Author: LEED Blogger
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Kyocera, ProVision Solar Add Solar to Auto Businesses in Hawaii
Kyocera Solar Inc. announced today that it supplied Kyocera solar modules to ProVision Solar that will power a total of eight auto businesses on the Big Island of Hawai’i, making it one of the greenest enterprises on the island. Along […] — Solar Builder magazine
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S&C Electric to Construct 2.5-MW Solar Project in New Mexico
S&C Electric Company, a global leader in renewable energy integration, today announces it was awarded a $7.9 million contract by Green States Energy to construct a 2.5-MW solar photovoltaic farm near Roswell, N.M. S&C will provide procurement and construction services […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Assurant, Third Sun Solar Complete 1.76-MW Parking Canopies
Assurant Specialty Property, one of Springfield, Ohio’s largest employers, marked Earth Day by dedicating the area’s newest, largest solar energy installation. More than 6,200 solar panels, installed on rooftops and atop 15 new parking canopies over the prior six months, […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Shipping Container Inspired Sauna is Prefab Relaxation in a Box
Yet another creative manifestation of the shipping container, the Sauna Box from Castor is entirely self-sufficient, getting its electric power from solar panels and heat from a wood-fired stove for sustainability. An insulated 96” cube of sculptural corten steel (it is not a true shipping container), the water-tight Sauna Box is a custom-built prefab structure, can…
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New Strategies for Fighting Fire
The results indicated that crew size plays the biggest role in the ability to extinguish fires quickly; simply adding two additional members to a three- or four-person team of firefighters can have a drastic impact on the time it takes to extinguish a …