Strategies To Achieve Net-zero Energy Homes Identified In New Report
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Chances are you know how many miles your car logs for each gallon or tankful of gas, but you probably have only a foggy idea of how much energy your house consumes, even though home energy...
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Now in its Third Year, Competition Will Award up to $25,000 in Prizes, Support State Goals SAN FRANCISCO, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) joins American Institute of Architects, San Francisco chapter (AIASF), in partnership with Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC), today to announce the opening of the third annual Architecture at Zero competition for zero net energy (ZNE) building designs. ZNE buildings produce as much clean...
HOUZE® Global Launch of ZERO Foam(TM) HOUSTON, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lapolla Industries, Inc. ("Lapolla") (OTCQB:LPAD), a Houston based global supplier, and manufacturer of spray foam insulation, and equipment designed to reduce energy consumption in the residential and commercial markets, for both new construction and retrofit applications, announces a strategic partnership with HOUZE® Advanced Building Science Inc. ("HOUZE®"). HOUZE® is revolutionizing the way homes are...
HOUSTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HOUZE® Advanced Building Science Inc. is revolutionizing the way homes are built through its standard-setting zero-energy building systems and innovative energy solutions. And now, HOUZE is poised to take their zero-energy products one-step further, with the launch of ZERO Foam(TM), the most advanced closed-cell spray foam insulation on the market. The announcement of this new product is the result of a strategic partnership with leading global...
High-Performance PV Modules Will Help Schools Transition to Clean, Renewable Energy SAN RAMON, Calif., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, today announced that it has donated PV modules to the Brian D. Robertson Foundation's Memorial Solar Schools Fund. The donated photovoltaic (PV) modules will be installed on four schools, one located in Maryland and...
OTTAWA, April 26, 2013 /CNW/ - Kivuto Solutions Inc., the global leader in complex digital distribution, took its environmental care program to the streets today as part of a citywide cleanup campaign. More than 30 Kivuto employees joined participants from across cthe city in the annual Tim Hortons' Cleaning the Capital program. The Kivuto Green Team, an employee-run group that manages green initiatives within the company and participates in local campaigns to clean the...
WPI’s entry is the only solar house to be built in the U.S. for this competition Worcester, MA (PRWEB) April 22, 2013 The Solatrium, Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) entry in the Solar Decathlon China 2013 competition, was unveiled before an audience of more than 170, including city officials and area legislators, as well as representatives of several corporate sponsors. WPI is part of an international, multi-university team with members from Ghent University in Belgium and New...
Industry Leaders in Design, Solid-State Lighting and Controls to Team with More than 50 Universities and Colleges to Create People-Inspired, Energy-Efficient Designs CHICAGO, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Light Think University (LTU), a thought and design leader inspiring people to see light differently, launched today an awareness-to-action campaign to enrich educational lighting experiences while reducing lighting energy use in colleges and universities nationwide by 80 percent....
Energy Inspectors earns award for protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency, for the 7th consecutive year WASHINGTON, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Energy Inspectors Corporation with a 2013 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award for their continued leadership in protecting our environment through superior energy efficiency. Energy Inspectors' accomplishments will be recognized at...
TD reports that the first net-zero bank built in the United States is exceeding expectations according to first-year monitoring data. CHERRY HILL, N.J. and PORTLAND, Maine, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank(®), announced today that after the first full year of monitoring, its net-zero bank has achieved net-zero energy operations and contributed excess energy back to the energy grid in South Florida. (Photo:...
Discover How to Cut Home Building Time by Up to 75%, Plus How Future Homes Will Increase Quality, Comfort, Simplicity, Energy Efficiency, and Safety NEW YORK, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST HOME DESIGN SHOW -- What will the home of the future look like? Even more importantly, in this age of skyrocketing energy costs and dwindling resources: What will the home of the future be made of? How will it be made? And how can it save money, resources and energy? To view...
