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Are We Missing the Green Buildings Deal of a Lifetime?
Posted by ErkSat 249 days ago in Energy
The $12-million-dollar price tag for the CBECS building energy-efficiency survey is not even a drop in the bucket of the federal budget, but there's a good chance Congress won't fund it. Is there a wa... [Read More]
 
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Empire State Building's Green Transformation Earns LEED-Gold
Posted by ErkSat 251 days ago in Energy
The iconic skyscaper, whose green retrofit and refurbishing have become almost as celebrated as the landmark, achieved the certification under Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design standards ... [Read More]
 
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How a Passive Building Aggressively Saves Energy
Posted by ErkSat 251 days ago in Energy
The concept may sound counterintuitive, but passive building is shaping up to be one of the more effective and aggressive ways to achieve ultra energy efficiency.... [Read More]
 
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US Army, SolarCity Team Up for Billion-Dollar Solar Rooftop Project
Posted by ErkSat 256 days ago in Energy
USRG Renewable Finance and BofA Merrill Lynch will provide partial funding for the project, which could double the number of rooftop residential solar installations in the U.S.... [Read More]
 
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Inside the Evolution of LED Lighting
Posted by ErkSat 256 days ago in Energy
The latest episode of Nature of Business Radio features Fritz Morgan, Chief Product Officer at Boston-based Digital Lumens, discussing how LEDs are changing the market for industrial lighting.... [Read More]
 
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3 Sure-Fire Green Solutions Obama Should Put in His Jobs Speech
Posted by ErkSat 257 days ago in Energy
The president will make a high-profile speech on Thursday night that is expected to focus entirely on job creation. Here are several easy building energy-efficiency programs that will create significa... [Read More]
 
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How Building Codes Give Us Smaller Energy, Carbon Footprints
Posted by ErkSat 257 days ago in Energy
The benefits from building energy codes aren't just theoretical, according to new research that examined hard data on energy use in states with codes on the books.... [Read More]
 
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Why a Smart Infrastructure Bank is the Right Way to Rebuild America
Posted by ErkSat 257 days ago in Energy
From bring corporate tax dollars back to the U.S. to shoring up our crumbling infrastructure, ideas like Connecticut's Green Bank are starting to gain traction in Washington -- and not a moment too so... [Read More]
 
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Climate Corps 2011: From Megatron to Low-Hanging Fruit at Mack Trucks
Posted by ErkSat 257 days ago in Energy
The subsidiary of Volvo North American Trucks has been home to the star of the summer blockbuster, Transformers 3, as well as a number of obvious but overlooked energy efficiency fixes.... [Read More]
 
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How Utilities and Home-Builders are Teaming Up to Boost Solar
Posted by ErkSat 260 days ago in Energy
Putting solar on new residential buildings is a win-win-win situation, but not an easy one to achieve: One development outside of Sacramento, Calif., shows how builders, utilities and cleantech compan... [Read More]
 
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Hyatt Cuts Energy, Water & Waste by 10% on Path to 2015 Green Goals
Posted by ErkSat 265 days ago in Energy
The hotel chain's vice president of corporate responsibility says green teams have been key to the company's success in making progress on its 2015 sustainability goals.... [Read More]