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Orders Come In For Waste Heat Electricity Generator

Ener-G-Rotors announces their first order for a TGE50, a 50kW waste heat to electricity appliance

14 Apr 2009

Aloca Kawneer Offers Sustainable Building Solutions for Builders and Architects

Alcoa's Kawneer business, the leading manufacturer of architectural aluminum building products and systems for commercial construction, has introduced a new institutional solutions brochure that offers architects an array of information and projects-specific examples that shows the flexibility and sustainability of Kawneer products

13 Apr 2009

Zero Carbon Houses Made From Hemp Fighting Climate Change in the Future

Hemp, a plant from the cannabis family, could be used to build carbon-neutral homes of the future to help combat climate change and boost the rural economy, say researchers at the University of Bath

9 Apr 2009

Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Could Soon Be More Efficient and Dimmable

Long touted as an energy-saving alternative for home lighting, compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) now have the potential to be even more efficient, as well as dimmable

7 Apr 2009

Dupont Set to Address Global Energy Challenges

The DuPont portfolio of more than 35,000 products and new technologies includes real solutions to help address the energy issue. The portfolio includes offerings in energy efficiency solutions for the home, the automobile, as well as energy efficiency gains that can be made in manufacturing operations

7 Apr 2009

Energy Efficient Retrofit for Empire State Building

World's most famous office building's more than $500 million upgrade program to incorporate comprehensive project with goal to reduce energy use by nearly 40 percent

6 Apr 2009

Study Shows Natural Daylight Is Preferred Light For Building Interiors

A decade-long trend in building science research indicates people are more comfortable, productive and feel healthier in buildings that use daylight as the primary source of workplace illumination. Advances in lighting research and technology at UNC Charlotte have opened up new horizons for daylighting

6 Apr 2009

Eliminate Waste, Recycling and Food Miles by Precycling and Making Drinks at Home

PRECYCLING - eliminating waste at its source - is the new trend and it's even better for the environment than recycling. By making soda at home, you can eliminate the roughly 600 bottles and cans of carbonated beverages the average American consumes each year

2 Apr 2009

High Carbon Economic Stimulus Packages Are Not the G20's Way to a Sustainable Financial Future

Many of the economic stimulus packages up for discussion at the G20 summit starting today risk locking the world into a continuing high carbon economy

1 Apr 2009