Author: LEED Blogger
-
Canadian Solar Opens Microgrid Testing Center in Ontario
Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest solar power companies, today announced the opening of Canadian Solar Microgrid Testing Centre. The Centre will focus on micro-grid solution testing, and system solution design and smart grid assessment services. The Canadian Solar Microgrid Testing Centre, partially funded by the Ontario MinistryRead More — Solar Builder magazine
-
Green Building and Fire Safety Hazards
Could green building practices pose unanticipated life-safety hazards?More…
-
Green Building and Fire Safety Hazards
Could green building practices pose unanticipated life-safety hazards?More…
-
A Glow In The Dark Plant to Replace Lights?
The company Bioglow has successfully developed a plant that produces light in a completely natural process that requires no chemicals or electricity. These kinds of glowing plants were invented by molecular biologist, Dr. Alex Krichevsky and they are the result of his research into bioluminescent marine bacteria and the molecular biology of plants. Bioglow’s Starlight…
-
Light Filled Net Zero Home
The San Francisco based studio, Klopf architecture, in collaboration with mechanical engineering firm Monterey Energy Group has successfully completed a net-zero energy house in Cupertino, California. The renovation of the existing home on the site was aimed towards scoring as high as possible on the “GreenPoint Rated System.” The result is a two-story home that…