About a new New York State campus that is using sustainable building practices. From the New York Times July 27, 2008: “Stony Brook Southampton will certainly be among a limited number of campuses with this level of commitment to sustainability,” says Judy Walton, acting executive director of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in [...]
A Sustainable University Campus
August 18th, 2008 · No Comments
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New fuel cell technology could make solar energy more affordable for homes
August 14th, 2008 · No Comments
From Reuters, July 31, 2008: CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) – A U.S. scientist has developed a new way of powering fuel cells that could make it practical for home owners to store solar energy and produce electricity to run lights and appliances at night. A new catalyst produces the oxygen and hydrogen that fuel cells use [...]
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Save a little energy by choosing the right lights
August 13th, 2008 · No Comments
From the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer August 11, 2008. Here’s an amazing fact: About 10 percent of the energy used by a regular incandescent light bulb goes to produce light. The rest is wasted as heat. Though heat is always nice in our cold winters, it is very inefficient heat at a very high cost. Energy-efficient [...]
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As Fairbanks energy woes grow, so does list of home weatherization tips
July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
From the Fairbanks Daily Newminer July 20, 2008 Home-heating fuel costs $4.69 per gallon, two dollars more than September of last year. With winter creeping closer, building and energy professionals are busy trying to get Fairbanks energy healthy, and some residents are taking matters into their own hands by attacking energy inefficiencies at home. Click [...]
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Lighten Your Electric Bill: Install New Lights
March 13th, 2008 · No Comments
BY: John Davies, CCHRC Research Director Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 03/13/08 Section A3 There are many different types of energy efficient lighting available. For indoor use, typical choices involve replacing incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent lights (CFL) or old fluorescent tubes (T12) with newer ones (T8 or T5). LED lighting is available for some uses such [...]
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