Understanding the complexities of your home is one of the first steps in making an impact on your energy consumption. In this video Dan Wildenhaus walks through a thermal audit of a house to demonstrate the importance of properly insulating your home.

I started working on Niagara two years ago, following a honeymoon sabbatical to inspiring places such as Mt. Everest.  That extended time away from work made me reflect deeply on what I wanted to do next in my career.  Like many of us here at Microsoft, I consistently ...

In this video Karen Jaskolka, the Group Program Manager for Microsoft-Hohm tells the story why she became involved with this project. Hopefully this video gives you a taste of the people that are behind the scenes of this project at Microsoft.

Recently we had the chance to follow Dan Wildenhaus with Green Dog Enterprises, inc. while he taught a class of up and coming energy auditors. This video series is dedicated to green builders and innovators that develop new green practices directly related to homes.  If you know people that are doing some great things for green building that could use some exposure please let us know.

Microsoft Hohm has announced launch partnerships with Puget Sound Energy, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Seattle City Light, and Xcel Energy. If you are a customer of one of these utilities, your usage data will be available to you through Hohm in the near future. Microsoft is working closely with these partners to enable users to view their electricity and gas usage data through the Hohm service. These automated feeds will let users analyze their energy consumption and track their improvements ...

Jon Alexander from Sunshine Construction has been involved with green building for 18 years. We had the chance to sit down with him recently to discuss some of the major issues around the built environment. Jon is extremely passionate about green building and shares some great nuggets of wisdom concerning educating home owners on energy consumption.