Author: LEED Blogger
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Tiny House That Has a Bathroom With a View
Tiny homes are more often than not built from scratch, which means that everything in them can be made exactly as the owner wants it. And the client who commissioned the firm Rewild Homes to build this tiny home for them wanted to have a bathroom big enough for a bathtub, as well as large…
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Home Depot to add rooftop solar systems to 50 store locations
The Home Depot will be adding PV systems at 50 of its stores as part of a continued alternative energy portfolio expansion. The average store roof, at approximately 104,000 square feet, will accommodate 1,000 panels, and the project is estimated to reduce electricity grid demand by 30 to 35 percent annually at eachRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Lowe’s Canada launches solar installation services for homeowners
Solar Brokers Canada, a large residential solar provider in Canada, its affiliate Green Lion Eco Group, a solar engineering and project management company, and Lowe’s Canada, which operates more than 600 stores in Canada under different banners, have come together to form Lowe’s Solar, an exclusive partnership to provide solar energy installation servicesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Some final thoughts on the 201 trade case while we await the ITC’s decision
The International Trade Commission (ITC) held its 201 trade case hearing last week, and now the world sits back and waits to see what the ruling is. While we wait, a few solar industry CEOs made sure to send around their own views on the case. Many start with theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar Powered Concrete Home With a Green Roof
While concrete may not be a very sustainable material to work with when building houses, the newly completed MeMo House makes up for it in other green features. It is located in Buenos Aires, Argentina and was designed by the local firm Arquitectura. The MeMo House measures a generous 2,314 sq ft (215 sq m),…