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MIT Invents a Radical New Way to Heat Buildings: Spotlights That Follow You

The heat in big buildings is a massive energy suck. Commercial buildings account for 20 percent of the national energy consumption–a big number on its own, but stunning when you consider that often, those buildings are half empty.

A new project from MIT’s Senseable City Lab is looking to decrease the amount of wasted energy by creating hyper-localized beams of heat. Called Local Warming, the prototype system uses LED bulbs to beam direct rays of infrared light onto people. This is in direct contrast to HVAC systems, which blanket entire spaces with hot or cool air, regardless of how many people are present.

By Liz Stinson

Full Story: http://www.wired.com/2014/06/mit-invents-a-radical-new-way-to-heat-buildings-spotlights-that-follow-you/

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