How To Get LEED Credit For Your Home

You’ve heard of LEED. It stands for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design and is basically synonymous with green building practices. You’ve probably seen the plaques in office buildings advertising the facilities’ green credentials. But did...

Spring Cleaning: Have You Checked Your Air Quality Lately?

Spring cleaning is no one’s favorite pastime, but it’s one sure way to live a healthier, happier lifestyle. The Mayo Clinic indicates that a little cleaning can go a long way toward reducing springtime allergies, for example. But when you break out the...

Do More Faster: The Benefits of Techstars

For the past several months, ecovent has had the privilege of being a part of one of the U.S.’s best startup accelerators, Techstars. A lot of people have asked us what the experience was like, what we learned, and what we got out of the accelerator process. I...

The Crazy Things We Do When A Room Is Too Hot

If this story isn’t a perfect example of the crazy things we do when a room gets too hot, we don’t know what is. A few years ago, a middle school in California decided it wanted to save some money. They removed all the thermostats from the classrooms and...

Our Favorite Tweets From TechStars Demo Day

It’s hard to believe TechStars Demo Day is already in the rear-view mirror. It was a huge thrill to present what we’ve been working on from the stage at the House of Blues Boston, and the response so far has been phenomenal. But don’t take our word...