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Architects look for effective ways of making existing properties more energy efficient
UK architects have been challenged to design innovative energy efficient retrofit solutions for a terrace of four houses in Sunderland. The five architectural projects shortlisted for the Daily Telegraph British Homes Awards have been hailed as an important step in ensuring that the nation finds effective ways of making existing properties more energy efficient. “New houses are amongst the most energy efficient ever built, but there are more t... [more]
Millions of Brits waste money and energy when they go on holiday
Up to 3 million Brits could leave their heating and hot water switched on when they go on holiday this summer, wasting money and energy in the process, according to research released today by smart home firm PassivSystems. A further 9 million could leave electrical items turned on. With more than half of British holiday-makers securing bargain breaks by booking holidays up to three months in advance, the online survey by YouGov on behalf of P... [more]
Only ten days left to make an application for financial assistance to install solar thermal water heating in Scotland
Scotland's homeowners need to act quickly if they want to make their properties more eco-friendly after a surprise announcement by the Government to axe their home renewables grant scheme. Solar Power Scotland said the decision – it had been expected the grants would remain on offer for another six months – means people only have three weeks left to make an application for financial assistance to install the likes of solar thermal water heatin... [more]
Solar Gard window films reduce a building's carbon footprint more effectively and for less money than new windows
Bekaert Specialty Films' Solar Gard® architectural solar control window films significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and subsequently the carbon footprint, of most commercial and residential properties that use air conditioning. They are the first building improvement products made in the U.S. to measure and report their carbon footprint. By reducing the amount of energy used to cool commercial and residential properties, Solar G... [more]
A guide to wind energy
Wind is the result of the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun and the fact temperatures will always be attempting to reach an equilibrium (heat is obviously moving to a cooler area). With the rising cost of energy and the destruction of the environment from non-renewable fuels, it is increasingly equitable to harvest this renewable resource. The benefits of wind energy are that it is virtually free (after you buy the equipment) and there is... [more]
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Christie: Honeywell to stay in Morris County, NJ
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ — Honeywell will be keeping its global headquarters in Morris Township and proposes to develop its property with new office facilities, a hotel and residential units.
[cover] Solar Perplexus : Monterey County was poised for a rooftop Renaissance. Then Fannie and Freddie crashed the ...
An article on the county building department’s bulletin board is a source of both pride and pain for Tim McCormick and Karen Riley-Olms. The headline reads: “State attorney general sues feds over solar financing” – the very same Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program that McCormick, the county director of building services, and Riley-Olms, the county’s PACE project manager, have been ...
Green machine: Aircon that doesn't warm the planet
The refrigerants and power used in air conditioning add a lot to greenhouse gas emissions. Alternative technologies could offer us all a cooler future
CPV in Australia's Red Centre
Located in the arid desert region in the heart of Australia, the small town of Alice Springs, with a population of 28,000 is normally best known as the jump off point for one of Australia's best known natural icons, Uluru (the geological formation formerly known as Ayers Rock). Located about 500 km to the south west (considered a short distance in the vast reaches of the Northern Territory ...
House Unveils Renewable Energy Tax Credit Bill
Washington, D.C. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander Levin, D-Mich., has released a draft bill that would provide tax credits for manufacturers of renewable energy equipment and funding for other sources of clean energy.
Fraunhofer CSE Named Research Team Leader for U.S. DoE Building America Program
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems today announced that it was selected to serve as a Research Team Leader for the Building America Program. Building America, an industry-driven research program sponsored by the U.S.
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Duncanson wins Phuket Raceweek opener
A yacht with spinnaker in full bloom makes its way past a Thai fishing boat in the Six Senses Phuket Raceweek 2010 regatta yesterday. Photo: Phuket Raceweek.
Gillard abandons leadership on climate change
It's hard to describe just how truly wretched Labor's new climate change policy is. It makes the CPRS, its dog of an emissions trading scheme, look like a model of best practice.
