[breyn-i-keyn] Brainstorming on a Higher Level
All images by Naomi Beal via Kaplan Thompson Architects
Perhaps I should just rename these design posts the “Jetson of the Day” since I am getting so many from Preston at Jetson Green. Back in September he introduced us to the Bright Built Barn; Now Naomi Beal’s latest pictures of it almost completed are up […]
Image Credit: Nissan
Small Cars Selling for Under ,000
The New York Times has already noted that without a gas tax to keep prices high, small, efficient cars may never take off in the States. And now ABC tells us that this hypothesis may well be correct, with sales of small cars tumbling as oil prices dropped […]
When energy experts periodically promote combined heat and power (CHP) (sometimes referred to as “cogeneration” or “district heating,”) generally speaking, it ‘don’t get no respect.’ This needs to change, as CHP’s potential to increase energy efficiency is very high; and the technology offers returns for investors and municipal taxpayers.
Perhaps CHP is […]
insulating a soffit: Steve Ruark for The New York Times
How many cliches can we throw at this subject? It is truly the low-hanging fruit, the cheapest negawatt. Matthew Wald of the New York Times describes how 140,000 houses will be weatherized this year, with a goal of doing a million,
to reduce energy consumption and […]
When energy experts periodically promote combined heat and power (CHP) (sometimes referred to as “cogeneration” or “district heating,”) generally speaking, it ‘don’t get no respect.’ This needs to change, as CHP’s potential to increase energy efficiency is very high; and the technology offers returns for investors and municipal taxpayers.
Perhaps CHP is […]
Photo via Visual Velocity PC
Google is well known for its intensity around data center efficiency. However, what isn’t well known are all the ins and outs of how it gets everything running so effectively. It seems, though, that a little information has come out that gives us insight into a specially designed motherboard that is […]
One in five white people carries a gene fault which could raise their risk of high blood pressure, research suggests.
One in five white people carries a gene fault which could raise their risk of high blood pressure, research suggests.
A robot radiotherapy machine to treat cancer is to be available in the UK for the first time from February.