Author: LEED Blogger
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The Rural Studio 20K House Will Soon Be Available For Purchase
The Rural Studio members, founded in 1993 by Sam Mockbee, have been perfecting the design of the so-called 20K House for the last twenty years. The project was started by Mockbee who created a program where Auburn University’s architecture students could use reclaimed wood or natural other materials to design houses for low-income residents of…
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Google to Invest in 106 MW of Solar PV from Recurrent Energy
Google, KKR and Recurrent Energy today announced that Google and KKR are making an investment in six solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities that are currently being developed and will be managed by Recurrent Energy. The solar facilities, located in California and […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Mitsubishi Electric, Cal State Long Beach Disabled Student Services Partner on Solar Install
Mitsubishi Electric employee volunteers from its Cypress, Calif. headquarters, and students from California State University Long Beach’s Disabled Student Services joined forces to install a donated solar electric Diamond Kit system on the roof of a North Long Beach home […] — Solar Builder magazine
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GTM Research: Global PV Prices Will Increase 9% in 2014
This year, the solar PV supply chain began to stabilize due to robust demand growth, capacity retirements and mothballing by uncompetitive firms, trade conflicts, and a general focus by suppliers on margins over sales growth. According to a new report […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Alta Energy, Sol Systems Join Together for Solar Financing
Alta Energy and Sol Systems today announced a strategic partnership that enables efficient third party financing of solar projects for commercial and industrial (C&I) property owners. By leveraging the complementary strengths of Alta Energy’s site analysis and renewable energy marketplace […] — Solar Builder magazine