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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Study Reveals Water Needed to Produce Energy
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Rebuilding Green
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Below 24 Volts
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A Green Foundation
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![New Green Building Initiatives]()
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New Green Building Initiatives
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Helping to Make Things Greener
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![Trade Group Sows the Seeds for Green Building]()
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Trade Group Sows the Seeds for Green Building
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![Wave Energy Comes Ashore]()
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Wave Energy Comes Ashore
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![Damming the Red Sea Could Generate Gigawatts]()
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Damming the Red Sea Could Generate Gigawatts
Mar 15, 2008 -
![Berkeley's Got a Plan]()
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Berkeley's Got a Plan
Mar 15, 2008 -
![U.S. Wind and Solar Power Enjoys Another Year of Growth]()
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![Colorado's Bella Energy Installs a Megawatt of Solar Power]()
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![FERC Hydrokinetic Energy Project Policy Statement Allows Conditioned Licensing]()
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![Green Building Puts Down Roots in U.S. Cities]()
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Green Building Puts Down Roots in U.S. Cities
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![Idaho Announces Its First Geothermal Plant]()
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Idaho Announces Its First Geothermal Plant
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You're in Green Hands with Allstate
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![Solar Panel Proveders Aren't Budging in 2008]()
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Solar Panel Proveders Aren't Budging in 2008
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