Aid The Environment Read More »

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The winter, and its accompanying polar vortices, appears to finally be loosening its grip after months of drastic weather throughout the United States. States across the country experienced some of the coldest weather their homes had seen in years; cities …

From Guest Blogger Blake Meredith: Deep Energy Retrofits–A Necessity for Old Buildings Read More »

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It is widely known knowledge that only 1% of earth’s water is actually usable for human purposes. While we do have efficient ways to make this small amount work for us, there are things we all can and should do …

From Guest Blogger Theo Schmidt: Lesser Known Facts about Water Conservation Read More »

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Steel is a critical part of modern civilization. The steel industry is an economic driving force that provides the materials for a wide range of other industries. The production of steel has historically also been a very dirty process that …

From Guest Blogger Jason: How Green is My Steel Industry? Read More »

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The UK government has recently released the UK Housing Energy Fact File 2013 and there are a fair few interesting points to come out of it, as the following infographic shows, with an analysis below.

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