Sustainable Energy in Construction & Buildings

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Home Energy Labels Take Root

The federal government is considering a national building energy performance labeling program, but builders in Oregon are already getting firsthand experience with voluntary home energy performance scoring.

St. Petersburg College to install their first rooftop Photovoltaic Solar Project
The system, which will generate power for the electrical grid, will be installed on the roof of the LEED Gold Natural Science, Mathematics and College of Education building, already one of Tampa Bay’s most environmentally friendly buildings.Click Here to read more

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EPA, DOE Take Steps to Strengthen Energy Star
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy are taking steps to further strengthen the trusted Energy Star program. A new system is being put in place to expand testing of all products that earn the Energy Star label. HousingZone.com
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Leaders in Energy Efficiency Recognized by EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is honoring a select group of manufacturers, retailers, public schools, hospitals, real estate companies, home builders and other organizations as 2010 Energy Star award winners. Here’s the info with a link to a complete list of winners. HousingZone.com
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Zero Energy Homes Go International - David Johnston: View from the Cutting Edge
Zero Energy Homes are a good example of the bleeding edge in American homebuilding, or so I thought when I started on my new book ....
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UK – At least 10% of new homes fail energy efficiency test ...
By morris
A spokesman for the LABC, which represents local authority building control departments in England and Wales, claimed the new regulations were mired in confusion. The CLG spokeswoman confirmed that non-compliant new homes can still ...
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How You Can Build Green DIY Energy At Home | Clean Diesel
By Zach Angelo
By using sustainable energy for your home, you will see immediate benefits. Your energy bills will decrease as you use your clean energy more and you may be able to get rid of your dirty energy provider all together. ... The popularity of Green DIY energy projects is growing in our communities. They are easy to do, relatively inexpensive, and have immediate benefits. By building these kinds of renewable energy sources ourselves, we will be able to gain all the benefits ...
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By My Efficient Planet
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Vancouver Sun
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RainShine House in Georgia by Robert M. Cain
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The home is also certified by the Energy Star and EarthCraft home programs. For More information on the sustainable aspects of Rainshine visit the blog.

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Can We Save Old American Homes? | Reliable Remodeler Blog
By woodrow
The Architecture 2030 group believes that by 2030, all buildings will produce all the energy they use via alternative technologies. Although old homes may have exceptions by law, through grandfathering provisions, and by virtue of being part of a designated historical neighborhood, ... The global movement toward conservation and sustainable building is picking up steam against a background of depleted fuel sources and dwindling natural construction materials. ...
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Green DIY Energy And The Benefits For The Home | DIY Tips and Ideas
By Zach Angelo
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Build Home Solar Power | DIY Solar Now Blog
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Building Green DIY Energy For The Home | Introduction To Boating
By Zach Angelo
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Environmental job market expanding
Vancouver Sun
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How You Can Build Green DIY Energy At Home | OC Green Blog
By Zach Angelo
Benefits will come immediately from using sustainable energy in your home. The energy bills will get smaller as you use your clean, renewable energy to replace the energy from your filthy energy provider. Eventually, you may be able to cut yourself off ... Tags: alternative energy, conservation, earth, Energy, environmental, family, green energy, home, home diy, home improvement, power, renewable energy, solar energy, technology. This entry was posted on April 14, 2010, ...
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Will home energy efficiency inspections eventually become mandatory?
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Annapolis Is Planning a Smart Energy Quadruple Play
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Hot Housing Under a Desert Sun
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CEO of Italian oil giant tells it all
Ghana News
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British official: Sustainability adds up
Yale Daily News
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Sustainable Design - eHow.com
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Bringing solar power home
Toronto Sun
Marshall Homes is rolling out the solar-power program at its remaining Kingsfield homes in Oshawa. The company is in the process of installing a 10-kilowatt ...
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Southern Arizona a few years ahead of the Valley in developing industry
Phoenix Business Journal
Part of this is a concerted effort by Tucson to bring more solar power online. The city has been installing solar panels on its buildings for 10 years and ...
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Atlanta Business Chronicle

