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Residential Leases and PPAs: Questions for Homeowners to Ask Residential Leases and PPAs: Questions for Homeowners to Ask
From the California Solar Energy Industries Association For homeowners considering new leasing or power purchase methods in California, there are important considerations because these homeowners will not own the solar system.
Collegiate Winds: Turbines go to College Collegiate Winds: Turbines go to College
By Staci Matlock, ConnectPress Staff Writer Almost 40 college campuses around the U.S. currently have wind turbines; Wisconsin’s Northland College was among the first.
Rolling Solar: City Tour Pulls into Santa Fe, NM Rolling Solar: City Tour Pulls into Santa Fe, NM
By Staci Matlock, ConnectPress Staff Writer A cloudy day tests the power promise of solar during a 50-city tour across the West; ConnectPress writer Staci Matlock is there to check it out.
Solar Trends: IREC’s 2007 Market Report Solar Trends: IREC’s 2007 Market Report
By Marilyn Pitts, ConnectPress Editor “U.S. Solar Market Trends 2007,” a new report from the IREC, reveals that more than 80,000 solar installations were completed in 2007.
Crediting Wind Growth: AWEA Report Looks at Wind Industry Crediting Wind Growth: AWEA Report Looks at Wind Industry
Marilyn Pitts, ConnectPress Editor The U.S. is the world leader in wind energy generation but delays in extending the federal tax credit are impacting the 2009 project pipeline.
A Small but Mighty Wind: AWEA's Small Wind Industry Report A Small but Mighty Wind: AWEA's Small Wind Industry Report
By Marilyn Pitts, ConnectPress Editor The U.S. small wind turbine market grew 14% and deployed 9.7 MW of new power generating capacity in 2007, according to an AWEA wind industry report.
LEED Certification – What’s It All About? LEED Certification – What’s It All About?
By Staci Matlock, ConnectPress writer Greater energy and water efficiency plus other green qualities characterize buildings designed and built according to LEED standards.
Encouraging Green Incentives: AIA’s Sustainability Report Encouraging Green Incentives: AIA’s Sustainability Report
by Marilyn Pitts The AIA’s report on state and local government incentives to boost green building looks at barriers and highlights successful implementation.
The Economics of LEED-EB: A White Paper Looks at the Costs The Economics of LEED-EB: A White Paper Looks at the Costs
Leonardo Academy’s white paper reveals that there are many low-cost and no-cost sustainability actions for existing buildings.
Turning Green: Santa Fe, NM Reenergizes Building Codes Turning Green: Santa Fe, NM Reenergizes Building Codes
By Staci Matlock, Connect Press Staff Writer Santa Fe, N.M., is evaluating how it can make its existing building codes more green.
Knowing Your Stuff Knowing Your Stuff
By Rita Stange, ConnectPress Learn about some of the certification programs for green building and solar professionals.
2008 Green Building Standards and Certification Roundup 2008 Green Building Standards and Certification Roundup
Compiled by ConnectPress Staff This special report looks at how leaders in the industry are developing and fulfilling certification and standard requirements.
Green Acronym Soup: Certification and Standards Green Acronym Soup: Certification and Standards
By Marilyn Pitts From LEED to Green Globes to ISO, ASHRAE and NABCEP, ConnectPress looks at green building standards and certification acronyms and “green” titles.
Greener Counties: AIA Report Looks at Sustainability Leaders Greener Counties: AIA Report Looks at Sustainability Leaders
By Marilyn Pitts The AIA's Local Leaders in Sustainability: Green Counties looks at what counties are doing to encourage and development green building programs.
Solar Forecast Still Sunny Side Up Solar Forecast Still Sunny Side Up
By Staci Matlock, ConnectPress Staff Writer Despite a depressed housing market and economic downturn, the solar energy market is still showing substantial growth.
Surviving the Green Building Certification Maze Surviving the Green Building Certification Maze
By Staci Matlock, ConnectPress Staff Writer This review looks at the major green building certification systems, their costs and how they stack up to each other.
Tracking Wind: Berkeley Lab’s US Wind Power Report Tracking Wind: Berkeley Lab’s US Wind Power Report
By Marilyn Pitts Berkeley Lab’s new report on the US wind industry reveals that wind power capacity increased by 46 percent in 2007.
Porchscapes-Tomorrow’s Greener Neighborhood Porchscapes-Tomorrow’s Greener Neighborhood
By Staci Matlock ConnectPress Staff Writer Porchscapes, a Low Impact Development and a pilot LEED-ND project, is a 10-acre housing development design for Habitat for Humanity in Arkansas.
Top Green States Regulate LEED Standards Top Green States Regulate LEED Standards
By Staci Matlock, ConnectPress writer New projects must meet the EPA Energy Star Cool Roof program along with meeting basic LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards.
TBG Designs Stormwater Pond, LED-Lit Fountain TBG Designs Stormwater Pond, LED-Lit Fountain
By Staci Matlock Company works with city on environmentally-friendly measure in highly-interactive 54-acre park.
How PPAs are Changing the PV Value Chain How PPAs are Changing the PV Value Chain
By Jon Guice, Ph.D., Greentech Media, and John D.H. King MS, MBA, Greentech Media In 2009, PPA will be established as the standard way that American businesses pay for on-site green power.
Software Solutions for Architects, Engineers and Owners Software Solutions for Architects, Engineers and Owners
By Staci Matlock ConnectPress Staff Writer The magic year is 2025. That's the year the U.S. Department of Energy has set as the goal for creating zero-energy buildings.
Banking on Solar: A Passive Solar Energy Basics Primer Banking on Solar: A Passive Solar Energy Basics Primer
By Marilyn Pitts This primer covers passive solar design basics and discusses how building orientation, structure materials and lighting can yield energy savings.
2008 Solar Energy Design Roundup 2008 Solar Energy Design Roundup
By ConnectPress Here is a special collection of articles KEEPING YOU INFORMED about Solar Energy Design, including the latest tools and trends in passive solar.
Quest for the Passive: Saving Energy in New Mexico Quest for the Passive: Saving Energy in New Mexico
By Staci Matlock A Passive House in New Mexico draws on German-developed building design to use 10% of the energy required by a conventional home for heat.
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