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Google's Henderson, Nevada Data Center to be Powered by a $1 Billion Solar Farm
Google’s new data center in Henderson, Nevada will be powered largely by a $1 billion solar farm. The project is one of the largest corporate solar deals signed in the US, and maybe the the world’s larges such deal on… more...
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Renewable Energy
0 replies | 4692 views | Posted on: 01/27/2020 | Last updated: 01/27/2020
City Buildings in River Falls, Wisconsin are now Powered with 100% Renewable Energy
On January first and after years of effort to cut dependence on fossil fuel use, River Falls Wisconsin “flipped a switch” to power all city buildings with 100% renewable energy. This arguably makes the college town of 15.0… more...
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Renewable Energy
0 replies | 1098 views | Posted on: 01/05/2020 | Last updated: 01/26/2020
FREE WEBINAR: Passive House at the Jobsite - Cost, Inspections, and the Designer-Builder Relationship, December 11, 12:00PM Central Time
The design principles associated with passive house construction are well documented. Core aspects such as continuous air barriers, heat recovery/fresh air ventilation, and minimizing thermal barriers are being used in multi-family passive … more...
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0 replies | 1079 views | Posted on: 12/03/2019 | Last updated: 12/03/2019
Building Resilience: Resilient Water Systems, December 3, Los Angeles, CA
Access to clean drinking water is a fundamental human right. California’s water system faces a variety of challenges, from drought to an aging water infrastructure, to changes in precipitation. Learn how resilience principles apply to… more...
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Water Collection/Management; Rain & Stormwater
0 replies | 960 views | Posted on: 11/14/2019 | Last updated: 11/14/2019
USGBC LA: Interior Removal Services Demolition Facility Tour, December 3, Los Angeles, CA
Tour the offices and donation warehouse of Interior Removal Specialist, Inc., and the adjacent recycling facility of Construction and Demolition Recycling Inc. Learn what can happen when re-use is a part of the plan when you build, and what… more...
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Interior Design
0 replies | 1259 views | Posted on: 11/14/2019 | Last updated: 11/14/2019
Zero Carbon Cascadia: Seattle and Beyond, November 20, Seattle, WA
Join the Cascadia Green Building Coalition in 2019 in crafting net positive carbon + energy solutions, the social impact they have, and policies to support them underway here in our bioregion. Together, we’ll move beyond the problems … more...
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0 replies | 734 views | Posted on: 11/13/2019 | Last updated: 11/13/2019
Brooklyn Brownstone DER, December 13, Brooklyn, NY
Project Details Units: 2 Type of Construction: DER (completed July 2018) Square footage: 3,000 10 kw roof-mounted PV array, offsetting more than 100% of energy demand (simple payback period less than t… more...
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0 replies | 1920 views | Posted on: 11/09/2019 | Last updated: 11/09/2019
NZE Living in the Hudson Valley, December 6, Cold Spring, NY
Project Details Units: 2 Square Footage: 3,000 Type of Construction: New - Still Under Construction Onsite PV array estimated to offset 100% of on-site energy demand, including all-electric hea… more...
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0 replies | 1474 views | Posted on: 11/09/2019 | Last updated: 11/09/2019
USGBC MA: Building Better for Trash, Recycling, and Organics, November 14, Boston, MA
This course is designed to ensure designers understand the space and electrical requirements necessary for dock space, and the internal storage of trash, recycling, organic food waste, and special materials. Lack of planning for these eleme… more...
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0 replies | 1263 views | Posted on: 10/18/2019 | Last updated: 11/08/2019
The Greenbuilding Brasil International Conference and Expo, November 25, São Paulo, Brasil
The Greenbuilding Brasil International Conference and Expo exposes attendees to a strong multidisciplinary conference with the presence of leaders in the construction market. There will be activities like the Women … more...
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0 replies | 1664 views | Posted on: 10/20/2019 | Last updated: 10/20/2019
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