Solar project a first for Georgia Power
Atlanta Business Chronicle
The utility has several sites — buildings with large roofs, such as warehouses — that would be ideal for solar installations. Customer demand is driving ...
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Residential Solar Power – Solar Power for Homes | Power 4 Home
By admin
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Be a Hero with Solar Power for Homes
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solar panel germany | Solar Panels For Homes
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These homes convert power from different natural processes into electricity and heating. Alternative energy homes make use of sunlight, wind and biomass fuel to power their energy needs.
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Solar Power Home » Chandler offers solar energy workshop
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Neighborhoods often slow to accept solar panels on homes
Statesman Journal
Passed at a time when oil prices had skyrocketed, the law — implemented in several other states as well — intended to ensure solar energy installation could ...
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EcoHome Magazine

California Solar Home to be First with Battery Technology
EcoHome Magazine
Los Angeles-based production builder KB Home has started construction on the prototype dwelling that not only will run on solar power but also capture it in ...
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Walk through door to past
Stockton Record
The home is built with 18-inch straw bales and is not connected to the electrical grid. It is powered by wind, water and solar energy, fueled by propane and ...
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Poll finds solid support for solar energy
Cooler Planet
For example, 25 percent of those making more than $100000 per year said they are very likely to install solar power at home in the next five years, ...
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Cameleon » Why Not DIY Solar Power For Homes?
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Building Green DIY Energy For The Home | Home Solar Power Systems
By Zach Angelo
We are all looking for simple and inexpensive ways to make our homes greener. On average, the energy we consume during a day mainly comes from fossil fuels. Only a small percentage currently comes from clean, renewable energy sources.
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Critical Overview of Solar Energy: Part 1
By Jimmy Eriksson
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Three Maricopa County buildings will receive solar panels
Arizona Republic
by Yvonne Wingett - Apr. 13, 2010 12:00 AM Workers will soon install solar panels on three Maricopa County buildings, and officials said the move will save ...
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TD Bank launches lending program for renewable energy projects like solar panels
Winnipeg Free Press
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EVSO: New Rasmussen Poll Finds That Americans Firmly Support Solar Power
MarketWatch (press release)
According to the survey, nearly one-out-of-three adults (31%) say they are at least somewhat likely to use solar power in their homes in the next five years ...
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Lancaster Shines With Optimism Over Solar Deal
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
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Cover: Garbett Homes Harness the Power of the Sun
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Go Green Articles » Building Green DIY Energy For The Home
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City Hall to get solar panels « Manhattan Homes
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Although the panels won't "zero out the [traditional] electricity" consumption in the building, Ken Vogel of Long Island-based Solar Power, said, they will help encourage environmentalism among New Yorkers. "It's more symbolic than ...
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Lancaster Mayor Helping Make City a Model for Energy Future
Sunpluggers.com
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Residential Solar Power Systems – The Advantages
publishworthy.com (blog)
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Wilmington business succeeds with solar power
Wilmington Advocate
“Commonwealth Solar has been the catalyst for significant growth in the Massachusetts solar power industry over the last two years,” Gov. ...
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Regulators approve smaller APS rebates for solar power
Arizona Republic
"That's good news," said Jyoti Dietrich, who was helping her son Asim Varma prepare his Phoenix home for solar panels when the rebate cut was proposed. ...
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Solar Power Generation: Boon or Boondoggle
The New American
The 3000 homes will actually receive their power from reliable, non-intermittent sources — with a bit of icing from the solar plant. ...
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Solar panels, wind turbine may power student creativity
Chicago Tribune
While a number of environmental pioneers have put wind turbines and solar panels on their homes to reduce their electric bills, the Burr project is more ...
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Bureau Veritas Chosen as Delegate Chief Building Official for Ivanpah Solar ...
PR Newswire (press release)
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Cape Coral green home goes platinum
The News-Press
The home earned a Florida Green Building Coalition Platinum certification for its nearly full run on solar power and substantial green features. ...
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Free DIY Solar Power For Homes – Your Best Bet!
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US solar capacity surges in '09 on incentives-SEIA
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