https://wise.uwaterloo.ca/news1/sustainable_energy_blogsWaterloo Institute for Sustainable Energyhttps://wise.uwaterloo.ca/news1/sustainable_energy_blogs/looking_ahead_to_2015~1<div><p><span><img id="17eb1cbf-d74c-4e05-be04-46b715d69e5d" src="https://wise.uwaterloo.ca/download/.attachments/blog3jpg~1?data=larger" alt="blog3.jpg" width="680" height="453" style="vertical-align: top; border: 0px;"></span></p> <p><em>Ian H. Rowlands, 16 December 2014</em></p> <p>As the holiday season moves into high gear, we see the new year getting larger and larger on the horizon.  Its arrival - in just over two weeks' time - will inevitably bring opportunity for celebrations, resolutions and predictions.  To prepare, now seems as good a time as any to look ahead - to get a sense of…</p></div>Waterloo Institute for Sustainable EnergyTue, 16 Dec 2014 11:19:44 -0500https://wise.uwaterloo.ca/news1/sustainable_energy_blogs/looking_ahead_to_2015~1https://wise.uwaterloo.ca/news1/sustainable_energy_blogs/smart_homes_for_a_smart_future~1<div><p><span><em><img id="96bd4c78-86c6-4a93-9ca3-57352b542c10" src="https://wise.uwaterloo.ca/download/.attachments/photo175120060703jpg?data=larger" alt="photo_1751_20060703.jpg" width="680" height="453" style="border: 0px;"></em></span></p> <p><span><em>Ian H. Rowlands, 6 November 2014</em></span></p> <p><span>Smart homes are attracting much attention from transnational businesses. That is not particularly surprising - they represent a <a href="http://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/press-release/smart-homes-and-buildings-market-to-reach-35-3-billion-by-2020.html">huge potential market</a>, and they could be truly transformative. Energy analysts would be wise to pay attention to these developments: energy is not only central to many smart home…</span></p></div>Waterloo Institute for Sustainable EnergyThu, 06 Nov 2014 12:07:35 -0500https://wise.uwaterloo.ca/news1/sustainable_energy_blogs/smart_homes_for_a_smart_future~1https://wise.uwaterloo.ca/news1/sustainable_energy_blogs/lets_talk_more_local_conversations_can_advance_energy_sustainability~1<div><p><em><span><img id="08a1cf44-e8ec-4aeb-aaab-d6b43604a9bc" src="https://wise.uwaterloo.ca/download/.attachments/000jpg~1?data=large" alt="000.jpg" width="450" height="300"><br></span></em></p> <p><em><span>Ian H. Rowlands, 26 September 2014</span></em></p> <p><em><span>This is the first in the series of blog entries related to sustainable energy issues.</span></em></p> <p><span>Local dialogue helps in the quest for energy sustainability.  When people from different quarters talk, they gain new information, they challenge their own conventional wisdoms and they make linkages that they hadn't seen…</span></p></div>Waterloo Institute for Sustainable EnergyFri, 26 Sep 2014 15:26:28 -0400https://wise.uwaterloo.ca/news1/sustainable_energy_blogs/lets_talk_more_local_conversations_can_advance_energy_sustainability~1