Author: LEED Blogger
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PACE financing updates: California to create uniform disclosures, Renovate America completes $320M securitization
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) enables local governments to give property owners, who may be unable to afford the up-front costs of energy improvements such as solar panels and rainwater catchment systems, an alternative to short-term, high interest rate loans. More and more states are adopting this program as aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Trojan Battery’s new battery with Smart Carbon has improved PSOC performance
Trojan Battery Co., a leading manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, is now shipping the newest addition to its Premium line of advanced lead acid, flooded batteries applications — the J200-RE. The J200-RE is part of Trojan’s Premium line featuring Smart Carbon, Trojan’s proprietary carbon additive that helps to reduce the effects of Partial StateRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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From Video conferencing to Emails: Character of a Modern Business is linked to a Greener, Better Tomorrow
“Climate change is real, it is happening right now. It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species, and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating. We need to support leaders around the world who do not speak for the big polluters, but who speak for all of humanity, for the indigenous…
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Student Housing Made of Shipping Containers
Shipping container architecture seems to be once again becoming quite popular. The well-known Danish firm Bjarke Ingels Group has recently completed a sustainable floating housing prototype for students living in Copenhagen. The project was commissioned by Urban Rigger, a local student housing startup. This student housing is made from repurposed shipping containers, and designed in…
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New ASHRAE Standard for Data Centers Focuses on Energy and Maintenance
The standard is a flexible approach designed to accommodate future changes in design and construction. More…