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Small Steps, Big Results

written by Walter Wang

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

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June 1, 2011 0 comment
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Motivating Homeowner Energy Behaviors

written by Chuck Colgan, CA Center for Sustainable Energy

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

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March 1, 2011 1 comment
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Turned Off: Why Homes Don’t Need Energy Information Displays

written by

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

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December 3, 2010 2 comments
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Energy Efficiency and PV: Together Forever

written by Elisa Wood

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

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September 10, 2010 1 comment
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