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Web Exclusive: Think You Can't Afford On-Site Renewable Energy? Think Again.
Constellation Energy is packaging renewable energy solutions that include long term power purchase agreements, financing, renewable energy credits and incentives, and guaranteed energy cost savings to make solar, geothermal, biomass and wind systems available for customers today without prohibitive upfront capital.
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A New Lease on Sustainable Building
Rising energy costs, coupled with the growing volume of data on the financial paybacks associated with high-performance buildings, make a strong business case for owner-occupants to invest in sustainable design and construction.
by Thomas J. Hamill
Chris Leary AIA, LEED AP
Daniel Ozelius
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Anchorage Joins LED City Initiative
Cree, Inc. and the Municipality of Anchorage announced Anchorage’s participation in the LED City program, an international program that promotes the deployment of energy-efficient LED lighting. Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich announced his city’s participation in conjunction with an energy-related initiative calling for the retrofit of all 16,000 municipal roadway lights with high-efficiency LED fixtures.
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Company Responds to Industry Call for Green Building Training
The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) has partnered with the Sustainable Facilities and Infrastructure Research Team of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Va., to create green training for the construction industry.
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Brownie Points: On the Road Again...
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Click here to visit USGBC's microsite featuring Greenbuild Conference and Expo news and an ED+C exclusive about the U.S. Green building Council's new LEED-Platinum headquarters.
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GREENGUARD Certified Spray Foam Insulation
BioBased 1701s Insulation is the first spray polyurethane foam insulation to meet GREENGUARD Certification guidelines for indoor air quality, according to the company.
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Designer Series LED
Ilumisys, Inc. has unveiled a new line of five contemporary LED lighting fixtures that exploit the unique characteristics of solid-state lighting.
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Chapters Make USGBC’s National Green Schools Campaign Their Own
Volunteers have always been the heart of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). USGBC’s exponential membership growth is mirrored in the more than 75 local groups that make up USGBC’s chapter network. Through this chapter network, tens of thousands of volunteers work at the state and local levels to educate and engage both the building industry and the general public in promoting green building.
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INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS: A Guide for Facility Managers
Author Carter Myers makes this dynamic and often elusive concept simple
and achievable. Using the “good, better and best” approach, Myers covers automation, productivity, CAFM, DMM, cabling systems, LANs,
and sensing and control systems. Also addressed are how to develop a proposal,
economic analysis, retrofitting, and building systems integration.
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