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China’s building sector accounts for more than 25 percent of China’s energy use. Improving the efficiency of its buildings, new and old, is a key part of China’s strategy to reduce energy demand.[read more]

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The Smart Grid will transform roles from consumption to prosumption – producing electricity as well as consuming it. One of the most prominent enablers to engage as prosumers are the buildings where we live and work.[read more]

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A new report predicts that smart meter installations will drop more than 35 percent through 2014 in North America, due to the depletion of stimulus money granted by the first-term Obama administration.[read more]

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People have now become tools of their web and mobile applications. The solar industry has jumped right in with an influx of innovative new online technologies, digital apps, and customer engagement strategies.[read more]

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The Alliance to Save Energy’s Commission on National Energy Policy agree that one of the keys to increasing energy efficiency in the United States is growing the market for energy efficiency financing.[read more]

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Cities around the world are working to get ahead, and one method gaining popularity is to become a smart city. Implementing smart grid technology is not enough anymore.[read more]

Building efficiency affords tremendous opportunities for both economic growth and reduced environmental impacts. There is significant room for improvement in new construction and retrofits in homes, businesses, schools and other organizations.[read more]

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This year, the Baltimore Ravens will take on the San Francisco 49ers at the newly renovated Superdome. With $336 million worth of renovations, the Superdome is more modern, luxurious, and energy efficient than ever.[read more]

East New York's Gateway Elton affordable housing complex is made even more affordable with solar. The development was built with the needs of low-income tenants in mind, with money-saving Energy Star appliances, VOC-free paints, no off-gassing vinyl, and water-saving dual-flush toilets.[read more]

Rooftop solar power appears poised to move into mainstream energy infrastructure as creative financing options, such as solar leasing, community solar and feed-in tariffs are gaining traction.[read more]

Just in time for tax season, Congress has given American homeowners and businesses a chance to keep a little more of their hard-earned money. Late on January 1, 2013, the “fiscal cliff showdown” ended with the House passing a bill to avert income tax increases for Americans and large cuts in spending for government programs. What many...[read more]

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California has some of the tightest environmental policies in the country. Many see these policies as economic suicide. Keep it up and we will tax ourselves into the poorhouse, while the rest of the world happily spews ever more greenhouse gases. Can the state afford to keep such strict rulebooks?[read more]

America’s infrastructure–our roads, sidewalks, and bridges–is in bad shape. Recent assessments show that one in four U.S. bridges supports more traffic than was originally intended, or is in need of significant repair. A full third of all U.S. roadways are in sub-standard condition. There are lots of reasons why infrastructure has been allowed to decay, but most revolve around money.[read more]

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Buildings consume significant amounts of energy. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) in the Department of Energy (DOE) reported that buildings accounted for 72 percent of total U.S. electricity consumption in 2006 and this number will rise to 75% by 2025.  This is split almost 50/50 between commercial and residential...[read more]

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There are natural parallels between the Smart Grid and smart cities in terms of concepts and deployments.  Both rely on ICT technologies and M2M (machine to machine) communications applications to enable devices and systems to be remotely monitored and controlled.  Both are infrastructure plays that often require significant...[read more]