Green Building

California Solar Energy

Nearly all the money has been spent, and the California Solar Initiative is winding down. The direct CSI subsidy for installing PV panels on your house, which started at $2.50 per watt is now just $0.20 per watt.[read more]

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Despite having technology in 150 million homes, Honeywell is often left out of the conversation about next-generation residential energy management offerings.[read more]

Sustainable Wineries

The newly opened Jess S. Jackson Sustainable Winery Building at the University of California, Davis includes a full lineup of futuristic green tech bells and whistles.[read more]

Energy Efficient Lighting

Back in the 90's, the only place where you would see and LED would be on the on/off buttons of your electrical devices, and only came in red, yellow, green, and more red.[read more]

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To achieve EU energy and climate change objectives energy efficiency and renewable energy in the built environment needs to be further developed. A substantial part of this potential lies at local level in cities and towns.[read more]

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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]

solar energy apps

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]