Category: Green Building LEED News
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Return customer: Early commercial PV adopter re-ups with second system from Beaumont Solar
Darn It! Inc., a family-operated distribution and refurbishment business located in New Bedford, Mass., contacted Beaumont Solar for another 234.5-kW solar array to pair with the 281.6-kW roof-mounted PV system it installed in 2011(the largest commercial solar rooftop in the City of New Bedford at that time). “For a facilityRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Meet Solar for Our Superheroes — nonprofit installing PV for community nominated ‘heroes’
Boston Solar, a top residential installer in Massachusetts, just became the exclusive solar partner for the Solar for Our Superheroes organization. What is Solar for Our Superheroes? As a way of saying thanks and giving back, this nonprofit organization installs solar systems to those “heroes” chosen through an essay andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Check out this DC-coupled commercial solar+storage microgrid from ARDA Power
ARDA Power says it will be incorporating Alencon’s DC-DC Optimizer – the SPOT – into its DC-coupled microgrid system which includes Solar + Storage. Here’s a look at how that’s going to work. ARDA has pioneered the market for microgrids, offering a unique DC-connected microgrid solution which brings the benefitsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How do we solve the utility identity crisis? SEPA pushes for ideas
Disruption within the electric power sector has led to a changing, and sometimes unclear, role for U.S. utilities — uncertainty that has resulted in delayed investment in critical infrastructure for a 21st century grid and, sometimes, an unnecessary rift between utilities and renewable energy industries. So, instead of mapping outRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Materials strategies in LEED v4
Feature image: The topic of materials is one that spans every phase of a building’s life cycle. It includes considerations about construction waste, specifying materials for th…