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  • New study says airborne particles dragging down global solar production

    According to a new study, airborne particles and their accumulation on solar cells are cutting energy output by more than 25 percent in certain parts of the world. The regions hardest hit are also those investing the most in solar energy installations: China, India and the Arabian Peninsula. The studyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Using Mushrooms to Build Homes

    The use of mushrooms in architecture has been proposed before, but now Aleksi Vesaluoma, a student at Brunel University has taken it a step further. He’s developed a fungi-based building material, which is carefully shaped into long tubes and cultivated to form eco-friendly building blocks that can be used for construction quite easily. Aleksi worked…

  • New S-5! website includes snow retention calculator, load tests, lab reports, more

    S-5! sent word that it has relaunched its website to provide an easy-to-navigate center showcasing the increasing applications of its products. Click that linked text to check it out. The updated site contains S-5!’s new Master Snow Retention Calculator, used to help architects, specifiers, contractors, roofers and building owners determine whatRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • OpenADR Alliance tries to improve demand response standards

    The success of our energy future might depend on the openness / collaboration of the stakeholders involved in this brave new distributed energy resource world. This is why the OpenADR Alliance is expanding the scope of its automated demand response standard to include advanced communications for distributed energy resources (DER).Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Van Converted Into a Family Vacation Home

    We’ve seen a lot of clever alternatives to the classic mobile home lately, and this van that was converted into a cozy family vacation home is no exception. It uses boat building techniques to make the most of the available space, and the result is a spacious and comfortable home on wheels. It was built…