AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This new cooling technology also prevents viral spread Gloria Oladipo Thu, 10/08/2020 – 00:40 In the face of dangerous heat waves this summer, Americans have taken shelter in air-conditioned cooling centers. The same air conditioning systems that keep us cool recirculate air around us, potentially spreading the coronavirus.

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Mosaic

MAY 8, 2022

From home automation and EV chargers to solar, battery storage and electric heating and cooling systems, homeowners are looking for ways to cut costs and make their homes cleaner. Electric HVAC systems may save homeowners money long-term. Switching to electric can lower air pollution.

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Grist

AUGUST 2, 2023

The idea, akin to public cooling centers, is to upgrade air-filtration systems or provide portable air cleaners to community gathering spaces, creating indoor oases where residents can go to get respite from hazardous air. In both places, residents often rely on opening windows to keep cool inside.

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Cooling Pollution HVAC Education 84

Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

into climate solutions and will spearhead the development of 15 transformative technologies crucial for heating and cooling our homes, reimagining critical resource extraction, advancing carbon removal and transforming our food system. With this latest cohort, Elemental is infusing another $12.5M The why: Palm oil is responsible for 1.4%

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. You can find Tangent Materials green product certifications on their website.

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Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Sustainability Recycling 148

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2021

The air inside your home can be up to 5 times more polluted than the air outside. Not only does this eliminate travel emissions but it leaves more time for productivity and tending to your family, home, and personal health. – Oregon Department of Energy. 4) Circulate the air inside your home. ” – Just Naturals.

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The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The memorandum of understanding (MOU) sets a 2030 target for heat pumps to make up 65 of residential heating, cooling, and water heating equipment sales. By 2040, the goal is for heat pumps to account for 90 percent of the HVAC and water heating market. They signed a letter of support for the MOU yesterday.

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Pollution Fossil fuels HVAC Cooling 117

Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Pollution risk: Switchgears, which are devices that isolate faults, have traditionally been insulated with Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6).      Key innovators: VEIR has developed a cooling technology that enables existing power lines to operate at 5 to 10 times their current transfer capacity.

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Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 65

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 22, 2022

Using remote sensors to detect temperature imbalances, smart thermostats can achieve an even heating and cooling throughout your home as well as turn off the HVAC when you’re away, saving on energy and money. energy-related greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) come from heating, cooling and powering homes. Walk the Green Walk.

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Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Sustainability Energy Monitor 167

AutoGrid

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Among the chief culprits is air quality, which, in turn, is often impacted by polluting power plants that burn fossil fuels. Peaker plants are typically the most polluting and expensive resources in the system. Thus, it is clear that these peaker plants have a tangible impact on quality of life, longevity, health, and well-being.

Energy Monitor 71

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 71

CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 29, 2019

C global warming, air pollution kills over 7 million people worldwide each year, and diminishing fossil fuel resources portend social instability. The Earth is rapidly approaching 1.5°C Yet, recently, world leaders at the United Nations Madrid climate talks failed to agree on a path forward.

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