Category: Green Building LEED News
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How Facilities Managers Drive Climate Resilience: IFMA 2019
Buildings are often blamed for high carbon emissions, but they also have an important role to play in mitigating the climate threat. More…
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Post-California solar mandate: Two blind spots contractors need to avoid
Effective January 2020 the state of California has mandated that all new residential construction (both single-family and multifamily, three stories or less) will require some level of photovoltaic (PV) installation, providing boundless opportunities for contractors and builders to take on new business. Now, with only a few short months remainingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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BlackRock, GE-backed DSD closes on funding for $250 million distributed generation project portfolio
Distributed Solar Development (DSD) – a business backed by BlackRock Real Assets’ Global Renewable Power platform and GE Renewable Energy – just announced the closing of a $250 million fund financed by Morgan Stanley, Silicon Valley Bank and Fifth Third Bank to fund a portfolio of distributed generation projects throughRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar customers shop on YouTube more than you think — here’s four ways you can capitalize
If you haven’t been paying attention to YouTube, it’s time to start thinking about it. The platform has over 1.9 billion monthly users and 6 out of 10 people now say they prefer online video to live TV. Each quarter, Modernize compiles and publishes what we have learned from interviewsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Sunpin Solar hosts engineering students to learn about solar project development
Businesses and corporations providing real-world opportunities for students is a big step towards growing the field and helping students choose the right career path. A group of engineering students from Engineers for a Sustainable World at University of California, Irvine visited nearby Sunpin Solar, a leading utility-scale solar developer andRead More — Solar Builder magazine