Tag: Energy Star

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  GE's New Hybrid Water Heater is Super-Efficient—and Manufactured in America

  The GeoSpring hybrid electric water heater is not only super-efficient, it's being made in America at a plant that has lay idle for decades.

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  Cool Your World this Summer with Seven Simple Ways to Save With ENERGY STAR

  The dog days of summer are right around the corner and homeowners are looking for ways to

• Are Walmart's Eco-Efforts Enough? Balancing Sustainability & Social Responsibility at America's Largest Retailer

  Walmart has been in the sustainability spotlight over the last few years, both for implementing its own efficiency measures and for raising the bar for industry at large. Some view these initiatives with skepticism because the

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  A Healthy Thanksgiving Begins in a Green Kitchen

  We're well aware of the importance of health when it comes to preparing foods in the kitchen—between Salmonella, E. Coli, and a variety of other

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  How Should We Really Measure Green Building?

  Katherine Salant writes in the Washington Post: Can a big house be green? Yes, but a smaller house will always be greener because fewer resources were used in its construction and less energy is needed to heat and

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  Ask Pablo: Should I Get A New Washing Machine?

  Of course the balance between environmental impact and personal

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  Earth Advantage Institute Makes Earth Day Predictions For Housing Ten Years From Now

  The Earth Advantage Institute promotes a green building standard from the Northwest that combines the energy requirements of Energy Star with healthy home attributes like air quality, environmental responsibility and and resource efficiency. I thought

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  Energy Star Finally Starts Thinking About Health, Durability and House Size

  One of the big beefs with Energy Star for housing is that all it cared about was energy; beat the standard code by 15% and you got it. No matter that the best way to make a house efficient is to make it tight, leading to all kinds of air quality

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  If I See Another Full Page Pella Window Ad I Am Gonna Scream

  They are everywhere, the full page ads with smiling people proud of how much money they saved and how they qualified for all those government grants. But what did they really save? Perhaps a bit of energy, but how much?

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  Run Cordless and Free: New Electric Mowers from Black & Decker

  Images: Black & Decker Here in the southeast, my front lawn is already starting to perk up in response to intimations of spring. Those handsome green blades of fescue are yawning, stretching, and preparing to greet the season with exuberant,

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  Energy Star Moving Beyond Data Servers, Certifying Entire Data Centers

  "For the US in 2006, online data centres accounted for 1.5 percent of the entire country's electricity use - equating to more than the entire state of Massachusetts. " View the chart up close...Really interesting facts/stats! Image via GDS Digital via

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  Energy Star Products Aren't Actually Meeting Energy Star Requirements

  Energy Star is regarded by consumers as one of the most reliable raters of electronics and appliances in terms of knowing how much energy a device consumes. The organization continually raises the bar (little by little, but still raises) on energy

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  New Energy Star Ratings for TVs Announced

  Photo via dailyinvention via Flickr CC Energy Star has announced that the new 4.0 and 5.0 specifications for televisions have been set. They'll go into effect May 2010 and 2012 respectively, and the impact will save users anywhere from 40% to 65% in

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  Trusty Old Robots vs. Energy Star Appliances

  Of course, when purchasing a new appliance, it makes sense to go with the most efficient energy star rated appliance. BUT, buying a brand new efficient energy star rated appliance is not always greener or less expensive

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  PecoBOO: Now Your Computer Sees When You're Gone

  Tweaking your computer's energy saving settings is a no-brainer. But that's just the trouble: the computer is making a "dumb" decision to dim the monitor or go to sleep after a preset time. VeryPC, the British maker of energy-efficient

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  LEED goes 3.0 — and they ain't joking 'round

  The USGBC, and their insanely popular rating system LEED, have been on the frontlines of the green building movement for quite a while. Everyone has taken a shot at them at least once. There’s all the talk about how the credits are

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  Houston Gets Greener with Itsy-Bitsy, Energy Efficient Homes

  Thinking about making a move into a home, but really, really want a green space? We stumbled across the perfect (little) eco-home.

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  EPA Announces New Energy Star Requirements for Monitors, Photo Frames

  The EPA has announced that computer monitors, digital photo frames and similar display devices will have to be more efficient to earn an Energy Star label - 20% more than conventional options. Computer monitors are