Energy
Local Residents to Save Nearly $10 M with Rock the Bulb™: The Re-Energize Tour
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Lighting Bellevue, WA - Local residents will have a chance to save energy, money and the planet as Puget Sound Energy’s Rock the BulbTM: The Re-Energize Tourdistributes 200,000 free, efficient light bulbs this summer. The campaign, Read more
Harvesting Energy From Our Existing Buildings Stock
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Insulation There is a promising and massive source of energy right at our fingertips — but, so far, this resource remains largely untapped. I’m not talking about methane deposits from coal shale or a new solar power technology. Read more
$500 Million and 300 Million S.F Committed to Improving Energy Efficiency
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Communities , Energy , Energy Savings , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) The Better Buildings Challenge is part of the Better Buildings Initiative that President Obama launched in February to catalyze private sector investment in commercial building upgrades and make America's commercial buildings Read more
City of Houston Wins Mayors’ Climate Protection Award
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Communities , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Recycling , Waste Management , Water Management The U.S. Conference of Mayors announced that the City of Houston’s Mayor Annise Parker has received the 2011 U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Climate Protection Award. Mayor Parker is being recognized for her work in implementing the Houston Green Office Challenge. Read more
Report Released: U.S. Solar Market Trends for 2010
Posted on July, 2011 Categories: Business , Consumer , Energy , Featured , Solar Thanks to strong consumer demand and financial incentives at the federal and local levels, the U.S. solar market is booming. The Interstate Renewable Energy Council released today the Solar Market Trends report for 2010. The report includes Read more
College Marks Historic 'Grid Positive' Achievement
Posted on June, 2011 Categories: Communities , Energy , Featured , Solar Oroville, CA - Butte College in California this week becomes the first college in the history of the United States to go 'grid positive,' meaning that it will generate more electricity from its solar arrays than it consumes and will deliver power back to the electric grid. Read more
San Francisco Leads the U.S. in Environmental Sustainability
Posted on June, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Energy , Energy Savings , Infrastructure , Public Transit , Recycling , Transportation , Waste Management , Water Management San Francisco grabbed the mantle of "greenest" major city in the U.S. and Canada Green City Index, with New York, Seattle, Denver and Boston rounding out the top five U.S. cities. The unique study conducted by Read more
Going Green at Home Made Easier with iPhone App
Posted on June, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Smart Grid , Solar , Wind Technology just made being “green” easier. Computer science researchers at the University of Arkansas and University of San Francisco have developed an automated energy-management system that monitors energy generation and consumption. Read more