smart homes archives - planet forward - 克罗地亚vs加拿大让球 //www.getitdoneaz.com/tag/smart-homes/ inspiring stories to 2022年卡塔尔世界杯官网 tue, 28 feb 2023 18:46:25 +0000 en-us hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 thinkeco goes to college //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/thinkeco-goes-to-college/ wed, 19 sep 2012 15:30:02 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/thinkeco-goes-to-college/ college campuses are energy guzzlers. i know because i just graduated from indiana university. as an environmental enthusiast that is worried about the future of our planet, i don’t know of a quicker, cheaper or more convenient way to avoid wasted energy. thinkeco’s modlet was created by a small group of people that want to see the planet move forward. by making modlets plentiful on u.s. college campuses, it will be amazing to watch the savings soar – knowing it didn’t take millions of dollars or excessive retrofitting to bring about real, good change.

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battery or fuel cell powered homes: the time is now //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/battery-or-fuel-cell-powered-homes-the-time-is-now/ sun, 05 aug 2012 07:00:27 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/battery-or-fuel-cell-powered-homes-the-time-is-now/ battery-powered homes should be the norm. why? well, just look at the weeks without power millions experienced in the midwest this summer of 2012 under extreme heat after severe storms damaged parts of the deteriorating power grid. while there isn’t much public knowledge about battery-powered homes, there is interest and research. but, where is it today in 2012?

•  panasonic aiming for battery-powered homes by 2011
•  battery breakthrough technology could power homes for pennies per kilowatt hour

we talk about battery-powered cars. why not battery-powered homes? these super batteries could even be fuel cells. it’s time to take innovation from the car to the home. it’s time. but, utility companies and government seem to conspire on discouraging homes to be off the grid.

but, as the u.s. power grid is already challenged, why not encourage houses to have the option to go off the grid during certain times of overload, when the house can subsist off the batter or fuel cell instead?

and as appliances get smarter, use less power, this surely seems possible today or in the next few years. the fuel cell or super battery that powers the home could get charged from the grid initially and/or through a combination of solar, wind, water, geothermal, natural gas and/or more.

the time is now, as millions every year go through more and more power outages due to severe weather. and, power outages can be quite harsh and even deadly in extreme heat or cold. as we become a wireless communication society with fewer and fewer landlines, why not evolve homes to have wireless electricity?

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the gears that turn the generation house //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/the-gears-that-turn-the-generation-house/ wed, 21 sep 2011 14:15:31 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/the-gears-that-turn-the-generation-house/ imagine a house where everything could be controlled by the touch of a button. team new jersey goes behind the scenes of the generation house’s smart home features to explain just how simple solar living can be and the engineering mechanics behind an efficient home system.

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