Tag: energy efficiency

  • The Efficient, Smart & Instant Domicile #IDTechEx

    The Efficient, Smart & Instant Domicile #IDTechEx

    A self-contained house that doesn’t require a foundation or connection to the electrical grid and that is 20x more energy efficient than traditional construction techniques is the promise of PassivDom’s Dom.ai, smart home. Those construction techniques include 3D-printing of the walls using special polymer composite materials, plug and play design and robotic assembly, yielding build-times…

  • Viodi View – 05/17/13

    Viodi View – 05/17/13

    Broadband for Everyone With the continued expansion of Google Fiber into the suburbs of Kansas City, this interview, filmed at the Broadband Communities Summit provides some insight into how Google Fiber is trying to reach all neighborhoods. “We are seeing much more inclusiveness in Kansas City,” said Rick Usher, Assistant City Manager of  Kansas City,…

  • Viodi View – 08/10/12

    Viodi View – 08/10/12

    Call Me – You Might Have to Call Again If I Live in Rural America Trying to make a simple phone call last week presented a bit of a challenge in rural North Dakota. There was a delay – a long delay, like I was making an international call some 30 years ago.  There might…