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Cree showcases prototype of a highly energy efficient LED bulb
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Image via Shutterstock . Snow days force school closures due to heaps of snow and ice – and now rising temperatures across the country are forcing some schools to institute “heat days.” As the AP...
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Summer is right around the corner, and the rising temperatures in many areas have already arrived. As the searing summer months approach and drag on, finding ways to keep your house cool will make you...
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Cree showcases prototype of a highly energy efficient LED bulb
Abdul Vahid V: Energy-efficient lighting Cree LED light bulb The revolutionary LED light source developing firm Cree has showcased a highly energy-efficient LED bulb. Cree has introduced it as the 21st...
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Scientists contrive heat regulating material to enhance energy efficiency of...
DATTATREYA MANDAL: Building Researchers at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China develop heat-regulating building material. With the progression of architecture and constructional processes, we...
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More Architectural Tricks To Keep Cool Without Air Conditioning
Cupola House image credit Wikipedia We have covered many of the old ways of keeping cool, but Matt Grocoff points out another at the Old House Web: Cupolas. He writes: Cupolas are as functional as...
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