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Abu Dhabi to plug in solar air conditioner | Green Tech - CNET NewsStart-up Chromasun will test a micro-solar concentrator that generates heat to run commercial building air conditioners, a technology designed to reduce peak electricity use. Read this blog post by Martin LaMonica on Green Tech.Mihaela Nicolau added 12 days ago -
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Utilities to store megawatts of juice with ice | Green Tech - CNET NewsUtilities in Southern California are going to try ice-powered air conditioners. The Southern California Public Power Authority, which represents 11 municipal utilities, said on Wednesday that it will use ice storage units from Ice Energy to significantly cut its peak-time energy consumption.Mihaela Nicolau added 12 days ago -
Looking at Europe’s Green Ways - NYTimes.comLooking at Europe’s Green Ways NEW YORK — When Chicago’s mayor, Richard Daley, visited Germany some years ago, he was struck by the concept of “green roofs” — flourishing gardens atop homes and businesses. He came back to Chicago and founded the most ambitious green roof program in the United ...
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New Nano-Material Could Revolutionize Solar Panels and Batteries :: Green Design and ManufacturingTel Aviv University researchers have found a novel way to control the atoms and molecules of peptides so that they "grow" to resemble small forests of grass. These "peptide forests" repel dust and water — a perfect self-cleaning coating for windows or solar panels which, when dirty, become far ...
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ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability : HomepageNews Indonesia is one of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world, with 18,000 islands and over 80,000 km of coastline. ICLEI Oceania has been engaged by the German development agency GTZ to design and support an 'integrated climate planning' process. An International Environment ...
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HOME | HopenhagenThe U.S., UK, German, and many other Green Building Council's - including our organization in Romania - support elevating the importance of buildings significant contribution to greenhouse gases.Steven Borncamp added 4 months ago
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Homeowners Shopping for Solar Panels Find Prices Have Dropped - NYTimes.comI am hopeful we will see more development in the base materials... thin film solar, less embodied energy, less expense and more flexibility to integrate the PV into more building surfaces.Steven Borncamp added 5 months ago
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First Steps for Sustainable Interior DesignBasics for those who want to green their interiorsÖzge Uraz added 5 months ago
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The true environmental responsibility for a financial institution. « Green Prof's BlogGood points. A couple of years ago, I was looking for a bank that offered “green mortgages”; mortgages that give you a benefit for constructing or buying a green residence. I could only find ones that offered to plant a tree if you took a mortgage but did not tie it directly to significant green ...Steven Borncamp added 5 months ago
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Transforming the Market: Energy Efficiency in Buildings (WBCSD report)Steven, many thanks for your comment; I very much agree with your perspective. It should be noted that the EU situation is rather special as there is a relevant Directive which provides both a framework and incentive to get things moving in energy efficiency in buildings. That said, not all EU ...Alexander Deliyannis added 5 months ago
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