Author: LEED Blogger
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Another Ingenious Renovation
Architects from the Anna & Eugeni Bach firm recently finished a very unique renovation of a Barcelona, Spain apartment. The renovation was done with the goal of maximizing the available space in the apartment, while playing to its already existing strengths. The apartment measures a generous 70 sq m (753.4 sq ft). To achieve a…
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SEIA names interim president to replace Resch
Tom Kimbis, general counsel and vice president of executive affairs for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), will serve as the association’s interim president starting June 1, SEIA’s leadership announced today. Kimbis has worked at SEIA since 2010, acting as the primary liaison for the U.S. solar industry to theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar groups trying to raise grid-supply cap in Hawaii
A notable group of solar industry installers and associations filed a request to the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to increase the capacity for its grid-supply option. This grid supply option is one of two tariffs (the other being self-supply) that replaced net metering in the state; it provides customers theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Hammer Time: What to look for in your next pile-driving machine
Before driving your piles into the ground, you have one huge decision that could be the key to delivering the project on time, on budget and possibly at a reduced cost: What machine will be driving those piles? The brute force of a hammer might not be the one-size-fits-all toolRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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A 3D Printed Office Completed in Dubai
It’s been kind of quiet in the sphere of 3D printing of buildings lately, but the new project recently completed in Dubai definitely shows promise for the concept. The structure is called the Office of the Future and the project was started back in 2015. And now, the world’s first 3D printed office is completed…