Every day the sun’s rays hit countless windows, and that energy is wasted. Now a Riviera Beach company has developed a glass product for windows that turns that light into electricity. EnergyGlass, a division of Saf-Glas, which has manufactured glass … Continue reading
If you combined all of the world’s urban areas into one dense nugget of urbanity, it would cover about 2 million square kilometers, or 1.3 percent of the land area of the planet. About 60 percent of that – roughly … Continue reading
Imagine window treatments or painted walls that could store excess heat in a room and release that heat when the room gets a bit chilly. Several companies are currently working to bring this scenario closer to reality. National Gypsum, for … Continue reading
If you want to save energy, there are lots of exciting appliances and building materials that you might want to specify for your home: triple-glazed windows, an efficient refrigerator, and compact fluorescent or LED lighting, for example. When it comes to choosing … Continue reading
Last month I put a post up on my real estate blog distilling a few lessons from my own experience about things sellers do that turn buyers off, and vice versa. I was a little concerned that the article might cause some … Continue reading
(Reuters) – A steep decline in solar panel prices is helping solar installers attract new capital, a trend likely to trigger consolidation in the fragmented industry and drive down the cost of putting the renewable energy system on rooftops. Panel … Continue reading
By now, photovoltaic (PV) panels are familiar to most Americans. You’ve seen them on your hand-held calculator, on top of illuminated highway signs, and maybe even on your neighbors’ roofs. With PV systems becoming more common, perhaps you’ve been dreaming of making … Continue reading
By Sahely Mukerji, Opinions differ among glass and glazing professionals regarding whether Congress should have extended tax incentives used by developers and remodelers that, in turn, influenced the glass industry. The incentives in question: the New Energy Efficient Home Tax … Continue reading
If you focus only on the reasons why European home builders are a decade or more ahead of the United States in the quality and performance of sustainable housing, you’ll miss the available, proven, and affordable technologies and tactics that … Continue reading
The most recent economic crash should come as no surprise to history buffs. Reader and financial blogger Philip J. Anderson sent us an illuminating analysis of real estate bubbles through U.S. history. “For the first 144 years of real estate enclosure in the U.S., … Continue reading