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1/27/2010

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DIY Video Series

DIY Video Series - Project Green Team

We’ve pulled together a list from the community of DIY energy saving video ideas. We’re to the point where we’re going to be executing on creating these videos and we wanted your feedback on the following items. What’s the best topic (from the list below)? Can you contribute/are you an expert that wants to be in one or multiple episodes of the video series? What are we missing? Take a look at the list below and let us know what ...

12/08/2009

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Microsoft at COP15

The COP15 is in full force this week and Rob Bernard, our chief environmental strategist, along with other team members are in Denmark engaging in the conversation. The group is addressing how technology will play a large role in addressing climate change over the next 40 years. Here’s a video clip of Rob Bernard talking about some of the main topics that he’ll be engaging in.

Nick Eaton, a Microsoft reporter at the Seattle Pi, put together a ...

11/30/2009

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Hohm for the Holidays

As you may have seen this morning, Natali Del Conte of CBS Early Show put together a great segment about Microsoft Hohm. CBS followed a family in Sacramento and tracked their use of Microsoft Hohm. The family used Hohm which provided them with custom recommendations based on their home's appliances and family habits. They were surprised to learn that their refrigerator in the garage is very inefficient, that they could combine laundry loads to save, and that replacing traditional light bulbs with energy efficient compact florescent ones can make a ...

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10/09/2009

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Fun Fridays Start Today

We’re starting a new video series that will be release every Friday. Fun Fridays are video clips of the team and interactions that go on throughout the week with Microsoft Hohm. These videos are designed to be more lighthearted shining light on all of the people that make Microsoft Hohm possible.

One of the biggest concepts that I would like to inject into Fun Fridays is to take questions from our communities and ask those questions to the team members ...

10/08/2009

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Hohm - Condo & Apartment Update

By popular demand Hohm is now available for condos and apartments. The screen shot below show that in "The Essentials" section you can now select a condo or apartment for the "Type of home".

Condo and apartment owners can now use Microsoft Hohm

When you select a condo or apartment the questions throughout Hohm will be modified to better fit those living situations.

10/08/2009

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Video - SEATTLE CITY LIGHT LINKS CUSTOMERS WITH HOHM

For those who rather watch a video we created one to go over the release of Seattle City Light linkng customers with Microsoft Hohm. For the original text click here.

10/06/2009

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Can Hohm Suggested Improvements Pay Dividends?

Ben talks about an interesting project that his firm worked on getting the MSL listing to have certified green homes. The stats that he talks about are empirical evidence that going green and making energy saving improvements like the tips that Microsoft Hohm suggest does not only help reduce cost but increases the value of your home.

9/08/2009

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Hohm and Solar

Written synopsis coming soon.

microsoft hohm saving money tips Podcast Behind The Scenes feedback video

8/28/2009

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Hohm Update With Karen

Watch the video below for some exciting new updates with Microsoft Hohm.

The main theme of these updates is that they come from you. Please keep your suggestions coming and we're going to do what we can to implement those ideas back into Hohm.

Thanks!