Author: LEED Blogger
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Is Standardized Solar Permitting Our Next Industry Breakthrough?
Cutting costs has been the key to solar’s rapid expansion this decade. The lion’s share of cost reductions in the solar industry has come from reductions in module prices. The $4 per watt you’d have paid in 2006 just for modules alone will now get the entire residential solar systemRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Fully Functioning Floating House Made of Shipping Containers
Looking at the pictures of this home, it’s hard to believe it is actually a floating home and not some clever photoshoping. This so-called Floating House was designed and built by Steve and Nick Tidball of the ,TBWA Advertising agency and it is currently floating on the Thames in London, UK. The so called Floating…
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Confirming the Strength of Residential Roof Structures for Solar Installations
The rooftop solar PV permitting process involves a number of steps and varies greatly, even between neighboring cities. Jurisdictions follow state or national codes, but each may interpret the codes in their own way and insert additional requirements. In some locations, a rooftop structural analysis conducted by a professional engineerRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Best Practices for Transgender Restroom Access
New OSHA guide to ensure fair treatment, safe working conditions. More…
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ViZn Energy Systems partners with Jabil to manufacture redox flow batteries
ViZn Energy Systems Inc. (ViZn), a provider of energy storage systems for microgrid and utility applications, has entered into a strategic relationship with Jabil Circuit Inc., a design, manufacturing and supply chain management service provider, to manufacture ViZn’s redox flow batteries in its state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. Jabil will help ViZnRead More — Solar Builder magazine