Author: LEED Blogger
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One9 Apartment Tower Constructed in Only Five Days
The One9 building, a 9-floor apartment building was recently built in Melbourne, Australia in just five days. This was possible because the parts needed to construct the One9 building were manufactured off site, though the builders aren’t really calling it modular, since none of the modules are standard or fixed. The One9 apartment is comprised…
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SunEdison Acquires 156-MW Community Energy Solar Project in Colorado
SunEdison Inc. announced its acquisition of the 156-MWdc Comanche Solar project from renewable energy developer Community Energy. SunEdison is partnering with Community Energy to complete the final development stage of the project by structuring the financing and providing procurement expertise for the project, following which SunEdison will manage the construction, operation,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Cabin in the Woods is Supported by Salvaged Tree Forks
This modern cabin was built in Victoria, AU’s Central Highlands region built by Paul Morgan Architects. It is called Trunk House, due to the fact that its structural framework is made of tree forks, which is a part of the tree usually discarded by the commercial logging industry. The rest of the cabin is also…
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Rudolph/Libbe Installs 2.1-MW Solar Array for Ohio Zoo
A 22-acre south Toledo, Ohio, brownfield site that was once in receivership is starting a brand-new life – as home to a 2.1-MW solar array that will supply about 30 percent of the Toledo Zoo’s electricity each year. Bordered by a buffer zone with newly planted trees and green spacesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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APS America Microinverters Enter California Market with Partnership
Leading California solar distributor Bland Solar & Air will carry APS microinverters, under a new strategic partnership between the two companies. The agreement introduces APS microinverter products to customers in California’s Central Valley, a dynamic market where solar adoption far outpaces other metropolitan areas nationwide. In adding the APS microinverterRead More — Solar Builder magazine