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  • Sustainable Eco Lodge Built Entirely of Eco-Friendly and Natural Materials

    Eco Lodge is a modern cabin in the Australian bushland, built entirely of local and recycled materials and with a number of renewable energy features. The house was designed by the firm Hare + Klein. The house is located in the village of Coledale, and built mostly from locally produced and recycled wood. It is…

  • Better Buildings Challenge Grows to 1 Billion Square Feet

    Slated to save approximately $100 million a year, the Better Buildings Challenge adds several high-profile partners. More…

  • Fujifilm Dedicates Solar Installation at Massachusetts Manufacturing Facility

    In an effort to reduce costs while contributing to a corporate commitment to sustainability, FUJIFILM Recording Media U.S.A., Inc. has constructed a solar energy installation through efforts by local clean-energy integrators Columbia Construction Company (North Reading, Mass.) and Absolute Green Energy Corporation (Worcester, Mass.) on its Bedford, Mass., manufacturing facility.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunEdison Donates Solar Modules to Educational Site for Former LA Gang Members

    SunEdison, a leading solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services today announced that it has donated 20 photovoltaic solar modules to a vocational program that helps former gang members contribute to their community.  The donation was made in support of Homeboy Industries, a Los Angeles organization that helpsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • NRG Energy Completes Community Solar Array in Vermont

    A community’s aspirations of a cleaner energy future were realized as Rutland, Vt.’s community solar project, built by NRG Residential Solar Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy, is now delivering power. The 150-kW photovoltaic solar array provides power to 50 Green Mountain Power (GMP) customers who signed-up for theRead More — Solar Builder magazine