Author: LEED Blogger
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Couple converts school bus into their first home
Rising rents and huge student loans, coupled with difficulty finding job security are leading more and more young people to reconsider what a home should look like. Brittany and Steven of Adventure or Bust are one example of a young couple who opted to convert a disused school bus into a full time home. They…
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Soltec supplies 13 MW of solar trackers to PV plant in Oregon
Soltec is supplying complete tracker equipment to the 13-MW Eagle Point solar PV plant located in the state of Oregon by leading project developer Cypress Creek Renewables. “Our trackers require the fewest piles per megawatt and keep earth grading operations to a minimum, preserving the site’s wetlands and fragile ecosystem,”Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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How Complete Solar doubled its revenue, installs in a year through partnerships
Stop thinking about Section 201 for a second and let’s celebrate a solar industry success story sent our way from Complete Solar. The San Mateo, Calif.-based residential solar company says it has doubled its revenue and installations year-over-year after adopting a partner-based business model targeting the residential solar market andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Affordable Tiny Off-The-Grid Weekend Retreat
The firm Modern Tiny Living just unveiled a tiny home, which makes other tiny homes appear like mansions in comparison. The aptly named Nugget comes fully equipped with everything you need for a cozy weekend retreat. The Nugget rests atop a single-axle 12 ft (3.6 m)-long trailer, and weighs 4,500 lbs (2,040 kg). It’s floorspace…
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Multi-Attribute Products and a Plug for “Green Suite”
PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER, Portland, Oreg. Shouldering the Burden Similarly, the challenge of specifying more environmentally friendly products has fallen on the shoulders of designers. “It takes time to research products and to talk with …