In the run-up to Earth Day, Vice President Biden today announced of the selection of 25 communities for up to $452 million in Recovery Act funding to “ramp-up” energy efficiency building retrofits. Under the Department of Energy’s Retrofit Ramp-Up initiative, communities, governments, private sector companies, and non-profit organizations will work together on pioneering and innovative [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced support for energy-saving commercial building projects as part of an ongoing effort by DOE to improve the energy efficiency of buildings in the United States. With money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, DOE’s national laboratories will select and fund technical experts to provide technical guidance [...]
I like contrarian points of view as much as the next guy (perhaps more my friends would say), but this guy brings contrarian to a whole other level. This CNN/Money video is worth a look. Embedded video from CNNMoney.com Video This VC is invested in a company which turns CO2 into building materials.
Green Squared’s Chief Engineering Officer, Andy Smith, put together some interesting comments on the different types of energy audits that are out there, and I figured why not share them with the class? The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, commonly known as “ASHRAE” has classified Energy Auditing into three distinct groups. ASHRAE [...]
A new Congressional report raises the question, “Should you trust Energy Star?” The study says the program approved 15 bogus products, including a gas-powered alarm clock and an air purifier that looked like a space heater with a feather duster on top. Obviously, this type of information definitely takes some shine off of the Energy [...]
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