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  • California regulators say they deny all legal challenges to their net metering rules

    All states seem to have a problem with net metering except the one that has the biggest and best solar industry going — California. This commitment continues after the California Public Utilities Commission approved a resolution to deny all legal challenges to recently adopted net metering rules for solar customers.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar system costs continue to fall in U.S. in 2016

    The way forward for the solar industry is still through proving its economic value, a big part of which is driving down costs. And for as many costs that have already been cut out of a system install the last few years, a new report shows that the downward trendRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Students to bring solar energy to Kenya through PG&E program

    Students across Northern and Central California will have the opportunity to bring clean, renewable energy to communities in Kenya through Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Solar Suitcase Program. PG&E has selected 19 high schools to participate in the second year of the program and provided each school with moreRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Home Insulated With Pumice Stone

    Advancements in technology and science have revolutionized architecture and construction, but often to the detriment of traditional building methods. Over the ages, cultures around the world developed construction methods that best fit the climate they live in, and perhaps it is time to go back to the basics. That’s exactly what architects Luis Velasco Roldan…

  • CLT for Enduring Green Construction Infrastructure

    History’s timeline of structural innovations – from ancient Roman aqueducts to cathedrals with soaring rooflines, castles to neighborhoods of mass-manufactured buildings – reads like a primer of Buildings 101. Each has helped us refine our construction methods and building efficiencies, but over time that progress has cost our planet precious resources. Typical structural building components…