NY vs. DC: Who Wins in Building Energy Benchmarking?
Answer: they both win, because at least they are benchmarking their building stock. A look at schools, fire and police stations. Katherine Tweed – February 16, 2012 Energy benchmarking of ...
Green Trends for 2012: LEED, Net-Zero Energy and the Living Building Challenge
Source: http://www.greenbuildingnews.com/articles/2012/01/20/green-trends-2012-leed-net-zero-energy-and-the-living-building-challenge By: By Lisa Kopochinski (01/25/2012) Green building in all U.S. construction sectors will continue its rebound this year as the economy struggles to return to pre-recession levels. While the slowdown ...
Lighting Science’s $15 LED Bulb: Four Reasons Why LEDs Are the New PCs
h3Horizontalization isn’t a word, but you know what is means.Lighting Science and Dixon today announced that the two will produce a 60-watt equivalent LED bulb for $15, effectively slashing the ...
How to sell a certified green home
By Michelle Desiderio, director of Green Building Programs, NAHB Research Center Let’s start with a basic fact: a green home can be sold to anyone. However, home buyers are a ...
How Energy Efficient Is Your State?
Although the national economy is still slumping, energy efficiency spending continues to increase. Nationwide, states spent $5.5 billion in electricity and natural gas efficiency programs in 2010, compared to $3.4 ...
Demand Response and LEED: How Does It Work?
Move over, bike rack—demand response gets credit, too. What do demand response and carpeting have in common? They’ll both score you LEED credits, if you pick the right flavor. Demand response recently ...
Can Solar Thermal (CSP) Compete With PV Panels at $1 per Watt?
Eric Wesoff, Brett Prior: August 5, 2011 The plunging costs of photovoltaic panels tend to dominate the solar news pages. It’s a dramatic and disruptive development for customers and suppliers. ...
Energy Benchmarking Picks Up Steam in the US
Katherine Tweed: May 24, 2011 Like our youth-obsessed culture, the Dexter Horton building in downtown Seattle has something of a complex about getting old. To keep up with younger whippersnappers, ...
MORE JURISDICTIONS ADOPTING INTERNATIONAL GREEN CONSTRUCTION CODE
More jurisdictions are utilizing the new International Green Construction Code as a tool to address sustainable construction for new and existing buildings. Fort Collins, Colo., and Kayenta Township, Ariz., are the ...
US Demand for Green Building Materials to Exceed $71 Billion in 2015
Demand for green building materials is projected to expand 13.0 percent annually to $71.1 billion in 2015, slightly outpacing the growth of building construction expenditures over that period as green ...
