At 58 stories tall, Comcast Center in Philadelphia recently became the tallest LEED-certified building in the United States with an assist from energy-saving Solarban 60 Starphire glass by PPG Industries
In the United States, the largest energy consumers are commercial buildings. The energy consumed by this sector alone comes to about 20% annually. The reasons for this massive consumption of energy in this segment are many, such as air conditioning, heating, lights in the parking, offices and other locations. Data servers that run constantly also consume energy in the commercial buildings.
Green Parents' List is accepting nominations of exciting and green paints, flooring, and furnishings. Successful nominations of flooring, carpeting, paint, furniture and decor will receive the Green Parents' List Check Mark for Healthy Home and be listed on www.greenparentslist.com. Nominations will be selected based on Green-appeal, parent-appeal and innovation.
DaVinci Quest made a request of the Longmont City Council for a resolution giving permission to DaVinci Quest to hold an innovation contest planned to demonstrate technologies that can make a house smarter, safer and greener. A set of the Official Rules and other information regarding the Contest can be found at the DaVinci Quest website: DaVinci Quest.
The fireplace should be placed on a stable, level ground. No other fuel other than bio-alcohol can be utilized in this fireplace. The fireplace can be lit using a lighter that has a 10cm long lighting stick.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has announced plans to conduct a series of deep energy retrofit research projects with the potential to improve the energy efficiency in selected homes by as much as 30 to 50 percent.
Covadis and ATE Vitratech will spotlight Dow Corning’s products and solutions at Batimat 2009, a leading global construction trade show dedicated this year to sustainable renovation and energy efficiency, November 2-7, in Paris.
Sun System has signed a multi-year framework agreement worth $105 million with Solyndra, which manufactures proprietary photovoltaic systems for rooftops of commercial buildings. Sun System is a solar integrator located in Milan, Italy. Solyndra has branches in Milpitas and Fremont, where the production of solar panels will be carried out.
The fourth issue of E-nov'mag, Arkema's innovation webzine, focuses on the Arkema materials for use in innovative and sustainable architecture.
Based on the data collected at Greenville Housing Authority (GHA), Siemens has come out with the finding that the North Carolina housing authority project has exceeded its energy savings estimated for the construction period. In its recent analysis, Siemens has found out that energy savings will exceed the assured 5 to 10% levels.
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