Well, I’m usually not one to say “I told you so” but, at the very least, a new study from Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) supports my “preaching” about energy efficiency over the past year.
According to a recent EDF report, if homeowners adopted certain energy reduction behaviors – based on data generated from information-based
When people learn the facts about energy efficiency and are aware of critical energy issues, such as rising costs, dependence on foreign oil, increasing greenhouse gases and the like, they will change their energy behaviors to help save money and the earth. Sound right? Well, as it turns out it isn’t, and according to Social Psychologist Wesley Schultz, education and awareness
Energy Information Displays (EIDs) fall into three major categories:
1. Dedicated in-home display (IHD) units
2. Web-based dashboards
3. Mobile phone-based applications
Dedicated in-home display units span a huge range of interactivity and style. The
We have seen a marriage of the energy efficiency and solar energy industries as the US has worked to green its buildings. In fact, some financing programs require that all cost-effective efficiency