Smart window startup Soladigm emerges from stealth as View

Nov. 12, 2012 - 5:00 AM PDT Nov. 12, 2012 - 5:00 AM PDT

Soladigm is emerging from stealth after five years as View, and is now commercially selling its dynamic windows that can be tinted on demand by an iPhone app. Read more »

Soladigm raises $55M for smart windows

By Katie Fehrenbacher

Jun. 25, 2012 - 8:27 AM PDT Jun. 25, 2012 - 8:27 AM PDT

Soladigm, a startup that makes windows that can be tinted on demand, has raised another $55 million, bringing the company’s total funding to $125 million. Read more »

How Gridium is making sense of energy data

By Katie Fehrenbacher

May. 9, 2012 - 12:00 AM PDT May. 9, 2012 - 12:00 AM PDT

A new startup called Gridium, which launched a couple months ago and is co-led by energy entrepreneur Tom Arnold, has developed software that can help industrial and commercial building owners tap into smart meter data to help lower their energy bills. Read more »

Serious Materials Piles On $60M for Green Building Materials

By Jennifer Kho

Sep. 22, 2009 - 8:08 AM PDT Sep. 22, 2009 - 8:08 AM PDT

Highlighting the increased interest in green construction this year, green-building materials company Serious Materials announced on Tuesday that it has raised $60 million in its third round of funding. The round represents one of the largest U.S. venture-capital deals –- and the largest energy-efficiency deal –- […] Read more »

e-Textbooks Hit the iPhone — How Practical is That?

By James Kendrick

Aug. 12, 2009 - 3:18 PM PDT Aug. 12, 2009 - 3:18 PM PDT

I have been following the digital textbook world for some time. As an avid e-book fan, I can see the tremendous benefits that digital versions of textbooks can provide students. These benefits include ease-of-use, advanced capabilities like search, and possibly financial benefits, too. The word this […] Read more »

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