In the future, the modern office will need to be built for individual consideration; it will not be a one-fits-all concept. Dr. Joan Roberts, Chair of the Department of Natural Sciences at Fordham University, says her research shows people need different amounts of light at different times and durations, throughout the day, in order to [...]
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SOLAR COSTS FALLING
A September 2011 report from the US Department of Energy (through its Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) states: “The cost to install a photovoltaic system (solar collection and electrical power conversion) has fallen by 17% or $1.30 per watt, from 2009 to 2010, with similar results from January through June 2011.” Factors are: A drop in [...]
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
Solar Heating Systems are an example of Second Generation Technology paying dividends in households today. Tons-of-thousands of homes heat their pools and water, using solar thermal collectors in a fluid system, at very low cost. These domestic systems use the sun to heat–or additionally heat–water, saving the energy cost to do it electrically, or by [...]
VOLTS, AMPS AND WATTS
What They Mean to Each Other and You We’ve talked about what electricity is, what it means to you, how it’s produced, how it gets to you, now let’s talk about what makes it work for you. Let’s talk about volts, amps and watts. I researched a number of different ways to define these terms [...]
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