buildings – Page 2 – Thinking Port

Need a Good Technician for a Home Energy Upgrade? Google & the DOE Have Your Back

December 22, 2024 admin buildings, consumer technology, energy audits, energy efficiency, google, google maps, heating, home energy efficiency, home energy management, home heating, hvac, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:19:32 +0000

We at CleanTechnica cannot endorse the recommendations of the US Department of Energy and Google. Consumer discretion and Googler discretion advised. In all seriousness, Google and the US Department of Energy, neither of which need any introduction, have partnered to help homeowners find good, qualified technicians for home energy upgrades. … [continued]

The post Need a Good Technician for a Home Energy Upgrade? Google & the DOE Have Your Back appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

Energy-Positive Buildings Give More Than They Take, Leaving The Planet Better Than Before Construction

December 21, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, climate change, energy efficiency, zero energy buildings

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:28:39 +0000

Let’s just say it: the building industry is responsible for some 40% of the world’s carbon emissions. That’s enormous! Energy positive through low wattage bulbs? Be serious. Huge building industry carbon emissions result from many sources: constructing a building, its years of usage, and dismantling after the building has reached … [continued]

The post Energy-Positive Buildings Give More Than They Take, Leaving The Planet Better Than Before Construction appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

Inside The Heart Of The Magnetocaloric Heat Pump Of The Future

December 12, 2024 admin ames national laboratory, buildings, consumer technology, efficient heat pumps, elastocaloric cooling, electric heat pumps, energy efficiency, green economy, heat pumps, home energy management, hydrofluorocarbons, magnetoelectric heat pump, oak ridge national lab, ozone layer, refrigerants

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:38:03 +0000

Researchers at Ames National Laboratory are have reportedly cracked the code for the energy efficient, refrigerant-free magnetocaloric heat pump of the future.

The post Inside The Heart Of The Magnetocaloric Heat Pump Of The Future appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

A Boston-Area Family Shifts Their 18th Century Home Off Fossil Fuels

December 9, 2024 admin buildings, energy efficiency, heat pumps, home energy efficiency, Massachusetts

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 03:32:52 +0000

Is it really possible for homeowners to recreate a traditional Colonial New England home so that it uses renewable energy sources? A residential couple who live outside Boston wondered the same thing. How could they get off fossil fuels and do so in a way that made sense for their … [continued]

The post A Boston-Area Family Shifts Their 18th Century Home Off Fossil Fuels appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

Perovskite Solar Cells Meet Textile Ceramic Technology

November 10, 2024 admin bipv, building integrated photovoltaic, building integrated solar, buildings, clean power, Energy, energy-efficient buildings, perovskite, perovskite solar cells, perovskite solar panels, renewable energy, Solar energy, Spain, startups

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:19:25 +0000

A new building material that deploys perovskite solar cells to harvest clean power is taking shape in the field of textile ceramic technology.

The post Perovskite Solar Cells Meet Textile Ceramic Technology appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

Methane Expert Rob Jackson Of Global Carbon Project Talks Solutions

October 26, 2024 admin Agriculture, air quality, buildings, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, cattle, clean power, climate change, Energy, Fossil Fuels, HEALTH, heat pumps, Landfill, methane, natural gas, policy & politics, research, shale oil, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:21:39 +0000

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Rob Jackson, scientist, author, and director of the Global Carbon Project to talk cow burps, landfills, and shale oil, all in aid of the very big global warming problem that is methane. This is the second half of our conversation, lightly … [continued]

The post Methane Expert Rob Jackson Of Global Carbon Project Talks Solutions appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

Buoyant Design & Adaptable Mooring Mechanisms Help Floating Solar Remain Intact Through Hurricane Milton

October 24, 2024 admin buildings, clean power, climate change, grid, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, solar panels, Water

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:28:58 +0000

Last month, Super Typhoon Capricorn struck Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China, and was one of the most severe typhoons to hit the region since 1949. In this wild weather with torrential gusts and gigantic waves, the floating Mibet solar panels pounded by the typhoon remained incredibly buoyant and sturdy. Soon after, on … [continued]

The post Buoyant Design & Adaptable Mooring Mechanisms Help Floating Solar Remain Intact Through Hurricane Milton appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

This Net-Zero Community Got Hit Hard By Hurricane Milton And Is Fine

October 18, 2024 admin batteries, buildings, clean power, climate adaptation, Energy Storage, Florida, hurricane milton, hurricanes, lithium-ion batteries, net zero buildings, net zero energy homes, net-zero, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar energy advantages, solar energy benefits

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:04:38 +0000

After Hurricane Ian, we discovered that a sustainable, cleantech-loving community down right in the brunt of the destruction held up superbly when communities around it did not. Now, another horrific hurricane has plowed through Florida a bit further north (right where I live, in fact) and another cleantech-focused community has … [continued]

The post This Net-Zero Community Got Hit Hard By Hurricane Milton And Is Fine appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

DeSantis Foresees No Development Limits In Areas Susceptible To Disasters

October 15, 2024 admin buildings, climate change, Florida, HEALTH, hurricane milton, hurricanes, policy & politics, policy research, ron desantis

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 22:30:05 +0000

“It is not the role of government” to do so, he says. Days after Hurricane Milton caused widespread damage to areas still rebuilding after Hurricane Ian two years ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday dismissed a suggestion that the state limit development in coastal areas vulnerable to dangerous tropical storms. Hurricane Milton … [continued]

The post DeSantis Foresees No Development Limits In Areas Susceptible To Disasters appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CleanTech Energy News Science

Intellihot’s Electron Is A Tankless Heat Pump Water Heater For Commercial Buildings

October 6, 2024 admin buildings, commercial building, decarbonization, electric home, green economy, heat pump water heaters, heat pumps, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 17:16:31 +0000

The third stop of my heat pump water heater tour across America in advance of Heat Pump Water Heater Day was in Vernon Hills, Illinois, to check out the world headquarters of Intellihot, a company that is making an interesting type of commercial heat pump water heater that needs much … [continued]

The post Intellihot’s Electron Is A Tankless Heat Pump Water Heater For Commercial Buildings appeared first on CleanTechnica.