Author: LEED Blogger
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FMs Are Missing Opportunities for Big Energy Savings
IoT implementation, lighting improvements can improve building efficiency. More…
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DigiTruck Will Bring Schools to Africa
Children in remote areas of Africa more often than not do not have access to schools, let alone ones that allow for learning digital literacy. The solution to this perhaps lies in the so-called DigiTruck, which is a solar-powered digital classroom, which is also mobile. The DigiTruck was built by placing a standard, 40-foot shipping…
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Cool Roofs Offer Benefits During Heat Waves
Green solution can mitigate urban heat island effect. More…
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DTE Energy working on two huge (45-MW) utility-owned solar projects in Michigan
DTE Energy, in collaboration with the City of Lapeer, Mich., plans to break ground in the spring of 2016 on 45 megawatts (MW) of new solar generating capacity at two project sites. The projects will generate enough to power 9,000 average size homes with clean, zero-emission solar energy. The largerRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Off-the-Grid Floating Home
Living on a houseboat or floating home has always been a dream of mine, and this home, proposed in Germany, comes very close to what that dream home would look like. It’s beautiful to look at, and also completely self-sufficient, capable of creating its own power, water, and heat. The house is still in the…