Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » energy reduction http://inhabitat.com Green design & eco innovation for a better world Fri, 24 May 2013 13:28:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Spectacular Roberto Ercilla-Designed Home Cantilevers Over Spanish Hillside http://inhabitat.com/spectacular-roberto-ercilla-designed-home-cantilevers-over-spanish-hillside/ http://inhabitat.com/spectacular-roberto-ercilla-designed-home-cantilevers-over-spanish-hillside/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:42:19 +0000 Helen Morgan http://inhabitat.com/?p=444775
As well as creating a beautiful home, Dwelling in Etura was designed to help residents reduce their energy consumption. As such, the architecture studio incorporated an insulating green roof, biomass and water-saving elements. The project is comprised of]]> roberto ercilla, dwelling in etura, eco design, gree architecture, sustainable design, energy efficiency, energy reduction, spain architecture roberto ercilla, dwelling in etura, eco design, gree architecture, sustainable design, energy efficiency, energy reduction, spain architecture roberto ercilla, dwelling in etura, eco design, gree architecture, sustainable design, energy efficiency, energy reduction, spain architecture roberto ercilla, dwelling in etura, eco design, gree architecture, sustainable design, energy efficiency, energy reduction, spain architecture roberto ercilla, dwelling in etura, eco design, gree architecture, sustainable design, energy efficiency, energy reduction, spain architecture roberto ercilla, dwelling in etura, eco design, gree architecture, sustainable design, energy efficiency, energy reduction, spain architecture roberto ercilla, dwelling in etura, eco design, gree architecture, sustainable design, energy efficiency, energy reduction, spain architecture roberto ercilla, dwelling in etura, eco design, gree architecture, sustainable design, energy efficiency, energy reduction, spain architecture roberto ercilla, dwelling in etura, eco design, gree architecture, sustainable design, energy efficiency, energy reduction, spain architecture

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/spectacular-roberto-ercilla-designed-home-cantilevers-over-spanish-hillside/feed/ 0 New UFO Power Center Zaps Vampire Appliances for Big Energy Savings http://inhabitat.com/ufo-power-strip-monitors-standby-power-for-big-savings/ http://inhabitat.com/ufo-power-strip-monitors-standby-power-for-big-savings/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:20:57 +0000 Lori Zimmer http://inhabitat.com/?p=267914
Visible Energy just officially launched the UFO Power Center - a space-age power strip that can help households save on electric bills by managing the energy needs of up to four appliances. The pod-shaped product automates and records the activity of appliances]]> power strips, standby energy, energy reduction, UFO Power Center, green design, eco design, sustainable design, energy savers

Visible Energy just officially launched the UFO Power Center – a space-age power strip that can help households save on electric bills by managing the energy needs of up to four appliances. The pod-shaped product automates and records the activity of appliances when they are not being used, cutting down on vampire power drain and improving the energy-efficiency of your home.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/ufo-power-strip-monitors-standby-power-for-big-savings/feed/ 0 Great Glass House Swells from the Ground Like a Giant Blue Egg http://inhabitat.com/the-great-glass-house-swells-from-the-ground-like-a-giant-blue-egg/ http://inhabitat.com/the-great-glass-house-swells-from-the-ground-like-a-giant-blue-egg/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:04:54 +0000 Yuka Yoneda http://inhabitat.com/?p=180774
Located in the hills overlooking Tywi Valley, the Glass House is part of the Garden of Wales Botanical Gardens in the UK. Despite being made of glass, the elliptical building blends into the surrounding grassy landscape quite nicely. Equipped with an aluminium]]> great glass house, glass house, greenhouse, foster + partners, foster and partners, green architecture, sustainable architecture, england, garden of wales, energy reduction, green design, glass hill great glass house, glass house, greenhouse, foster + partners, foster and partners, green architecture, sustainable architecture, england, garden of wales, energy reduction, green design, glass hill great glass house, glass house, greenhouse, foster + partners, foster and partners, green architecture, sustainable architecture, england, garden of wales, energy reduction, green design, glass hill great glass house, glass house, greenhouse, foster + partners, foster and partners, green architecture, sustainable architecture, england, garden of wales, energy reduction, green design, glass hill great glass house, glass house, greenhouse, foster + partners, foster and partners, green architecture, sustainable architecture, england, garden of wales, energy reduction, green design, glass hill great glass house, glass house, greenhouse, foster + partners, foster and partners, green architecture, sustainable architecture, england, garden of wales, energy reduction, green design, glass hill great glass house, glass house, greenhouse, foster + partners, foster and partners, green architecture, sustainable architecture, england, garden of wales, energy reduction, green design, glass hill


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]]> http://inhabitat.com/the-great-glass-house-swells-from-the-ground-like-a-giant-blue-egg/feed/ 1 Chic Dry Erase Boards Made From Recycled Materials http://inhabitat.com/buy-this-dry-erase-board-and-offset-your-offices-lighting-energy-usage-for-a-year/ http://inhabitat.com/buy-this-dry-erase-board-and-offset-your-offices-lighting-energy-usage-for-a-year/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:30:35 +0000 Nicole Shore http://inhabitat.com/?p=200159
Belgrave Trust offers a cool line of dry erase boards with a light environmental footprint - carbon offsets are automatically incorporated into the price of each item. To top it all off, each board is made locally by artists from repurposed/recycled materials. READ]]> belgrave trust, dry erase board, green dry erase board, green products, eco products, green design, eco design, carbon offset, energy reduction, green office, green office products

Belgrave Trust offers a cool line of dry erase boards with a light environmental footprint – carbon offsets are automatically incorporated into the price of each item. To top it all off, each board is made locally by artists from repurposed/recycled materials.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/buy-this-dry-erase-board-and-offset-your-offices-lighting-energy-usage-for-a-year/feed/ 0 The EcoDrain Cuts Water Heater Use by 40% http://inhabitat.com/the-ecodrain-cuts-water-heater-use-by-40/ http://inhabitat.com/the-ecodrain-cuts-water-heater-use-by-40/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:00:17 +0000 Daniel Flahiff http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=21490
A hot shower is relaxing, but is also a huge waste of energy: we heat our water with massive amounts of natural gas, oil or electricity, then transport the heated water to our tubs for a few seconds of sudsing, before washing it down the drain full of raw,]]> ecodrain, sustainable design, green design, green hot water heater, energy reduction, water heat exchanger, interior, product, energy efficient, green building, water fixture

A hot shower is relaxing, but is also a huge waste of energy: we heat our water with massive amounts of natural gas, oil or electricity, then transport the heated water to our tubs for a few seconds of sudsing, before washing it down the drain full of raw, wasted heat and energy! What if we could recapture this untapped source of wasted energy by transferring the heat from that shower waste-water to cold incoming water? The EcoDrain, a simple heat exchange unit, does just that, saving water heater use by up to 40%.

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