Author: LEED Blogger
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Residential Community Wrapped in a Living Wall
MAD Architects have designed a new residential community in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, which will feature a large living façade. The housing development will be raised high above the street and is dubbed 8600 Wilshire. Its designers aim to bring nature back to this inner city neighborhood. Apart from the living wall façade, the complex…
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Andalay Solar enters equity purchase agreement with Southridge Partners
Stephen Hicks, Chairman and CEO of Southridge Capital, announced that Southridge Partners II LP, an institutional investor, has entered into a new equity purchase agreement with Andalay Solar, Inc., based in Fremont, California. Andalay Solar Inc., founded in 2001, is a provider of innovative solar power systems. In 2007, the companyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Small business sees $4,000 in annual energy savings thanks to GridZero system
Intersolar North America was packed with new product innovations and intriguing solar install case studies. This tale from Brandon Provalenko, director of product and market strategy with OutBack Power, has both. OutBack has made a lot of news recently, from its battery-based inverters earning HECO approval, to its new storage solution withRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Bed Bugs Damage Hotel Reputations
Survey shows pests can decrease perceived value of hospitality facilities. More…
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Unique Eco-Tourism Hotel
Eco-tourism has been all the rage there last few years and Natura Vive, an adventure company from Peru, has taken the concept to all new heights, literally and figuratively. They have recently completed a hotel, called the Skylodge Adventure Suites, which is basically just a number of transparent pods set into the side of a…