CNN.com brings us a story of “the real estate equivalent of the hybrid Hummer”. At the Windemere on the Lake development in North Stamford, Connecticut, builders are trying to create a few dozen “eco-mansions” at an average scale of 8,000 square feet apiece.
As contradictory and hypocritical as this may seem, Windemere President Mark Hallet [...]
UPDATE (5/22/2008): WE CAN NO LONGER RECOMMEND THESE BULBS. After about two months, over half of the LEDs have stopped working in all bulbs tested. Cyron has ignored emails requesting a refund or replacement.
In trying to make our home more energy-efficient, we have replaced most of our incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. [...]
According to CNN, Al Gore has made major improvements to the energy efficiency of his much-criticized Nashville mansion. The 80-year-old home, once labeled an “energy pig”, now rates as one of the nation’s most environmentally friendly according to Kim Shinn of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Gore has installed solar panels, a rainwater-collection system and [...]