Category: Green Building LEED News
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A Greenbuild Scholarship Recipient’s Story
Feature image: DuWayne Baird, an emerging construction professional in Central Ohio, was one of 50 people to receive a full scholarship to attend Greenbuild 2013 in Philade…
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Mining and Fracking Public Lands Creates 4.5 Times More Carbon Than They Can Absorb
Public lands generate about 4.5 times more atmospheric carbon than they are currently able to absorb, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress. In short, oil and gas drilling is outpacing the capacity of our forests and grasslands to capture the carbon that is being emitted. [caption id="attachment_314679" align="alignnone" width="500"] Strip mine in…
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Shrimp Fishing Banned in Gulf of Maine Due to Ocean Warming
Warming ocean waters in New England have caused shrimp populations to fall so low that shrimp fishing in the Gulf of Maine has been banned for the 2014 season. That means the small Maine shrimp sold by stores and served by restaurants will get scarce or disappear entirely. Often called bay shrimp or pink shrimp,…
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Martifer Solar Completes Three PV Rooftop Installations in Ontario
Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, completed a multi-site portfolio of projects in Ontario, Canada with combined capacity of 871.3 kW. The portfolio of solar installations, which are installed over several rooftops in the southern Ontario area, was built […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Pristine Sun Installing ReneSola Modules in 6.8-MW California Project
ReneSola Ltd., a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic products, today announced it will deliver 6.8 MW of its high efficiency Virtus II 72-cell 300-W polycrystalline photovoltaic (PV) modules to one of California’s leading project developers, Pristine Sun. […] — Solar Builder magazine