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- SeaPods create an exciting way to waterfront living Wed, 7 Sep 22, 2:30amOcean Builders is creating a new way to live on oceanfront real estate — right in the middle of the water. SeaPods are small homes that rest on a floating steel and concrete foundation just off the coast of a mainland area....
- DveleIQ software results in smart homes powered by solar Wed, 2 Jun 21, 12:30am“We offer a wide-array of customizable, modern prefab homes that verifiably exceed all standards of quality and efficiency.” As a company motto, Dvele makes it sound simple. The truth is, this innovative, San Diego-based...
- Smart meter wrecked our boiler but E.ON won’t pay Mon, 23 Nov 20, 6:00pmWe just wanted the money to pay to have the circuit board repaired
- 'Hey Google, dim the lights': how smart home devices can save money Sat, 2 May 20, 4:00pmFrom energy-saving bulbs to leak detectors, smart tech offers many benefits at the touch of a button
- Centrica to use customers' hot water tanks to stop blackouts Mon, 30 Sep 19, 1:08amBritish Gas owner to harness smart appliances to help balance National Grid
- Our phones and gadgets are now endangering the planet | John Harris Tue, 17 Jul 18, 3:00pmThe energy used in our digital consumption is set to have a bigger impact on global warming than the entire aviation industry
- Smart meters: customers say they can’t get firms to install them Mon, 26 Mar 18, 6:00pmEach month energy suppliers are putting 400,000 smart meters into UK homes. But 1m are needed to hit the 2020 target‘Get smart” urges the website of EDF, one of the UK’s largest utilities firms. It tells customers that...
- This house made of drought-felled wood is a water-saving wonder Fri, 6 Oct 17, 4:14amCalifornia's extreme droughts are so dire that students at UC Davis have designed an impressive solar-powered home built out of drought-felled timber and installed with various state-of-the-art water conservation features...
- The first off-grid Ecocapsule microhomes are shipping to customers this year Wed, 7 Jun 17, 2:39amWant to travel to the beach or a mountaintop or a jungle - and spend the night in style every time? The Ecocapsule offers that flexibility in a tiny off-grid package...
- Energy-plus houses in Berlin are the future of eco-friendly living Fri, 3 Jun 16, 3:00pmThe three structures, collectively named "Holistic Living", are the result of a holistic design approach that combines energy efficiency, mobility and health...
- Hand over control of my fridge to an energy company? No thanks, say Brits Tue, 28 Apr 15, 1:00amStudy finds opposition to invasive smart technologies designed to save energy at home, but support for some less intrusive and automated measures
- Middlebury’s InSite Solar-Powered Home is Made From Materials Sourced Within 10 Miles Fri, 5 Jul 13, 8:47pmFollowing five points of InSiteful design, the Middlebury team has sought to build a home that is economically, environmentally and socially sustainable...
- Middlebury’s InSite Solar-Powered Home Features Materials Sourced Within 10 Miles Fri, 5 Jul 13, 8:47pmFollowing five points of InSiteful design, the Middlebury team has sought to build a home that is economically, environmentally and socially sustainable...
- NXP Unveils Greenchip WiFi Lightbulbs That Can Be Controlled With Your iPad Sat, 21 May 11, 12:22amShopping at your favorite organic market but worried that you left the kitchen light on? Don’t fret, just turn it off using your iPad. Designed by NXP in the Netherlands, these latest Greenchip light bulbs are fully...