Green Building

 

A blooming industry, green building is rising with greater public demand, legislative focus, and code and standard mandates. With programs like Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) becoming more popular, contractors are finding new building processes and technologies to be more efficient and environmentally minded. The below articles dive into alternative energies, energy efficiency, the smart grid, and more and include editorial from our annual special issue on the subject.

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World's Solar Photovoltaic Capacity Passes 100-Gigawatt Landmark
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Staff  
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May 2013

The world’s cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity capacity surpassed 100 gigawatts (GW) in 2012, achieving just more than 101 GW, according to market figures from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA).

Alternative Energy, Solar & Photovoltaics, Industry Trends
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Walmart Rolling Forward Increases in Energy Efficiency and Renewables Usage
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Staff  
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May 2013

Walmart President and CEO Mike Duke announced the company’s next step on the path to achieving its goal of being supplied 100 percent by renewable energy. Unveiled at Walmart’s Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting, the company committed to achieving the following by Dec. 31, 2020:

Alternative Energy, Energy Efficiency, Industry Trends
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Solar Weather Forecasts to Improve Solar Power
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Mike Breslin
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May 2013

Intermittency of solar power production is one of the major challenges utility operators face today.

Alternative Energy, Solar & Photovoltaics, Industry Trends
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Wind Power Blowing Strong in All Four Corners of the World
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Rick Laezman
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May 2013

Gone are the days when the thought of wind power in some far-off land was strictly a quaint endeavor. Tourists will always have their photo ops of rustic windmills on the farm in Holland or rural Kansas, for that matter.

Alternative Power, Wind Power, Industry Trends

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Hydrogen Power Generation Leapfrogs the Atlantic
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Rick Laezman
| September 2006
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Two of the world’s largest energy companies, British Petroleum (BP) of the United Kingdom and General Electric (GE) of the United States, have announced a collaborative venture to develop a unique, environmentally friendly form of hydrogen power generation on both continents.

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Hybrid Solar Lighting Gaining Momentum Around Nation
September 2006
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  With five hybrid solar lighting systems already in place and another 20 scheduled for installation in the next couple of months, the forecast is looking sunny for a technology developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

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Solar Power 2006 Set to Showcase California Clean Tech Finalists
September 2006
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Finalists for the California Clean Tech Open’s Renewable Energy Prize will present their innovations at Solar Power 2006, the largest business-to-business solar conference and expo in the United States.

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Small Wonder:
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Claire Swedberg
| September 2006
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Nanoscience stands poised to change electrical work  

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Wired for Business
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Marilyn Michelson
| September 2006
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Wire and cable management is part business management BUSINESS MANAGEMENT INVOLVES DIRECTION and manipulation of the company’s resources—including human, financial, material or intellectual properties.

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Think Globally, Build Locally
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Darlene Bremer
| September 2006
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Power Solutions helps builds green community center IN 2004, THE COUNTY OF Arlington, Va., located just outside Washington, D.C., decided to build a new community center to provide recreational programs and an adult facility for senior citizens.

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Expansion and Renovation, the Quaker Way
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Claire Swedberg
| September 2006
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Power Services and Natelco modernize private school with the environment in mind MEMBERS OF THE SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL COMMUNITY feel a responsibility to the earth.

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