Green Building & Sustainable Construction
Sustainable construction and renewable energy topics appear regularly in ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Magazine and are a growing source of work for electrical contractors. Read the latest news and monthly columns on these markets, including green construction, alternative energy and renewable energy systems, electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, energy storage, wind power, solar power, hydropower, geothermal energy and more.
Latest Articles
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Sodium-Ion Battery Systems Offer Lower-Risk Energy Storage
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For utilities, data centers and other large commercial and industrial enterprises seeking an alternative to lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries are a newer, less-risky technology to consider.
Green Building
The Rise of VPPs and the Challenges Ahead
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Virtual power plants (VPPs) may become one of the most transformative infrastructure changes in the U.S. energy sector over the next decade, reshaping how electricity is generated, store and consumed.
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States Lead the Charge on the Clean-Energy Front
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San Francisco Planning for Total Green Energy by 2020
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![First U.S. Commercial Tidal Power Plant Proposed for New York City's East River]()
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![Forecast Is Clear for Solar With One-Year Extension of Federal Grants]()
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![Dominion Foundation Awards $30,000 Grant for Solar-Powered Coffee Shop]()
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![Analysis Shows Big Growth in Biomass Energy]()
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Analysis Shows Big Growth in Biomass Energy
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![Love Affair With Coal Has Cooled]()
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Love Affair With Coal Has Cooled
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ESCOs and the EC
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![It's Electric!]()
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It's Electric!
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![Boosting Data Center Efficiency]()
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Boosting Data Center Efficiency
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Direct to Connect
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![Online Tool Tracks Solar Installations]()
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Online Tool Tracks Solar Installations
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![Proposed Grid to Make Offshore Wind Power More Reliable]()
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![Vermont's Sanders Introduces Major Solar-Energy Initiative]()
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![Poll: 75 Percent of Americans Approve of Solar-Energy Development on Public Lands]()
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Boost in Popularity
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![Trapping Sunlight With Silicon Nanowires]()
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Trapping Sunlight With Silicon Nanowires
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Momentum for Efficiency Building
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New Numbers Puff up Potential of Wind Power
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