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Could A Recycled Plastic Road Lead To Recycled Driveways?
-Volker Wessels has been working on a concept that would bring recycled plastic to roadways as a new upgrade to…
Tips For Fall Planting
-Autumn is Perfect Time to Add Color, Plant for Spring Although spring is widely considered prime planting season, fall is…
New Wi-Fi Tech Is 330% Faster, Twice As Big
-There are few things more frustrating than trying to use your phone on a crowded network. With phone usage growing…
Fresh Research Shows Home Buyers Willing To Pay Extra for “Smart Homes”
-“Could “smart home” technology — features such as network-connected thermostats, security devices, appliances and lighting — help you sell your…
Healthy & Natural Cleaning Solutions
-It’s important to use healthy and natural alternatives in the home, especially when it comes to cleaning products. Sabine recently…
U.S. Proposes Phasing Out HFCs In Air Conditioners
-Digital Trends is reporting a new proposal from the U.S. government to phase out all hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) as a refrigerant…
Next-Gen Concrete Bends Instead Of Cracking
-A new technology in concrete out of a Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore is promising some big changes in…
Sustainable Lighting Made Out Of Its Own Packaging
-We discovered this interesting decor find in a recent article from Curbed. It’s sustainable lighting in the form of a…
Hybrid system designed to harvest ‘full spectrum’ of solar energy
-Tech Xplore revealed some new concepts around solar energy that could result in higher levels of efficiency by combining three…
Smart Home and Smart Grid Innovations Could Be A Big Boom for Solar
-A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency has some exciting projections and insight for the world of solar…
Hunter Fan Expands The Smart Home With WiFi Enabled Smart Fan
-Hunter Fan Company officially released the Wi-Fi enabled, Signal ceiling fan for purchase. The Signal supports Apple HomeKit technology and…
A New Molecular Based Air Purifier Is On The Market
-Molekule, a science and clean technology company, introduced the world’s first molecular air purifier in May and the product has…
Genesis Teams Up With Amazon To Bring Connected Cars To Connected Homes
-It’s yet another voice activated adoption for Amazon’s Alexa. Genesis, the luxury brand of Hyundai Motor Company is expanding the…
Will Gas-Fuelled Cars Be Banned In Holland?
-As reported in a recent article in The Independent, the Dutch parliament will host a roundtable discussion in October that…
Toss Out The Old Sachet And Try Moso Bags
-We recently discovered The Moso Bag and it looks like a great way to minimize odors and keep trouble spots…
SYLVANIA Smart Lighting Now Connects With Alexa’s Voice Control
-LEDVANCE has announced that SYLVANIA smart lights can now be controlled via voice directly with the OSRAM LIGHTIFY® Gateway and…
New 3D-Vision Stud Finder Sensor Lets You See Inside Your Walls
-Want to mount a TV securely – even the thinnest is still pretty heavy – or even hang a picture.…
Is A Sleek Solar Roof The Next Chapter for Elon Musk?
-Innovator Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, was on a recent quarterly financial call for SolarCity with some interesting insights. During…
Honeywell Connected Thermostats Now Support Amazon’s Alexa
-Honeywell has joined the wave of manufacturers opening up their connected devices to Amazon’s voice activated Alexa. By simply saying…
Orbi Promises Expanded WiFi Without The Cords
-Many can relate to the frustration of a poorly located WiFi router. Lagging video feeds, network dropoff in the basement…
Major Cost Savings In Energy Efficient Building
-The Greenwich House is quickly becoming a prime case study for why it’s so important to engage in energy efficient…
Look To Your Windows for Energy Efficiency
-When you think of energy-efficiency for the home you often think of the electrical systems, heating and air-conditioning units, and…
Garage Upgrades
-Oftentimes, the garage is the forgotten space, but not when it’s as beautiful and inviting as the one we created at The…
Looking At A Tiny House? Check This Space-Age Option
-As the tiny house trend continues to gain interest, we couldn’t help but bring you this space-age look in the…
Wind Power Enters The Mix For The Passive House Trend
-For years homeowners have been reluctant to embrace wind power. The turbines haven’t been attractive and solar has been a…
New Solar Panels Create Burnable Fuel
-Engineers from the University of Chicago have built a new type of solar cell that would convert atmospheric carbon dioxide…
Trendy Plants That Can Purify Your Indoor Air
-Earlier this summer, Sabine provided some suggestions to the TODAY Show for plants that can can purify your indoor air. So…
Smart Home Needs To Overcome the Gender Gap
-An report from Shelton Group in 2015 illustrated some of the market conditions that are impacting the smart home market.…
A New EPA Rule On Formaldehyde Could Improve Indoor Air Quality
-After a 5 year long struggle to regulate formaldehyde, a toxic chemical commonly found throughout the home, the Environmental Protection…
Smart Home Irrigation? It’s Coming and It’s So Simple.
-A company out of California has developed a smart irrigation controller that could impact how we use water, while ensuring…
Amazon’s Alexa Can Now Lock Your Door, With Voice Commands
-You have likely heard of Apple’s HomeKit, and perhaps even Google’s Weave (or Nest Network). But Amazon is also taking…
Experiencing Home Automation’s Terrible Twos
-Home automation’s terrible twos are leaving consumers frustrated. As we’ve noted on several occasions, smart tech just doesn’t completely deliver…
Home Indoor Air Quality: The Next Big Home Category
-Home indoor air quality is becoming the leading concern among consumers and is driving a new category of home products…
Building A Smart Home From Scratch
-Over the course of 20 weeks Paul Lamkin with Wearable attempted to build a smart home from scratch in a…
Could LEGO-Like Recycled Plastic Bricks Be The Key To Affordable Green Housing?
-A company in Columbia is taking advantage of the massive amounts of plastics that are crowding landfills by developing a…