Category: Green Building LEED News
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Prism Solar Technologies receives Qualification Plus Certificate from TÜV Rheinland
TÜV Rheinland is a globally recognized independent testing, inspection and certification company, and last week it announced that Prism Solar Technologies is the first PV module manufacturer to be certified to its Qualification Plus standard. Prism Solar produces bifacial solar modules designed to absorb reflected light in order to produce moreRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunEdison is now the official solar energy partner of NASCAR
NASCAR announced SunEdison as the Official Solar Energy Partner of NASCAR Green. This new partnership builds on the expanded use of solar technology across the sport, particularly at race team shops and race tracks across the country. Over the next three years, SunEdison and NASCAR will embark on an effortRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Mounting Challenges: Landfills, Brownfields, Water-Saturated Sites
Landfills Two of the most common types of landfill construction and classification are sanitary (municipal waste) and construction, demolition and debris (CDD) landfills. Sanitary landfills are normally constructed under rigid environmental specifications and standards, including rubber membrane linings for leachate collection, ground water monitoring wells, methane gas monitoring wells andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Defense Department Lays Out Preparations For Climate Change
This is the first time DoD addresses how it preparing for climate change in each region of the world.
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If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them: Utilities Getting Into Solar Installation Business
NY State’s Con Ed is among a handful of utilities that are entering the business of solar installation.