Category: Green Building LEED News
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Why Whidbey Sun & Wind mounts PV systems with Roof Tech’s RT MINI
Whidbey Sun & Wind was founded in 2000 by Kelly Keilwitz who oversees a staff of 10 from their office in Coupeville, Wash., in northern Puget Sound. The company provides a wide range of renewable energy solutions to residential and commercial customers across five counties and in the San JuanRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How Building Materials Turn Toxic During a Fire
As wildfire season continues in California, it’s important to be aware of the less-obvious hazards of wildfires (and building fires in general). Buildings that end up being destroyed and burned can emit hazardous toxins from different kinds of ma…
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4 Trends from the Show Floor at Greenbuild 2019
At Greenbuild International Conference and Expo 2019, exhibitors focused on such topics as social equity in sustainable building, lowering embodied carbon emissions and more. Read on for the four trends we picked up on the show floor. More…
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Solar Support launches inverter support, plant restoration service for utility-scale solar sites
Solar Support, an engineering services company, is launching a cool integrated equipment and plant restoration and recovery solution. The goal for Solar Support is to combine their deep inverter expertise with construction management acumen to resolve complex issues for utility systems. By working with some of the leading O&M providersRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Bill Gates-backed Heliogen has a concentrated solar breakthrough that can displace fossil fuels in industrial processes
For the first time commercially, there is a concentrated solar energy system to exceed temperatures greater than 1,000 degrees Celsius — a temperature that can replace the need for fossil fuels in critical industrial processes, including the production of cement, steel, and petrochemicals, according to Heliogen, the innovator of theRead More — Solar Builder magazine