Tag: HEATING

They may be mild by Bostonian or New Yorker standards, but Parisian winters can still get pretty frigid. Residents at one old building near the Centre Pompidou, however, might have an easier time staying warm next winter, thanks to an environmentally friendly renovation that takes full advantage of one of the city's most elusive natural resources: humanity. Located at the edge of the Marais ...

Everyone's looking for ways to be more efficient, which for many entails coming up with new and alternative ways to generate electricity. But, for others it means capturing something that typically goes to waste and putting it to good use. That's the case in a Swedish town, where a new crematorium is enabling those who don't want to be buried with their cell phones to help heat the town. The ...