Green Building

Serious Energy Buys Whole-Building Energy Monitoring With Agilewaves Acquisition

Serious Energy Buys Whole-Building Energy Monitoring With Agilewaves Acquisition

Jeff St. John: November 9, 2011

Serious Energy lands quiet building energy startup Agilewaves, which watches energy usage down to circuit levels in commercial and apartment buildings.

China Will Quit Incandescent Bulbs Within Five Years

China Will Quit Incandescent Bulbs Within Five Years

Eric Wesoff: November 7, 2011

The solid-state lighting revolution is at hand. Will American companies be able to penetrate the vast Chinese market?

Update: Biomimicry in the Big City

Update: Biomimicry in the Big City

Staff: November 3, 2011

Can nature inspire cleantech solutions?

Can Free Energy Retrofits Pay Off for Serious Energy?

Can Free Energy Retrofits Pay Off for Serious Energy?

Jeff St. John: November 3, 2011

Serious Capital, the efficiency retrofit-as-a-service arm of green building and software startup Serious Energy, promises to pay your utility bills and upgrade your building.

Nest Labs is “Sold Out” Until 2012 on Its Fetish Object Thermostat

Nest Labs is “Sold Out” Until 2012 on Its Fetish Object Thermostat

Eric Wesoff: November 2, 2011

We are trying to find out if “sold out” means 200 units or 2 million units. Will these brave industrial designers remake the home thermostat experience?

The Multibillion-Dollar Value of Energy Service Companies

The Multibillion-Dollar Value of Energy Service Companies

Herman K. Trabish: October 31, 2011

Firms like Honeywell and Johnson Controls will be planning the best path forward for renewable energy at the National Association of Energy Service Companies’ annual conference this week.

What’s the Use of Having a Smart Grid Connected to Dumb Buildings?

What’s the Use of Having a Smart Grid Connected to Dumb Buildings?

Jeff St. John: October 27, 2011

Most building owners are far more focused on spending on energy efficiency than on preparing for connection to smart grid systems.

Bridgelux Gets $15M More for GaN LEDs on Silicon Substrates

Bridgelux Gets $15M More for GaN LEDs on Silicon Substrates

Eric Wesoff: October 25, 2011

It takes a lot of money to topple the $100 billion lighting industry.

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.