Boston’s Deep Energy Retrofit Goes Platinum

Boston's Castle Square Apartments after the retrofit. Image via National Affordable Housing Management Association.

With a 5-inch-thick shell of super-insulation materials, a retrofit apartment complex in Boston plans to reduce heating and hot water costs by 73 percent. Read more →

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Senate Bill Aims To Create More Efficient Water Heaters

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Legislation passed during the lame duck Congress will make it easier for consumers to choose an energy efficient water heater. Read more →

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Green N.C. Fire Station Saves Energy, Construction Costs

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The new Fire Station No. 42 in Charlotte, N.C., not only earned LEED Gold certification for its green features, it also came in on time and $2 million under budget. Read more →

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B.C. Home Certified By Living Building Challenge

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A residence in British Columbia, Canada, is the first to be certified by the Living Building Challenge for water conservation and site preservation. Read more →

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World’s Largest Solar Thermal Heating System Online

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Solar thermal collectors covering the equivalent of five football fields are providing hot water for a Saudi Arabian women's college. Read more →

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More Solar Hot Water Incentives For Californians

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The California Solar Initiative has doubled the rebate for qualifying low-income, single-family households that make the switch from natural gas to solar. Read more →

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Solar Powered Breweries: A Photo Gallery

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Sit back and sip a frosty one while checking out this photo gallery of five solar-powered breweries found around the US. Read more →

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Double Dose Of Solar For Davidson College

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Davidson College in North Carolina will soon install a solar hot water and pool heating system and a PV array to offset energy costs at its sports complex. Read more →

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Americans Warm To Solar Water Heating

A poll finds that nearly 75 percent of Americans believe the growth of the solar water heating industry will create jobs and help the U.S. economy Read more →

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Solar Hot Water Saves Health Care Dollars

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A DaVita dialysis clinic in Scottsburg, Ind., has reduced its natural-gas consumption by 75 percent after installing a solar hot water system in 2010. Read more →

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