The Dept of Energy reports that CHP systems can
achieve efficiencies of 80% or more compared to roughly 45% for conventional
heat and power production ...
Progress Energy is accepting applications for its SunSense
Solar Water Heating study, which will test the energy-saving potential of solar
water heating systems in the Carolinas …
In a move that stands to create jobs, boost local economies,
improve aging water infrastructure, and protect human health and the
environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the use of billions
of stimulus dollars …
Raleigh, NC-based power company Progress Energy Inc.
announced a plan to expand the use of solar energy in the Carolinas and Florida by more than 100
megawatts over the next decade …
Four
leading water heater manufacturers have joined with the Consortium for Energy Efficiency to
become part of the Coalition for EnergyStar® Water Heaters ...
Contractors interested in entering the geothermal heat pump
well construction market can take a one-day course June 20 in Muncie, Ind.,
offered by the National Ground Water Association …
Birdsall Bath Design, a
subsidiary of W.A. Birdsall & Co., recently opened a 6,500-square-foot
luxury bath showroom featuring the latest in bath products and technologies …
Gerber
recently launched its first children’s coloring book titled “Greg Gerber Adventures”
that educates children on the importance of water preservation …
The National Science and Technology Council has proposed a framework of new technologies, protocols and practices for the large-scale development of net-zero, high-performance buildings ...
It may seem a small amount — its $43 billion allotment is just 5% of the
$787 billion pot — but it has been cited as one of the major job engines for clean, green and high-paying jobs for the country going forward ...
The Empire State Building is spending $20 million to make it more energy efficient. It is already undergoing a $500 million renovation to attract new tenants ...
Tradesmen in the green building and remodeling industries are invited to join the free online community forum by GreenCollarEDU.net (a service of HVACReducation.net) ...
Researchers at New Mexico State University are testing a relatively inexpensive plumbing retrofit that could help buildings capture relatively clean greywater from plumbing before it hits the sewers, and reuse it onsite for outdoor watering ...
The product that we use for less than three seconds extracts
a larger ecological consequence than driving Hummers, according to Allen
Hershkowitz, a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defence Council …
Lodging establishments look to solar water heating thanks to
improving technologies, tax incentives and rebates, creative financing, better
education about solar thermal heating, an increase in the number of developers
interested in building to LEED standards, and an increase in the number of
qualified vendors that sell and install solar hot water heating systems ...
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