Washing your clothes at 30 degrees instead of 60 can save about half the energy and can reduce the cost of washing your clothes by more than half. Modern detergents work happily at low temperatures. Some facts we have here! A 60°C wash uses almost half as much...
via singapore.startupweekend.org By Darrell Zhang and Bryan Lee Co-founders, Intraix “Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform...
This video makes me realize that life is full of wonders and there are many beautiful places I have yet to visit. Travelling is the new learning but will the beautiful scenic views be still around? With spectacular aerial views from more than 50 countries, viewers...
INTRAIX在龙年祝愿您：工作舒心，薪水合心，被窝暖心，朋友知心，爱人同心，一切顺心，永远开心，事事称心！ Darrell and I would also like to thank you for your support. It’s been a roller coaster ride for us during the year of the tiger. But in the dragon year we will be riding on top of the dragon and bringing you our...
So what is LOHAS? LOHAS is an acronym for Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability, a market segment focused on health and fitness, the environment, personal development, sustainable living, and social justice. THE HUB by LOHAS is a business network for companies in...
While a traditional incandescent bulb may be the cheapest to buy, the overall cost of both purchasing and powering the bulb will be nearly four times higher than a CFL. And over the longer life of a CFL those savings can approach 50 dollars. The table makes plain why more...
You may be thinking how is having another pair of jeans got to do with Intraix – that deals with energy consumption. Well, at a very macro level, getting another pair of jeans is increasing consumption thus inducing factories to produce more and therefore increasing energy...
Happy New Year to everyone! If you are wondering why there aren/t much posts or updates on the Intraix facebook page. We would like you to know that we are sleeping. Nah, just joking. This is a picture on Darell “caught” sleeping on our “little” sofa in office...
From iTODAY:Electricity tariffs to go up from tomorrow | 31 Dec, 2011 6:00 SINGAPORE - From tomorrow, electricity will cost an average 2.3 per cent more over the first three months of next year. SP Services said yesterday that electricity tariffs between Jan 1 and March...
According to tests conducted by the University of Waterloo, Faculty of Information Systems and Technology (IST), on a Pentium 4, 1.7Ghz Machine: The machine runs close to 110watts during boot power The machine runs close to 60watts when it is left idle The machine...
IBM believes that in the next 5 years, our body will become an energy-generating machine. We will be able to have a device on the spokes of your bicycle could measure and collect energy that’s then transmitted to power your kitchen appliances. Darrell and I are...
one very obvious reason why data is the new startup currency - yes. tremendous amount of value can be derived from analyzing data.
Do you know starting 1 October 2011, washing machines sold in Singapore have to also carry a mandatory Water Efficiency label. This is similar to the Energy Label that we have for our electronic appliances. With the Water Efficiency label you will find it easy...
As our mission goes into promotioning sustainable and low-carbon lifestyles, our team presents findings of a couple of mobile applications that can help people go green! We hope you find these apps useful and enjoyable! List of best green apps: GoodGuide (free, iPhone...
Hu Jiaming received his Starbucks card from Intraix for the Christmas Giveaway ! Congratulations once again, Jiaming! Do look out more for more promotions in the upcoming weeks at www.facebook.com/intraix ! :)
Short lighting tip here from Intraix - Check your bulbs at home and if you are still using Incandescent Bulbs ( Left ) , do consider changing them to a Compact Fluorescent - CFL (Right). Replacing a 60 Watt Incadescent with a 13 Watt CFL can save you over S$75 over...
Mr. Bryan Lee prepares for a segment teaching people how to reduce home energy consumption on a show by NUS Business School.
Some Energy Saving Tips Intraix Brings to You Load the washer to capacity when possible. Most people tend to under-load their washing machines. One large load of laundry will use less energy than two small or medium loads. For partial loads, adjust water levels to...
" Standby power, also called vampire power, vampire draw, phantom load, or leaking electricity ("phantom load" and "leaking electricity" are actually well-defined technical terms with other meanings, adopted for this different purpose), refers to the electric power consumed...
Some insights on how a sustainable, low-carbon footprint green home ought to be. http://media.smh.com.au/property/home-green-home/the-ultimate-green-home-2779090.html Some quick take-away points from the video: 1) Choosing Water Efficient Appliances will save 40...
“We know what the future looks like,” says Gavin Neath, Unilever’s head of sustainability. “We know water will be very scarce, we know that energy prices will be much higher, we know sanitation will be ghastly in increasingly crowded urban areas.” He may or may not be...
In our 2nd part of [Now U Know] series, we will be looking at the maintenace of a refrigerator. This is probably the only applicances in your household that never shutdown, therefore contributing a big amount to your energy bill. The refrigerator accounts for approximately...
