Green Building

Nest Labs Unstealths: Can Apple and Google Alums Make Thermostats Sexy?

Nest Labs Unstealths: Can Apple and Google Alums Make Thermostats Sexy?

Eric Wesoff: October 25, 2011

Will these brave industrial designers remake the home thermostat experience?

Updated: When Will Solid State Lighting Vanquish the Light Bulb?

Updated: When Will Solid State Lighting Vanquish the Light Bulb?

Eric Wesoff: October 23, 2011

Friday was the 132nd birthday of the light bulb—the technology’s last birthday before phase-out.

SkyFoundry and SCIEnergy: Contrasting Strategies for Energy-Smart Building Software

SkyFoundry and SCIEnergy: Contrasting Strategies for Energy-Smart Building Software

Jeff St. John: October 19, 2011

Does building energy efficiency software stand a better chance licensing to the big boys or building direct business? SkyFoundry and SCIEnergy take different approaches.

Weather Analytics: Weather Data for the 21st Century

Weather Analytics: Weather Data for the 21st Century

Katherine Tweed: October 18, 2011

Weather Analytics is looking to take sophisticated weather data into building management and around the world.

“Near Net Zero” at Frito-Lay’s Casa Grande Facility in Arizona

“Near Net Zero” at Frito-Lay’s Casa Grande Facility in Arizona

Simona Drevensek: October 7, 2011

How innovative technology helps business and the environment

Retroficiency: 25M Square Feet of Hands-Free Commercial Building Efficiency

Retroficiency: 25M Square Feet of Hands-Free Commercial Building Efficiency

Jeff St. John: October 5, 2011

25 million square feet down, 80 billion to go.

Bridging the Small Commercial Efficiency Gap: SCL Elements Raises $2.15M

Bridging the Small Commercial Efficiency Gap: SCL Elements Raises $2.15M

Jeff St. John: October 4, 2011

Energy efficiency for the rest of us.

The Automated Energy-Saving Grocery Store Goes Live

The Automated Energy-Saving Grocery Store Goes Live

Jeff St. John: October 3, 2011

Verisae is looking to lead in what will soon be a $558 million software market.

FirstFuel Wins $2.4M for Commercial Building Energy Analysis

FirstFuel Wins $2.4M for Commercial Building Energy Analysis

Eric Wesoff: September 22, 2011

An Opower for commercial buildings—but with a bigger potential market and more potential savings

Guest Post: Cleantech Sectors for a Tough Economy

Guest Post: Cleantech Sectors for a Tough Economy

Osman Malik: September 21, 2011

Brother, can you spare a paradigm? VC firm Chrysalix sees the waste sector and solid-state lighting controls as bright spots.

Lighting Science’s $15 LED Bulb: Four Reasons Why LEDs Are the New PCs

Lighting Science’s $15 LED Bulb: Four Reasons Why LEDs Are the New PCs

Michael Kanellos: August 29, 2011

Horizontalization isn’t a word, but you know what it means.

Samsung, LG and Osram Square Off in LED Patent War

Samsung, LG and Osram Square Off in LED Patent War

Eric Lane: August 26, 2011

It’s a big market, and there’s a heck of a lot of intellectual property behind it.

General Electric Unveils Efficient Data Center

General Electric Unveils Efficient Data Center

Katherine Tweed, Michael Kanellos: August 18, 2011

It’s the most efficient data center in Kentucky, but not in the world.

Demand Response and LEED: How Does It Work?

Demand Response and LEED: How Does It Work?

Katherine Tweed: August 15, 2011

Move over, bike rack—demand response gets credit, too.

Stat of the Week: 51 Percent

Stat of the Week: 51 Percent

Michael Kanellos: August 12, 2011

Is your refrigerator running?