Tag: Blog
California goes to war
It’s Friday as I report from my bunker here in Northern California. I’m afraid to venture out as things heat up on this side...
Light and the secret to well-being. A future with no blinds.
A couple of years back we learned at the Energy Summit that light not only regulates our circadian rhythm, sleep patterns, dopamine levels and...
Amazon Checking
Jeff Bezos has his eye on the unbanked. Apartment managers know who they are, particularly in the southern states. They are consumers without bank...
What kind of person are you? Let’s check your digital rating.
It’s closer than you think. Three years ago, Facebook patented a credit rating system to evaluate and mesh the financial histories of your friends...
Genetic hack creates plants that use 25 percent less water
Where I live, grass has been replaced with bark or rock, dotted by an occasional sprout of green that may, or may not, survive...
App fatigue and the future of IoT
Doorbell. Lights. Security cams. Garage door. Home cloud. Everything entertainment. Neighborhood watch. I'm only getting started. Sure, there's Echo or other hubs—big promise, little...
ADA: emotional support animals rising
A dear friend had emergency brain surgery this week. During the ensuing chaos, one of his two cats went missing. Something as simple as...
Amazon buys Ring doorbell for $1+ billion
It’s all part of the carefully-calculated Amazon home-invasion, right? Now Amazon, through its newly-acquired Ring smart doorbells, can monitor its packages on your doorstep....
When is the price of renewables prohibitive?
The annual worldwide investment in energy is more than $1.7 trillion: $650 billion in oil and gas, $300 billion in renewable electricity, and more...
The energy struggle is real in New England
It’s been a particularly cold winter across the U.S., but none were more impacted than New England where they’ve turned to burning nearly two...
EPA: Incentivizing desired behavior
The EPA is now giving companies—such as power plant operators—the opportunity to escape tighter regulation under the Clean Air Act by taking steps to...
Living in high cotton
It’s truly the year of urban transformation. Developers and investors are on the hunt for deals and markets that provide the potential for profitability—where value...
Will the love affair with apartments continue?
The apartment industry continued to lift the economy last month with a 19.7 percent surge in apartment construction according to government data released last...
HUD’s EnVision Vision
The HUD budget is out. Self-actualization is in. The $41.24 billion spending plan focuses on housing three vulnerable populations: the homeless, the elderly, and...
Living in Realsville
And so when I read a study that found that 80 percent of executives believe that their product/service/company stands out against the competition—while only...
