Category: Green Building LEED News
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An Earth Day Sustainability Checklist for Green Buildings
How does your building’s sustainability effort measure up? Read this checklist, compiled in honor of Earth Day 2020, to see if your green game is up to the challenge, or how to catch up if you’re behind the sustainable buildings curve….
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Watch: What is round-trip efficiency?
The performance of a solar + storage system is tied to the round-trip efficiency of the entire system — how many electrons are captured and then lost along the journey from the sun to the batteries to the outlets of a home? The efficiency of that system can vary dependingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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sPower closes on tax equity for the ‘largest solar project east of the Rockies’
Renewable independent power producer (IPP) sPower closed on a $350 million tax equity commitment for Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. At 620 MW DC, this is the largest solar project east of the Rockies. The project is currently under construction, with phases coming online this year through projectRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Careful out there: Jinko Solar issues alert of potentially fraudulent PV module sales
Jinko Solar US sent an email late last week issuing a “Potential Fraud Alert” for third parties purporting to offer Jinko modules for sale in the United States at heavily discounted prices against current market prices. In the United States, Jinko modules are primarily sold directly or through large, well-knownRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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CALSSA launches its Professional Development webinar series for solar installers this week
The California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) unveiled the first lineup in its Professional Development Series of webinars. The five webinars in the inaugural series are geared toward both C&I and residential installers and project developers. The current line-up and schedule is as follow: Residential Storage Sales and Project ManagementRead More — Solar Builder magazine