Tag: China

  • Small Solar is a Big Deal

    SIERRA CLUB INTERNATIONAL — Despite a slight dip in overall clean tech investment, solar continues to dominate and the big area of growth was, you guessed it, distributed generation. That’s because …

  • US-Backed Battery Maker A123 Headed To Chinese Firm

    Wanxiang is the winning bidder for stimulus-backed and bankrupt A123 Systems, but many in Washington say the advanced battery maker shouldn’t be in Chinese hands. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTec…

  • A Sustainable Net Zero Hotel…In The Desert

    The Lotus Hotel is prefabricated net zero hotel under construction in China’s Xiangshawan desert that requires no water, no concrete and no foundation. Thank you for your interest in this story. To read the rest of it, please visit EarthTechling. …

  • LEED: A Global Reinvention

    Mahesh RamanujamChief Operating OfficerU.S. Green Building Council“Invent because you must.”Tom Sachs’ adage is a fitting mantra for our International vision for LEED. As the market and the passion for LEED grows around the world, we must re-invent USGBC in the context of the global landscape. There are new destinations ripe with green building potential, and…

  • LEED: A Global Reinvention

    Mahesh Ramanujam Chief Operating Officer U.S. Green Building Council “Invent because you must.” Tom Sachs’ adage is a fitting mantra for our International vision for LEED. As the market and the passion for LEED grows around the world, we must r…