Green Building & Sustainable Construction
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Latest Articles
Green Building
Maryland Incentivizes Efficiency Upgrades in Commercial Buildings
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Emissions from commercial buildings have become a primary target for greenhouse gas reductions. Maryland is investing in that effort.
Green Building
Developer Chosen for Largest Wind Farm in Maine
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Clearway Energy has been selected to develop an 800-megawatt wind farm in Maine, the largest in the state, according to an August 2026 press release from the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC).
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Deployable Solutions Help Meet Energy Demand
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![U.S. Renewable Energy Now Produces Equivalent Electricity as Natural Gas]()
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U.S. Renewable Energy Now Produces Equivalent Electricity as Natural Gas
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![United States Reaches Record Energy Storage in Q1]()
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United States Reaches Record Energy Storage in Q1
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![Shoulder Season Could See More Load Shedding, Report Finds]()
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Shoulder Season Could See More Load Shedding, Report Finds
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![Building Energy Efficiency Improves Neighborhood Grid Resilience]()
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Building Energy Efficiency Improves Neighborhood Grid Resilience
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![Some Gains for Solar Industry, But Uncertainty Remains]()
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Some Gains for Solar Industry, But Uncertainty Remains
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![Testing of Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breakers to Reduce GHG Emissions]()
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Testing of Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breakers to Reduce GHG Emissions
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![Thermodynamics-Defying Materials Could Renew Batteries]()
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Thermodynamics-Defying Materials Could Renew Batteries
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![New York Invests in Efficiency and Electrification]()
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New York Invests in Efficiency and Electrification
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![What Comes Next? Storage growth stalls with tariff and tax credit questions]()
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![Electric Vehicles Catching on in the United States and Around the Globe]()
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
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![Thermal Energy Networks Use Grows]()
Green Building
Thermal Energy Networks Use Grows
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![Ferries Worldwide Are Becoming Electrified]()
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Ferries Worldwide Are Becoming Electrified
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![Clean Energy Adds Capacity, Challenges Just in Time for Summer]()
Green Building
Clean Energy Adds Capacity, Challenges Just in Time for Summer
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![Virginia Enacts VPP Pilot Program]()
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Virginia Enacts VPP Pilot Program
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![Researchers Uncover Electricity-Generating Mechanism in Bacteria]()
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Researchers Uncover Electricity-Generating Mechanism in Bacteria
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![Understanding and Utilizing Environmental Product Declarations]()
Green Building
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![Electrification Lowers Costs of Building Decarbonization]()
Green Building
Electrification Lowers Costs of Building Decarbonization
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![Money-Saving Solar Upgrades Are on the Rise]()
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Money-Saving Solar Upgrades Are on the Rise
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Green Building
Community Solar Contributes Low-Cost Power Plus Jobs
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