Tag: leed
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Press Release: Structural Insulated Panels Envelope Chicago Health Center
MARIETTA, GA — (July 2, 2013) – SIP Supply’s Greenix Panels structural insulated panels specified for flagship LEED Platinum health center, first in state. Heartland Health Centers (HHC) recently received two grants in recognition of the energy saving measures being implemented at the new 1300 W. Devon site, in Chicago, …
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Add Beauty and Efficiency to Your Home with LaCantina Doors
Last month, we posted an article about how to use interior sliding glass doors to increase home energy efficiencies in which we talked about how glass can add LEED points: Glass doors can contribute to achieving U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ratings. Use of glass can add LEED points…
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Hawthorne EcoVillage Joins Minneapolis Green Homes Initiative
The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota has set a goal of building 100 energy-efficient homes during the next five years in an effort to revitalize neighborhoods in the northern region of the city that have been suffering the most during the economic downturn. Homes will be built on vacant, city-owned lots and will be priced between…
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Rooftop Solar Array on University Park Elementary School Will Generate Clean Energy and Revenue for Town and County Public Schools
This story about an elementary school solar array in University Park, MD provides a good example of how shared clean energy can benefit more than one user, environmentally and financially.