Green Options » dengue fever http://greenoptions.com/tag/dengue-fever Posts tagged 'dengue fever' Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:00:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en How to Both Save Energy and Sleep Easy http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/06/25/how-to-both-save-energy-and-sleep-easy/ http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/06/25/how-to-both-save-energy-and-sleep-easy/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:00:40 +0000 Paul Smith http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/06/25/how-to-both-save-energy-and-sleep-easy/ Evening Breeze sustainable bedIt’s summer in the Northern hemisphere, and for many, that means going on holiday to warm, tropical locales. And using air conditioning. Lots of it. In fact, in some tropical places, nearly 80% of energy use in a hotel room is for air conditioning. 1200 to 2000 watts on average.

Evening Breeze is an interesting solution: It’s a canopy bed that has adjustments for both temperature and humidity, and delivers it quietly, overhead, using only 400 watts. As it’s focused just on the place where coolness is desired, there’s no need to try and cool the whole room. Simple, brilliant. The resulting energy savings can mean 4MWh, $1000 and 2.5 tons of CO2 reduction annually.

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