By Derek Dellinger April 21, 2011
by Derek Dellinger Lighting accounts for almost 15 percent of the average homeowner's monthly electric bill, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration . If every home in the U.S. installed two dimmers in place of two standard light switches, the potential annual savings could be $1.2 billion in
By Derek Dellinger April 05, 2011
If you’ve ever set foot in an enclosed pool — even if audio setups were the last thing on your mind — you likely noticed that pool houses quickly become echo chambers. Now try to imagine making audio sound good in the same environment. The owners of a villa in Brazil were able to enjoy the vistas and pastoral silence