A sustainable future in society takes both planning and ingenuity to execute appropriately. To cite an old adage: don’t put all your eggs in one basket. There are many forms of sustainable energy, and for a safe future, all should be included. This article, however, will focus on the benefits of solar hot water within [...]

Industrial scale food processing occurs using techniques and methods to transform base ingredients into food, or to further process food into other types. Processed foods are in common use because of their durability, resistance to spoilage and easy of transportation. This will also reduce the prevalence of food borne diseases, as well as make exotic [...]

Hydronic systems are among the oldest of heating technologies; broadly speaking it refers to a selection of technologies using water as a heat transfer mechanism. Most prevalently throughout history, this includes radiators and steam heating. Hydronic technology does not stop at just heating however, various chilling and cooling systems make use of hydronic principles to [...]

A bill proposing carbon tax in Australia has recently been passed as of October 2011. This bill is known as the Clean Energy Bill, 2011 and has been tasked with goals to reduce carbon emissions through an emissions trading scheme and overall, reduce global warming. Since Australia is one of the world’s top carbon producers [...]

  Homes and housing have changed throughout the ages. As time and technology develops, there are new paradigms for how houses are designed, built and lived in. There are some constants however. Homes have been designed to shelter the residents from the elements. In cold climates, they generally have some technology to provide heat for [...]

  The sun beams down an enormous amount of radiation to the earth every day, all across the globe. This energy can be harvested and used by society in the two major forms, heat and electricity. Considering heat, the sun can provide power, through solar heating, for many major areas of human’s energy consumption. Solar [...]

Some of the most popular vacation spots around the world exist in places where natural solar resources are great. These tropical places significantly more insolation than other parts of the world, often a major reason vacationers choose these places. For many, a choice vacation is that of a resort; a self contained establishment with all [...]

Designing and constructing new homes requires great skill, commitment and an aptitude for innovation. The times are changing, and building techniques and systems prevalent in the past may be unchanged, entirely replaced or require some sort of adjustment for new market conditions or customer desires. A major element for construction of new homes is sustainability [...]

  Technology and society today are advancing in such a way that the methods of energy production, transportation and consumption that have been in use for the last 100 years are reaching the end of their shelf life. Expanded population growth and development are placing new demand on our energy resources as a planet. Infrastructure [...]

Athletic centers, no matter what their exact layout, can definitely benefit from solar water heating. In athletic centers, there are generally multiple elements requiring hot water on a consistent basis. Showers, pools, saunas and even space heat can use solar water heating for their energy requirements. Many people use these facilities every day in an [...]