Being an EcoGeek is becoming ever more fashionable. And, increasingly, there are events where EcoGeek’s can gather in style. Every two years, for two weeks, a village appears on the National Mall providing a window on possibilities for a sustainable future powered by the sun. The Solar Decathlon is a biennial, ever-cool event, pitting colleges […]
Racing for the Sun: Energy COOL Solar Decathlon going back to the Mall
September 25th, 2009 · 6 Comments
Tags: energy cool · renewable energy · solar · solar decathlon · Solar Energy
New Study: Green Buildings generate more Green
September 25th, 2009 · 13 Comments
All too often, those engaged in examining options for “greening” a new or existing building are constrained in a stove-piped cost analysis which (in a very simplified fashion) goes something along these lines: How much more will it cost to build? And, how fast will energy and other operating cost (water usage/sewers, maintenance) savings pay […]
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