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Web Exclusive: Think You Can't Afford On-Site Renewable Energy? Think Again.
Constellation Energy is packaging renewable energy solutions that include long term power purchase agreements, financing, renewable energy credits and incentives, and guaranteed energy cost savings to make solar, geothermal, biomass and wind systems available for customers today without prohibitive upfront capital.
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A New Lease on Sustainable Building
Rising energy costs, coupled with the growing volume of data on the financial paybacks associated with high-performance buildings, make a strong business case for owner-occupants to invest in sustainable design and construction.
by Thomas J. Hamill
Chris Leary AIA, LEED AP
Daniel Ozelius
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Largest, Solar-Powered Rice Mill in U.S.
Cypress, Calif. — Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. has provided more than 5,500 photovoltaic (PV) modules for a 1-megawatt solar electric system at Far West Rice Mills in Nelson, Calif. The system is expected to deliver 1,440,000 kWh a year — approximately 75 percent of the plant’s total energy needs. The multi-million dollar solar project, installed by Pacific Power Management of Auburn, Calif., qualifies for $1.8 million in rebates from Pacific Gas & Electric
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New Sustainability Analysis Dashboard
Portsmouth, N.H. — Mad*Pow Media Solutions announced its collaboration with Autodesk to demonstrate the company’s technology concept for a new sustainability analysis dashboard. In combination with the Revit platform for building information modeling (BIM), the new concept demonstrates how architects, engineers and designers could benefit from real-time graphical feedback about impact of design decisions on the potential LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building rating of a project.
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Brownie Points: On the Road Again...
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Click here to visit USGBC's microsite featuring Greenbuild Conference and Expo news and an ED+C exclusive about the U.S. Green building Council's new LEED-Platinum headquarters.
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GREENGUARD Certified Spray Foam Insulation
BioBased 1701s Insulation is the first spray polyurethane foam insulation to meet GREENGUARD Certification guidelines for indoor air quality, according to the company.
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Designer Series LED
Ilumisys, Inc. has unveiled a new line of five contemporary LED lighting fixtures that exploit the unique characteristics of solid-state lighting.
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Chapters Make USGBC’s National Green Schools Campaign Their Own
Volunteers have always been the heart of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). USGBC’s exponential membership growth is mirrored in the more than 75 local groups that make up USGBC’s chapter network. Through this chapter network, tens of thousands of volunteers work at the state and local levels to educate and engage both the building industry and the general public in promoting green building.
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INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS: A Guide for Facility Managers
Author Carter Myers makes this dynamic and often elusive concept simple
and achievable. Using the “good, better and best” approach, Myers covers automation, productivity, CAFM, DMM, cabling systems, LANs,
and sensing and control systems. Also addressed are how to develop a proposal,
economic analysis, retrofitting, and building systems integration.
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