LEED Points

Month: July 2015

  • Sonnenbatterie is now offering its smart energy storage products in the U.S. #Intersolar

    Sonnenbatterie, market leader for smart energy storage systems with offices in Los Angeles, California and Bavaria, Germany, just announced at Intersolar that U.S. versions of the residential and commercial products that have earned the reputation of market leader in Europe are now available for ordering and shipment in the UnitedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Watch the Intersolar opening ceremony featuring Tesla keynote speaker #Intersolar

    Intersolar opened with a bang. Hundreds of visitors crowded into the InterContinental Grand Ballroom to kick-off an exciting week at Intersolar North America 2015. The opening ceremony featured a top-notch lineup of speakers, including Tesla’s co-founder and CTO JB Straubel, Fraunhofer Institute director Eicke Weber, California Solar Energy Industries AssociationRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar Builder is conquering InterSolar in San Francisco this week #Intersolar

    That headline just about says it all. The team from Solar Builder is out in San Francisco, covering Intersolar North America 2015. Last year, the solar industry trade event attracted 530 exhibitors, 200 speakers and more than 17,400 attendees. This year, it’s looking to get bigger. With 500 plus exhibitorsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • A Very Cozy Tiny Treehouse Retreat

    Geoff de Ruiter, a PhD student at the University of Northern British Columbia recently built his own tiny treehouse, which he called the Raven Loft. It is suspended 17 feet (5.1 m) off the ground and it cost him just $8,200 to complete, mostly since a lot of the materials used to construct the tree…

  • Greenest of the green: Houston’s LEED Platinum projects – Prime Property – Chron.com (blog)

    Greenest of the green: Houston’s LEED Platinum projects – Prime PropertyChron.com (blog)The Bayou City contains a total of 115.4 million square feet of LEED-certified building space, according to the U.S. Green Building Council. Only New York City, with 155.8 million square feet, and Chicago, with 135.6 million square feet, have more. An …