The term ‘Energy Vampire’ can conjure up all kinds of associations and meanings.What Does Energy Vampire Mean?The question is: What does the term Energy Vampire mean? The logical answer would be to describe someone that causes another to feel emotionally and mentally drained and lifeless. With it being a behaviour that is usually carried out on a regular and consistent basis by the individual.In .. more …
So how is a product rated as and Energy Star product? The EPA label was created to make it easy for consumers like you and I, identify and purchase energy-efficient products. Products that would reduce our use of electricity, yet still provide the same quality and style that we were accustomed to. Energy Star appliances have been around for years. Products can earn the label by meeting the energy .. more …
There are some very exciting high growth projections for wireless sensing for the Automation industry. More sensors mean more process efficiency, lower operating costs, lower maintenance costs, higher reliability, and greater safety. Wireless sensing provides the opportunity to install masses of sensors with virtually no cost of installation by reducing the need for cables carrying the signals .. more …
Energy efficiency is using less energy while receiving the same level of energy service. An example would be insulating your home to use less heating and cooling energy to achieve the same temperature, or installing an energy-saving device to economise on your gas usage. Installing fluorescent lights and/ or skylights instead of incandescent lights would also be an example of energy saving.By .. more …
The moment your employees park into the lot and walk into the office they are already setting the energetic tone for the day. If you were standing in the window, looking out, and watching them file in for the day, how would you tell if they are Anabolic or Catabolic in their gate? How would you spot the employee that is going to close the biggest deal in the company’s history or the employee who .. more …
Here are some questions that often arise about healing energy work….Q. What is the difference between Reiki and RYSE?A. Reiki is very PEACEFUL, RYSE is very TRANSFORMING! (which is NOT to say RYSE isn’t peaceful or Reiki isn’t transforming!). Reiki is hands-on healing; RYSE is done with a clear quartz crystal, off the body, working on the energy field. In Reiki I have music in the background; .. more …
Many people who are trying to lose weight tend to focus on reducing their caloric intake and increasing the amount of cardiovascular exercise they do. While those are both important aspect of weight loss, they are missing one of the most vital pieces of the weight loss puzzle: strength training.While strength training does burn calories during the actual fitness session, one of the greatest .. more …
How often have you been in the presence of some child that is running around the room like the energizer bunny rabbit and someone has commented that they would love to have that kind of energy again? One of my favorites is, how can we bottle some of that energy? I heard that one often when growing up. While I would love to talk about all of the gory details about where energy starts, how it is .. more …
What is Energy Use Intensity? ASHRAE Seeks to Define, Educate ATLANTA – While the importance ofbuilding energy performance metrics to reduce energy use is acceptedworldwide, there is no single generally accepted definition of thatmetric. Currently, proposed relative energy use reduction targets aresubject to interpretation and difficult to verify. Under a new initiative, ASHRAE .. more …
What is Energy Use Intensity? ASHRAE Seeks to Define, Educate American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E. Atlanta, GA, 30329, USAPress release date: July 26, 2011 ATLANTA – While the importance of building energy performance metrics to reduce energy use is accepted worldwide, there is no single generally accepted definition of that metric. .. more …
