Tag: Solar
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1960s Maine Ranch Renovation is LEED Platinum Candidate
Renovating this 1960s ranch-style house in Maine is a “rags to riches” story that may achieve LEED Platinum. Jesse Thompson, AIA, partner at Kaplan Thompson Architects, and his wife Betsy Scheintaub, a fiber textile artist, collaborated on the Ranch Revival project while living in the run-down house with their two children. The resulting plan expanded…
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IKEA to More Than Double Size of Colorado’s Largest Single-Use Rooftop Commercial Array
Installation of panels on the roof’s remaining space can begin in July, with completion expected by Fall. Already the state’s largest single-use rooftop array on a commercial building, the project will become Colorado’s largest rooftop array of any use.The 83,700-square-foot solar addition will consist of a 623-kW system, built with 2,492 panels, and will produce…
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Enphase Energy Announces New Commercial Solar Initiative in Europe
“Commercial solar projects are becoming more widespread in Europe. In France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland and United Kingdom, small commercial systems up to 100kW represent a fast-growing, addressable market for our microinverters,” said Olivier Jacques, Managing Director for Enphase Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). “Enphase offers installers and users a technology solution with a…
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Summer 2013 Green Events
There are several green events to attend while the kids are out of school this summer. Bring them along and make it an educational vacation! Mark Your Calendars for these Upcoming Green Events NY13 Passive House Symposium – June 8, 2013 in New York City, New York GreenerBuilder 2013 – June 12, 2013 in San…