December 21st, 2012 
Eric Wilson 
During our first year in existence, Christmas fell on a Friday, so we had a special Five Friday Facts – Christmas Edition. Today’s Five Friday Facts also has a Christmas theme: the energy savings from LEDs vs. conventional light bulbs. We mentioned in that first Five Friday Facts the savings from LEDs (our first fact [...]
June 12th, 2012 Eric Wilson As part of their Earth Day programming, PBS premiered two programs, Energy Quest USA and Powering the Planet. These one-hour documentaries followed up last year’s EARTH: The Operators’ Manual. Energy Quest USA features five areas throughout the USA and the strides they are taking to move toward sustainable energy. Two of these are in the [...]
May 8th, 2012 Eric Wilson Last month I had the opportunity to visit the MUSE School in Southern California. Located in a canyon between Calabasas and Malibu, the setting for the school is idyllic. Founded in 2006 by Suzy Amis Cameron and her sister Rebecca Amis, this marks the first year on the current campus, a 22 acre spread that [...]
May 3rd, 2012 Eric Wilson While the number of electronic billboards is on the rise, most billboards are still comprised of a single banner. Neither type of billboard ranks high in terms of sustainability. Even the electronic ones that use LED lights to conserve energy are still using electricity where older banner style require huge inputs of materials, but do [...]
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2 Comments » January 20th, 2012 Justin Manger Worldwide meat production tripled between 1971 to 2012 to about 600 billion pounds. The top three foods that generate the most greenhouse gases before and after they leave the farm: lamb, beef, and cheese . Higher ozone levels could trigger 2.8 million additional serious respiratory illnesses in 2020. Red LED bulbs have 8 times the [...]
June 13th, 2011 Eric Wilson Taking a page from the solar decathlon that runs annually in Washington DC, New Town Builders in Denver will complete their first net zero home in the Stapleton neighborhood later this year. As an example of what future homes (and buildings in general) can do, the net zero home will produce as much energy as [...]
December 18th, 2010 Eric Wilson The other night I attended the annual holiday party for the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) committee for which I volunteer. The Green Schools Initiative, out of the Colorado Chapter of the USGBC, brings together educators, architects, engineers, government employees, and other interested parties. Before the meeting kicked off I had the opportunity to [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Green Building, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Tags: Green Schools, LED Lights, LEED, USGBC No Comments » November 14th, 2010 Justin Manger 
Researchers at Cambridge University have come up with an LED (light emitting diode) bulb that lasts for 60 years (100,000 hours) and costs $3. Twelve times more efficient than regular incandescent and 3 times more efficient than fluorescent bulbs, the new LED is smaller than a penny. It also apparently comes on right away, unlike [...]
November 12th, 2010 Eric Wilson The saying goes, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” However, often times it feels like the most consumptive time of the year. Not being one much for holiday decorations, I was a bit reserved when my wife started decorating the house a few years back. The string of lights was overwhelming to someone [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Products, Recylcing Tags: Battery, Holidays, LED Lights, Solar Energy No Comments » July 3rd, 2010 Justin Manger In the poor, rural areas of Rwanda artificial lighting exists in the form of kerosene lamps, which pose a major fire hazard and cause air pollution and lung disease. Isn’t there a better way to provide lighting in an area without any electric infrastructure? Sameer Hajee thought there was. He started London-based Nuru Light as [...]
