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Team Austria Wins U.S. DoE’s Solar Decathlon 2013

Team Austria from the Vienna University of Technology has won the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013.

15 Oct 2013

USGBC Awards LEED Gold Certification to Whirlpool Facility in Tennessee

Whirlpool Corporation's new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Cleveland, Tennessee, achieves Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

5 Oct 2013

Hubbell Lighting Announces New Energy Saving Program for Commercial Buildings

Commercial buildings represent over 80 billion square feet of space in the U.S. and consume 36% of all electricity, making them one of the largest generators of greenhouse gases. Hubbell Lighting today announced a new solution to cut electricity costs, enhance the quality of light and reduce the financial risk of upgrades–resulting in up to a 3% increase in net operating income while at the same time improving the property value and attractiveness for tenants.

4 Oct 2013

Green Building Thought Leaders Assemble at Carrier’s Distinguished Sustainability Lecture Series

Two of the most rapidly expanding construction markets in the world are leveraging Carrier’s natural leadership to support their growing commitment to green building. Through its prestigious Distinguished Sustainability Lecture Series, Carrier, the world’s leader in high technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, has assembled some of the world’s most respected green building thought leaders to inform building owners and designers in China and India. Carrier is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp.

20 Sep 2013

SunPower Solar System Installed on Rooftop of India's First Net Zero Energy Building

SunPower Corp., a global solar technology and energy solutions company, today announced that Swadeshi Civil Infrastructure has completed the installation of a 930-kilowatt (kW) SunPower solar system on the rooftop of the Indira Paryavaran Bhavan building in New Delhi.

From SunPower Corporation 13 Sep 2013

Sierra Lists Three UC Campuses on Top 10 Coolest Schools Ranking for Green Buildings

How cool is UC? Well, three campuses just made the top 10 of Sierra magazine's Coolest Schools ranking, and nine campuses were included in its list of 162 greenest universities in the country for 2013.

17 Aug 2013

Bio-Inspired Approach Shows Promise for Effective Thermal Control of Window Surfaces

University of Toronto Engineering professor Ben Hatton (MSE) is turning to nature to find a way to make windows more energy efficient.

5 Aug 2013

Top Green Building Projects Utilize PPG Glass and Coatings

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) honored the top 10 “green” building projects for 2013 at the AIA National Convention and Design Exposition, June 20-22 in Denver, and at least five of the projects were constructed with glass or coatings made by PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG).

30 Jul 2013

SolarCity to Provide Solar Electricity to Over 600 Military Homes at Soaring Heights Communities

On the eve of independence day, SolarCity is underway with a project to provide solar electricity, and a measure of energy independence, to more than 600 military homes at Soaring Heights Communities on Holloman Air Force Base in Otero County, New Mexico, a Lend Lease military family housing community.

From Tesla Energy Foster City 4 Jul 2013

Thomas Swan Plan to Install On-Site Anaerobic Digester for Sustainable Energy

Thomas Swan are hoping their plans to have an Anaerobic Digester (AD) plant on the site the company has occupied since 1926 are given the green light. Designs for this safe, clean and unobtrusive way to produce low carbon sustainable energy have been submitted and local residents were given the opportunity to ask questions and voice any concerns at a ‘drop-in’ sessions in Crookhall Community Centre.

4 Jun 2013