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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Green industry growth
According to Pike Research, the green building industry in the U.S. will likely expand through the use of building energy-management systems. The Research group is reporting that the global market for building energy-management systems rose to $1.9 billion in 2011, … Continue reading
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu announcement
Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced over $12 million to speed solar energy innovation from the lab to the marketplace through the Energy Department’s SunShot Incubator program. The funding will accelerate American innovation in solar energy and manufacturing by supporting advancements … Continue reading
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New Tool Developed by Sandia National Lab
A new tool developed by Sandia National Laboratories and Solar Power Electric allows property owners to determine the value of a new or existing photovoltaic system installed on residential and commercial properties. PV Value™, an electronic form to standardize appraisals, … Continue reading
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Incubator Program
DOE is accepting SunShot Incubator proposals from startup companies looking to introduce cost-reduction solutions to the solar energy market. The seventh funding round is designed to help small businesses and entrepreneurs develop both hardware technologies and non-hardware solutions that will … Continue reading
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2011 list of the Top 10 states
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its 2011 list of the Top 10 states for LEED-certified commercial and institutional green buildings per capita, based on the U.S. 2010 Census information. The District of Columbia leads the nation, with more … Continue reading
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U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) and 15 other partner organizations joined the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to announce the release of a report that recommends almost three-dozen executive actions across 23 agency programs where the Obama Administration … Continue reading
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20 collegiate teams selected to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013.
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the 20 collegiate teams selected to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 and unveiled the competition’s location, the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California. The 20 teams … Continue reading
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SunShot Initiative
As part of the DOE’s SunShot Initiative, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced two opportunities that will engage innovative scientific thinkers from the nation’s top universities to drive transformational research in solar energy. To advance promising utility-scale solar energy technologies, DOE … Continue reading
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Mega trends in green building.
Jerry Yudelson, a green expert, member of the U.S. Green Building Council’s board of directors, a LEED national faculty member, and co-founder and director of the Green Building Service consulting unit at Portland General Electric described his forecast for mega … Continue reading
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AIA Consensus Construction Forecast
The AIA Consensus Construction Forecast Panel is projecting very modest growth overall for 2012. Total nonresidential activity is forecast to increase just 2 percent in 2012 over 2011 levels, with somewhat stronger growth in the commercial and industrial sectors, but … Continue reading
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