Monthly Archives: April 2010

$200 million over five years to expand and accelerate renewable energy

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that the Department will invest more than $200 million over five years to expand and accelerate the development, commercialization, and use of solar and water power technologies throughout the United States. The … Continue reading

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New Cool Roof Energy Savings Calculator

The DOE announced today a new Cool Roof Energy Savings Calculator that will replace the DOE Cool Roof Calculator and the EPA Roof Comparison Calculator.  The consolidation of those two roof calculators has been underway through collaboration between Oak Ridge … Continue reading

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Green Building Initiative Standard

The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced the completion of the first and only commercial green building rating system to become an American National Standard through consensus development. The new standard is referred to as ANSI/GBI 01-2010: Green Building Assessment Protocol … Continue reading

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Solar Energy Education for Local Governments

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $10 million over five years for two organizations to help accelerate the adoption of solar energy among local governments. The selected organizations, the International City-County Management Association (ICMA), and International Council … Continue reading

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Top five cities currently seeing the most growth in green jobs

According to Climate Progress magazine the top five cities currently seeing the most growth in green jobs are San Francisco, Boston, Detroit, Portland and New York City. Arkeena’s Andalay AC solar panels are now available at Lowes retail stores in … Continue reading

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US General Services Administration is hiring a Chief Greening Officer

According to Sustainable Industries magazine, the US General Services Administration is hiring a Chief Greening Officer. The agency reports that the person filling this position will be in charge of identifying and implementing green building technologies and practices across GSA’s … Continue reading

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Specific enhancements being considered for the Energy Star Roof Products Program

The EPA held a webinar on April 6 to discuss the specific enhancements being considered for the Energy Star Roof Products Program.   Some of the recommendations from EPA included The use of a qualified third party entity to administer the … Continue reading

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