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Encos’ Sustainable Construction Products Chosen for Innovation Future Zone Competition

Encos, a developer of ultra-low carbon construction products, announced that it has secured a place in the Innovation Future Zone at Ecobuild 2012 exhibition, which will be held from March 20 to 22 at ExCeL center in London.

16 Mar 2012

First Official Greenroads Certification Awarded to Bellingham Roadway Project

Meador Kansas Ellis Trail project, a roadway project in Bellingham, Washington, is the first-ever project to achieve the official Greenroads Certification.

14 Mar 2012

Student Team from Spain Designs (e)co House for 2012 Solar Declathon Europe

A student team comprising 25 students from the Valles School of Architecture located at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya will design an innovative, economic house with high efficiency, enhanced features, high comfort level using minimal resources, less money and energy for the 2012 Solar Declathon Europe.

22 Feb 2012

LEED-Certified Health Facility in Tennessee Uses PPG’s Solar Control Glasses

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-New Construction platinum certification to the Upper Cumberland Regional Health Facility located in Cookeville.

24 Jan 2012

Dow Corning Completes Solar Energy Exploration and Development Research Center in Europe

Dow Corning, a global silicone and silicon-based technology company, has completed a new, advanced research and development center in Seneffe, Belgium.

19 Jan 2012

PPG Highlights Energy Savings through Advanced Low-E Glasses

At the Façade Tectonics #7 conference, PPG highlighted the results from a study demonstrating the energy savings achieved through the usage of advanced low-emissivity glasses.

21 Dec 2011

LEED Platinum Certification Awarded to Humanities Gateway Building

Hensel Phelps Construction Company and Fentress Architects have announced that the UC Irvine Humanities Gateway building has achieved the LEED Platinum certification.

19 Dec 2011

ENERGY STAR Label for Thirteen Buildings from Henderson County Public Schools

This semester, a North Carolina school district scores high in energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR labels have been presented to thirteen buildings from Henderson County Public Schools this fall, after a complete verification by Morrisville-based Southern Energy Management (SEM). This project includes twelve elementary, middle and high schools, besides involving the district's Information Technology Center.

16 Dec 2011

Overlook Property at Hilldale Wins ENERGY STAR Rating

Stone House Development's newly constructed Overlook located at Hilldale Apartments, Madison, was honored with the ENERGY STAR title on November 22.

16 Dec 2011

Pike Research’s Global Analysis Report on Energy Efficient Buildings

“Energy Efficient Buildings: Global Outlook”, a report from Pike Research has offered information based on the growth and size of the markets of energy efficient buildings, which includes sale of energy efficient lighting from 2011 to 2017, sales of energy efficient HVAC device, incomes from ESCO, key drivers’ qualitative explanation, energy efficiency trends in main markets that target the commercial building segment.

25 Nov 2011