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A Home Buyer’s Guide to Green Homes

The Environmental Blog

If you’re in the market for a new home and conscious of being environmentally friendly, you may consider looking specifically for a green home. Green homes are designed to be sustainable through their energy usage, building materials, or both. But how do you know whether a home is considered to be green?

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Smart home app gamifies grid-reactive air con for consumers

Smart Energy International

A new partnership in the US combines a demand response programme with smart air conditioners, enabling a gamified reward system to incentivise consumers to lower consumption at times of peak demand on the power grid. ” LG and OhmConnect have plans to expand and enhance the service later in 2023.

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3 Ways IoT can help reduce carbon emissions

Smart Energy International

Consumers, businesses, and government organisations can use IoT monitoring systems to improve the energy efficiency of everything from individual homes to entire cities – potentially helping to slash carbon emissions. Smart home technology helps consumers go green.

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Sustainable Facilities Forum – Our Sponsors

Green Technology

Forum Floorplan Advisory Board Sustainability Champions and Sponsors August Berres August Berres markets Respond!, the world’s first battery-powered office systems furniture product. Battery power enables flexible layouts and easy reconfiguration. As an award-winning sustainability integrator, Constructive Systems, Inc.

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The ‘why’ and ‘how’ of carbon capture technology for buildings

Envirotec Magazine

The Power-to-X unit being demonstrated. Soletair Power (Finland) has developed a seemingly unique solution for extracting carbon dioxide (CO2) from building ventilation systems to help achieve carbon net zero and even carbon negative building projects.

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Generac further expands into grid business with ecobee acquisition

Renewable Energy World

capabilities and yesterday, the company said it is adding smart home technology company ecobee to its family. With a team of over 500 employees globally, ecobee currently offers several ENERGY STAR-certified thermostats and a suite of home monitoring products, designed with a focus on conservation, convenience, peace of mind and comfort.

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Con Edison awards $30 million contract for energy efficiency programme

Smart Energy International

US utility Con Edison has awarded consulting firm ICF with a $30 million contract for the management and implementation of the energy firm’s residential consumer energy efficiency programme. ICF and Con Edison have partnered on energy efficiency projects implementation and optimisation over the past 15 years.