3 reposted articles on Energy Efficiency / Green Building / Smart Homes
Energy Modernization by Laura McNulty
Honda re-envisions energy management to mitigate fluctuation and achieve optimum efficiency.
Energy Efficiency + Building Science by Paul Torcellini
Moving building technology to the era of zero-energy buildings.
Shipping Container Homes That Don't Skimp on Style by Charlotte O'Malley
5 reposted articles that may interest entrepreneurial companies
Ann Cairns from The New York Times states that benefits like car rental insurance and replacement of damaged goods are available through many credit cards, but holders have to do the research.
Scott Rutter from Citibank gives us financial tools to help make decisions to guide the direction of your company.
"Why Entrepreneurial Companies Need To Have a Solid Hiring Strategy" by David N. Feldman from Smart CFO
A video by SmartCEO Jolt "Keeping Entrepreneurship Alive In a Growing Company".
"Is Green Building Good For Business?" by Jennifer Goodman and Shelley D. Hutchins
BUILDER Magazine's special report examines the pitfalls and payoffs of high-performance construction.
Reposted articles from Time Magazine's 39-page Special Report The Smarter Home (July 7/July 14, 2014)
Home Smart Home; The dwellings of the future will make you calmer, safer, richer and healthier. And they already exist.
1. The smart home is conscious
adj. aware of your wants and needs
This Startup is Trying to Create—and Control—the Internet of Your Home by Sam Frizell
Which Company will Control Your Home? by Harry McCracken
2. The smart home is adaptable
adj. able to adjust to every condition
Nest CEO Tony Fadell on The Future of the Smart Home by Matt Vella
Gadgets At a Glance by Noah Rayman
How to Hacker-Proof Your Home by Kelly Conniff
3. The smart home is human
adj. sensitive to your situation
Meet the Regular People Living in America’s Smartest Homes
4. The smart home is efficient
adj. operating with little or no waste
Is This America’s Smartest City? by Bryan Walsh
10 Gadgets Trying To Save the World by Charlotte Alter
5. The smart home is beautiful
adj. delighting the senses and mind
This Floating City May Be The Future of Coastal Living by Noah Rayman
Reposted articles: "What Single Ladies Want" and "Where Are the Home Buyers?"
According to Ellen Haberle in Redfin blog's Real Estate News & Analysis, young single ladies are on the hunt… for a house! According to fresh Census data, 31,540 more single women under the age of 35 became homeowners in 2013.
In Builder Magazine, David Crowe states that first-time home buyers continue to struggle with their own financial limitations but as the economy expands and jobs become more available and better paying, the core 25- to 34-year-old first-time buyers will come back.
