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All Companies In Italy Must Now Purchase Climate Insurance — It’s The Law

December 24, 2024 admin buildings, climate catastrophe, climate change, climate change flooding, insurance, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:17:38 +0000

It will be a whole new business atmosphere in Italy starting on January 1, 2025. That’s because the federal government there will require every company to buy climate insurance as internal financial support to offset losses from floods, landslides, and other natural hazards. The warnings about global warming in Italy … [continued]

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Even Better Efficiency with AI Controlling Your Heat Pump?

December 23, 2024 admin AI, Artificial Intelligence, buildings, EDF, energy efficiency, fraunhofer, fraunhofer institute for solar energy systems, fraunhofer ise, GERMANY, heat pumps, neural nets, neural networks

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:26:26 +0000

AI (artificial intelligence) is everywhere these days. It’s the most popular thing to hype up, and the most popular thing to add to your product description to hype it up. In some cases, it’s really a thing and making a difference. In other cases, well, it’s simply just fluff. When … [continued]

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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]

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

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

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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]

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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.

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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]

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