Sense energy monitor and app. Image: Sense.
Infographic: Take Control of Your Energy Bills
Let’s face it. There is no joy in paying your monthly energy bill. But there…
Regular seasonal maintenance on solar panel systems is a must. Image: Native.
Home Solar Systems: A Seasonal Maintenance Guide
Make no mistake, your solar panel setup is a sturdy piece of technology that should…
A multitude of energy- and resource-efficient smart-home technologies are becoming mainstream in today's homes, thereby normalizing energy-efficient living. Image: Brian Babb on Unsplash.
Are Smart Homes Normalizing Energy-Efficient Living?
Smart and sustainable homes can offer excellent energy efficiency, curbing energy and resource waste on…
Smart plugs like the iDevices Switch can help promote energy efficiency for non-smart devices. Image: Digitized House Media.
5 Energy Efficiency Tips for Connected Homes
These days, technology is prevalent everywhere. It may be in our pockets, on our wrists,…
Tiny Homes Showcase home. Image: Digitized House
Video: New spin on homework, smart tiny houses built by high schoolers
With much of the buzz around the tiny house movement focused on start-ups making their…
Tesla Solar Roof
Tesla tile trials: Solar roof pilots begin
Lost beneath the Model 3 electric vehicle messaging in Tesla's Second Quarter 2017 Update newsletter…
Image courtesy of Leonid Furmansky + Barley|Pfeiffer Architecture.
Austin green gems: 2017 Cool House Tour venue preview
The month of June in the city of Austin, Texas, can be blistering hot, as…
TreeHouse Dallas clerestory windows
The Emerald Aisles of TreeHouse: Part 3
High clerestory windows are a common design detail on residential and commercial structures. But in…
TreeHouse Dallas store
The Emerald Aisles of TreeHouse: Part 2
Call it the Tesla triumvirate. It’s no accident that Tesla drivers visiting the future metro…
Tesla Solar Roof: Are metal roofs passé?
Metal surfaces have earned a well-deserved reputation as the leading roofing choice on today’s sustainable…
Pingo Solar aims to disrupt solar purchasing with DIY platform
Pingo Solar intends to make solar purchasing transactions more frictionless and less costly for homeowners,…
Austin Cool House Tour Previews: Zero-energy reconstruction
A holistic deconstruction and rebuild-from-the-ground-up process was used for this airy and contemporary zero-energy home,…
Austin Cool House Tour Previews: Small-footprint performer
Packing a high degree of architectural value into a small footprint, this 850-square-foot home is…
Pecan Street Sol Brings Solar Islands into the Smarthome Mainstream
Islands of disconnected technology can often be found in today’s high-performance homes. That rings true…
A view of the solar photovoltaic arrays on the rooftop of this Texas Hill Country home.
Green Building Blocks: 7 High-Performing Highlights
High-performance home building is a carefully orchestrated symphony of site selection, architectural design, component selection,…
Power primer: Our review of The Homeowner’s Guide to Renewable Energy
It’s a storyline that plays out over and over again on bright sunny days, where…
Gauging the Health of Your Solar Panel Installation
Part 2 in our series on managing and monitoring energy production and consumption in your…