Author: LEED Blogger
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PostGreen Homes Are Using Cork as Cladding and Insulation
PostGreen Homes are using cork as cladding in their newest project in Fishtown, Philadelphia. They are working in collaboration with Orange Concept on this project, and the finished home will be simple and minimalistic, which will make it fit right in with the other buildings in the area. The builders decided to use cork for…
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Bullfrog Power Completes 600-kW SolarShare Project in Ontario
Today, Bullfrog Power, Canada’s leading green energy provider, and SolarShare, Canada’s largest renewable energy co-operative that allows Ontario citizens and businesses to invest in community-based solar energy installations, are launching the first community-owned solar project in the City of Brampton with a rooftop ribbon-cutting. The Holtby project, located on anRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Transparent Film Keeps Windows Ice-Free
A new technology developed at Rice University effectively deices glass surfaces while remaining transparent for radio frequency transmission. More…
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Shipping Containers Outfitted to Become Temporary Housing for Canada’s Workers
A British Columbia-based modular home company, BigSteelBox, has unveiled a series of temporary living quarters for workers made out of shipping containers. The housing was built to house Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) workers in a work camp and is designed to offer them all the comforts of home, while LNG carries out the new liquid…
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Innovative Solar Systems Signs 48-MW PPA with Duke Energy
Innovative Solar Systems, LLC (ISS) has just executed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Duke Energy for its 48-MW solar farm project, Innovative Solar 41 (IS 41) which is located in Bladen County, N.C., and will be constructed in 2015. IS 41 was one of the selected projects that qualifiedRead More — Solar Builder magazine