Leanah Bouvier, AKBD, is a kitchen designer with Reico Kitchen and Bath. She has 22 years of experience in the industry and a passion for making remodeling green wherever possible. Here she shares some of her tips for a successful green remodeling project.
To some, green means purchasing products that...
We’re used to looking to Apple to show us the next trend in technology that will change how we work and play. So it’s no surprise to see that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has released information on 20 new patents for cutting-edge solar technology, issued to the tech company just recently.
The...
Cool new 3M solar technology debuted in Japan at an electronics conference recently.
The company, known for its arsenal of less-technical products like Post-it notes, developed see-through film that can be applied to ordinary windows, turning them into solar panels. 3M has the residential market...
No surprise to anyone who followed the Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 this week, the University of Maryland has won the overall competition.
The news was announced before a delighted crowd this afternoon in the Solar Village, located in the West Potomac Park on Washington, DC’s National...
Middlebury College has won the Communications Contest, the last of the individual Solar Decathlon competitions before the overall winner of the 10-day event is announced on Saturday, Oct. 1st.
The New England team was lauded for effectively communicating renewable energy technologies to the public...
The team from New Zealand (Victoria University of Wellington) won first prize yesterday in the Engineering contest at the 2011 Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. New Zealand’s project home, titled “First Light,” was praised by jurors for its “attention to detail, craftsmanship, and unusual...
Earlier in the week, we highlighted the University of Maryland’s 2011 Solar Decathlon entry, “WaterShed,” for its unique yet efficient design. The UMD team fell behind shortly after, when the winners in the Affordability Contest were announced (read about it here).
However, WaterShed recaptured...
The winners of the Affordability Contest were announced on Tuesday at the Solar Decathlon, held on the National Mall in Washington, DC through October 2nd. In fact, two teams achieved a perfect score of 100 points in the Affordability category. And that’s good news for consumers looking to capitalize...
When designing their entry to the Department of Energy’s 2011 Solar Decathlon (held this week on the National Mall), the University of Maryland (UMD) team looked to the Chesapeake Bay for inspiration.
Struck by the efficient and complex ecosystems of the Bay, the team designed their solar-powered decathlon...
Visitors to the nation’s capital this week will notice something a little out of the ordinary on the National Mall’s West Potomac Park lawn: the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011.
The biennial, DOE-sponsored decathlon marks the 5th competition which tasks collegiate teams from across...
