All Entries Tagged With: "Energy Efficiency"
Opower Energy Comparisons Hit Facebook
Going green can mean going social. One company is allowing Chicago homeowners to compete with Facebook friends to see who can have the lowest energy usage. Opower sends its 5 million customers energy bills that allow them to see how much power they use when compared to owners of similar homes. But why compare yourself [...]
It’s Lights Out to Old Bulbs
Despite opposition, America’s lighting is going greener. You might oppose too, but you’ll soon have no choice: You’re going to have to save money on your electric bills. The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday on the Better Use of Light Bulbs (BULB) Act, which would have repealed a law mandating more energy-efficient light bulbs. [...]
Many CES Gadgets Focus on Home Energy
If you are reading this from your Chicago home, chances are you didn’t make the trek to Las Vegas for this weekend’s annual International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Produced by the Consumer Electronics Association, the CES — the country’s largest trade show and the world’s largest consumer technology trade show — featured more than 2,700 [...]
Loop Condo Building Going All Out to Sell Out
There’s a luxury condo building in the Loop, called 200 North Dearborn, that’s recently been FHA approved. If that’s not attractive enough, how about this: The developer has slashed unit prices by 40 percent. The 47-story tower was constructed as apartments in 1989, then recently developed into condos by developer American Invsco. Located at Lake [...]
Energy Star Products in Question?
For a long time Energy Star products were thought to be a rigorous international standard to look for in these well recognized blue label consumer products. We now find out through a new GAO study that fake products, faulty products and self-certified products have been given this label. The GAO is the U.S. Government Accountability [...]
