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  • Solar Builder’s Publishing House Launches Kids Construction Magazine

    Benjamin Media Inc., owners of Solar Builder and other excellent trade publications (like Trenchless Technology and Compact Equipment), recently announced its latest project — Jobsite Juniors — a bi-monthly magazine designed to get kids excited about the construction industry, while teaching them all about the machines and people that make upRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunModo offers rubber gasket to install between its solar awning panels

    SunModo is now offering an easy to install rubber gasket that fits snuggly between your solar panels. The company says eliminating these gaps protects the space below your outdoor living space from sunlight and rain by weather stripping between your PV Modules. If you are installing SunModo’s solar canopy, solar carport or solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Creative installations: Three solar project designs with aesthetics in mind

    With the right customer, a new PV system can be more than just a way to reduce an electric bill and even become an aesthetic calling card. As we prep our Project of the Year issue, we thought we’d share a few of these concepts. New Hope Community Church InstalledRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SB Buzz Podcast: SunLink VP on tech, data, diversity and the path forward for solar

    We sat down, with mimosas in hand at 9 a.m. on the last day of Solar Power International, with Kate Trono, VP of Products for SunLink, for an in-depth discussion on the role that data and technology will play in the future of solar and (hopefully) the grid. At someRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sprawling Shipping Container Home Built in California

    Some years ago the London-based architect James Whitaker designed an interesting shipping container office, which was unfortunately never built.  But earlier this year, a film producer from LA came across the plans and commissioned Whitaker to build him a home in the same style on his 90-acre (36-hectare) plot in Joshua Tree, California. The Joshua…