Author: LEED Blogger
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Artist Builds His Home From Recycled Shipping Containers
Julio Garcia, an artist, architect and designer famous for his mixed media prints built for himself a home and studio from shipping containers in Savannah, Georgia. In creating his home, he drew inspiration from his art in trying to create a house that joins disparate elements into a whole that is more than the sum…
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Worldwide Solar PV Installations to Double by 2020
Despite waning government support, the threat of international trade wars and high-profile bankruptcies, the solar photovoltaic (PV) market continues to grow. Solar PV technology costs have steadily declined, and pathways to further cost reduction are being pursued. By the end […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Intersolar North America Returns to San Francisco in July 2014
Prominent solar industry executives, policymakers, innovators and thought leaders will return to San Francisco for the seventh year in a row for Intersolar North America, the most attended industry exhibition and conference for solar professionals to exchange information and develop business […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Sun Valley Solar Installs Two Systems for Phoenix Church and School
As one of the oldest churches in the diocese of Phoenix, Sacred Heart Church and School has been serving the community for many decades. Last month, the progressive church expanded its leadership role by promoting environmental responsibility through the implementation of […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Custom Equipment’s Low-Level Scissor Lifts Have 750 lbs of Capacity
Custom Equipment’s Hy-Brid HB-1030 low-level scissor lifts give maintenance crews and contractors 750 lbs of platform capacity, which is greater than competing low-level lifts and 19-ft models. Operators can load the lifts with more tools and supplies, including drywall, lumber, […] — Solar Builder magazine