Author: LEED Blogger

  • MetaShield boasts 1.2 percent efficiency boost for triple junction solar cells

    MetaShield LLC, a company focused on advanced glass-based coating technology, announced an independent research study indicating its proprietary MetaSOL nanotechnology coating can provide a 1.2 percent (absolute) efficiency boost for triple junction solar cells. “The enhancement provided by MetaSOL represents a five-year technological leap forward based on recent yearly averageRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • A Way to Recycle Non-Recyclable Plastic

    While a large percentage of plastic we use in everyday lives is recyclable, there are still those items that cannot be recycled. These include various potato chip and other quick snack bags, which are needless to say, quite abundant. However the company 3D Brooklyn, which offers 3D printing services, has come up with a great…

  • GBI’s Green Globes Certification Accepted for GSA’s Federal Leasing Activities

    GBI’s Green Globes New Construction and Sustainable Interiors Options Will Increase Availability of Certified Spaces Washington ― The Green Building Initiative (GBI) applauds the decision by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to recognize GBI’s Green Globes certification as an allowable certification program for use in the GSA’s federal leasing activities. This decision comes after the…

  • GBI’s Green Globes Certification Accepted for GSA’s Federal Leasing Activities

    GBI’s Green Globes New Construction and Sustainable Interiors Options Will Increase Availability of Certified Spaces Washington ― The Green Building Initiative (GBI) applauds the decision by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to recognize GBI’s Green Globes certification as an allowable certification program for use in the GSA’s federal leasing activities. This decision comes after the…

  • Meet Totem: A platform that combines distributed generation, comm and EV into one product

    Hold on to your socks — Totem thinks it has reimagined and redesigned the smart utility with its new platform. “Totem believes design can fundamentally change the world. We’re on a mission to realize the full potential of energy’s transformation by providing communities and corporations with intelligent, experiential and engagingRead More — Solar Builder magazine