July 2017: Green Construction Practices

Jul 2017

Efficiency, Networks And Renewables Lead Way in Electricity Investment

Global energy investment patterns are a mixed bag of trends. A recent snapshot of these patterns offers an equal measure of good news and cause for concern. The International Energy Agency (IEA) released its second annual...

Integrated Systems

Jul 2017

ACEEE Working on Motor Label Program, Potential to Fill Energy Ratings Void

William Atkinson

At a time when Energy Star may be on the chopping block, a newcomer is making its entrance, and the timing is completely coincidental. In mid-July, the House Appropriations Committee voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2018...

Integrated Systems

Jul 2017

Residential Energy Usage Continues to Decline

William Atkinson

According to the latest report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), released the last week of July, absolute and per capita residential energy usage continues to decline. The EIA reported that annual...

Jul 2017

Fossils Discovered at Subway Construction Site

Hannah Fullmer

A subway construction project in Los Angeles has unearthed a variety of 11,000-year-old fossils since last year and is likely to uncover even more in the upcoming months. Because of the subway project’s proximity to the La...

Green Building

Jul 2017

Battery Funding Goes Through the Roof

William Atkinson

Venture capitalists are always looking for the next "best deal," and many of them are finding these deals in technologies that deliver and manage electricity on the grid. Mercon Capital Group's most recent "Battery Storage,...

Green Building

Jul 2017

House Appropriations Committee Votes to Cut Energy Star by 40 Percent

Timothy Johnson

The House Appropriations Committee voted on July 18 to pass the Fiscal Year 2018 Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill, which provides $31.4 billion to federal investments in natural resources. This budget is $824...

Integrated Systems

Jul 2017

Exelon-Pepco Merger Gets Green Light ... Again

William Atkinson

A merger that has been in the works for years, and that has suffered some setbacks along the way, seems destined to happen after a court ruling last week. On July 20, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals affirmed the...

Your Business

Jul 2017

Recent NAHB Reports Remain Solid, But Roadblocks Persist

Matt Kraus

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has released three recent reports that illustrate a generally positive environment for the housing market, starts and remodeling, though two of the three showed some signs of...

July 2017: Green Construction Practices

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Efficiency, Networks And Renewables Lead Way in Electricity Investment

ACEEE Working on Motor Label Program, Potential to Fill Energy Ratings Void

Residential Energy Usage Continues to Decline

Fossils Discovered at Subway Construction Site

Battery Funding Goes Through the Roof

House Appropriations Committee Votes to Cut Energy Star by 40 Percent

Exelon-Pepco Merger Gets Green Light ... Again

Recent NAHB Reports Remain Solid, But Roadblocks Persist

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