A compact fluorescent lamp aka CFL uses 80% less electricity compared to an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light. Moreover, CFLs can last up to 10 times longer. By replacing a 40W incandescent bulb with a 9W CFL, you can save S$15 per bulb per year. ...
Intraix Co-Founder, Darrell Zhang will be on the panel of the "Energy Efficient Smart Home" Track for the 2011 NUS-Industry Energy Efficiency Workshop on the 15th November 2011 (Tuesday), delivering his insights and views on Energy Management in Homes. Do join him along...
what is the smart grid. why is there a need for the smart grid. what can the smart grid do for you. what roles can various parties play in the smart grid. All answered by Scientific America :)
In view of the gradual deregulation of the Singapore Electricity Market, Glen Ryman from deloitte got it all spot-on with regards to how the industry, government, consumers should evolve. Follow Intraix at www.twitter.com/intraix to see what we are up to in twitter...
“Providing consumers with easy access to data on their energy consumption can help give them the tools they need to make informed decisions about their energy use. Developing applications and services to help consumers understand and control their energy use is a field...
Dear Intraix Fans! We have a winner for our Starbucks Card Giveaway! We thank you for your support and definitely much more promotions to come for our supporting fans. Thank you very much once again!
Some figures from facebook stating how the Intraix Fanpage fares. 614 visits in our first week. I'm not sure whether its good/bad/awesome/godlike but its a start we have here! :) P.S. We'll only be tabulating the results for the Starbucks card tomorrow...
Awesome day out at the studio - Studio Point @ Kallang Way except the fact that we had to walk quite a distance in from the bus stop. It was a great day out nevertheless, having the opportunity to network and mix around with the other Angel's Gate folks! If you...
How would you like if you had a system that sends you a notification that your lights are actually switched on at times when they are supposed to be off? Guess the energy saving potential. :)
via siew.sg Energy Security is very much important to a country however without the compliment of Energy Conservation, a country will eventually use up its finite resources.
via siew.sg The Intelligent Energy System (IES) pilot will be conducted in two phases. Phase 1 (2010-2012) will focus on the implementation of the enabling infrastructure for the IES. The key infrastructure components are the advanced metering infrastructure...
via siew.sg From public to private to non-private sectors, the smart cities dialogue is well represented by METI Japan's Hiroshi Asahi, Shell's Dick Benschop, BMW's Glenn Schmidt, GE Energy's Dr Bartosz Wojszczyk, Suzlon Energy's Girish Tanti and Bloomberg New Energy...
via siew.sg Mr Nobuo Tanaka, in his presentation at this year's Singapore Energy Lecture (SEL), noted that Singapore is an important platform for facilitating and driving enhanced dialogue within the region towards our collective energy future.
Running our very first christmas giveaway here at Intraix. Here are the details! Prize: S$30 Starbucks Card How to Enter: 1) Like us on www.facebook.com/intraix 2) Like us on www.angelsgate.com/intraix For every person that likes us on these pages, you will...
Priniciples of Gamification : Increasing engagement by turning otherwise common tasks in those that are fun or offer an incentive. In consumer marketing, the ability to assign metrics to brand interaction and loyalty becomes invaluable. Social media has provided...
Intraix Facebook Fan Page is now up at www.facebook.com/Intraix :)). So yes, i tried a couple of stuffs today - trying linking the Intraix Posterous account and Twitter account together such that i only have to update on posterous and it will be reflected on both the...
From left: John who invented a new mobile keyboard which is not qwerty based.Keith who runs gamemaki.Leona, a social entrepreneur who runs aii.sg and broke even in the second month of operation.
Energy wastage at Capital Towers - Is it really required to switch on so many lamps on a sunday afternoon?
People often ask: When should i be changing my Fridge? When will it make sense to change my Washing Machine? Do i use it until it spoils so that i can derive the most value out of it? Appliances that are manufactured today are typically much more efficient. As appliances...
Building an Intraix's Engine
Was just reading the papers today and came across this article: All Washing Machines must now be labelled - Feng Zengkun, Straits Times 28th September 2011 I'm pretty sure that many people have no idea how much water your washing machine is draining every wash...
via twitpic.com We visited interactive.sg at The Central SOHO yesterday for our Angel's Gate audition. So what is Angel's Gate Angel's Gate is Asia's latest reality TV series focusing on business and entrepreneurship. Backed by Asia's leading venture funds, the...
For folks who are wondering how your monthly utilities bills come about. It is the power of this meter. Electricity power meter from SP Assets . Here's how it goes. A surveyor comes by every 3 months to take the readings of your meter - probably using this black handheld...
Came across this little advertisement plate as I was walking around the electrical appliance department of Harvey Norman. Am actually pretty surprised to see such this difference in energy consumption between the 2. It was always in my opinion that there isn't that big...
