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An Industry Evolution: NAHB Research Center Becomes Home Innovation Research Labs

Published on Feb 12 2013 // architecture and design, Energy, energy efficiency, Home and Lifestyle

UPPER MARLBORO, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today the NAHB Research Center announced that it has changed its name to Home Innovation Research Labs. Why would a company with a nearly 50-year history decide to make a move like this? To enhance the value its brand and certification mark provides...

Historic British home threatened by nearby wind development

Published on Nov 14 2012 // architecture and design, wind energy

For more than 800 years, the area surrounding Upton Cressett Hall in the Shropshire Hills of England has remained much as it always was: “unspoilt and untouched.” But now plans for two wind turbines located about a mile away has threatened that panorama and stirred up a fierce debate in...

New Orleans community will be largest solar-powered neighborhood in southeast

Published on Nov 08 2012 // architecture and design, solar electric

Louisiana’s solar industry is booming, thanks to a popular solar energy tax credit and increased awareness as to the importance of clean energy to the region’s future development. Now a New Orleans housing project, known for its high crime rate before Hurricane Katrina, is poised to become...

Solar Insider News: Week in Review Oct. 14 – 20, 2012

Published on Oct 20 2012 // architecture and design, business, Environmental Policy, renewable energy, solar energy

Sunday, October 14th: Is Net Zero Building the Future of Building (or Wishful Thinking)? As sustainable building trends continue to emerge, the ambitious goal of net-zero building continues to emerge among industry leaders. Read more here… Monday, October 15th: Green Lobsters - Maine lobsterman...

Is Net Zero Building the Future of Building (or Wishful Thinking?)

Published on Oct 14 2012 // architecture and design, energy efficiency

By Ashley Halligan, an analyst at Software Advice As sustainable building trends continue to emerge, the ambitious goal of net-zero building continues to emerge among industry leaders. Imagining a building that literally produces as much–or more–energy than it consumes almost seems...

Ikea builds eco-friendly town in London

Published on Sep 09 2012 // architecture and design, energy efficiency

Swedish retail giant Ikea has frequently made headlines over the last few years with its environmentally friendly (if not downright aggressive) policies. As of July, 23 of the chain’s U.S. locations were equipped with solar panels with an additional 16 under construction. The company is taking...

Rising trend of commercial net zero building and consumption

Published on Jul 22 2012 // architecture and design, business

In a recent story written by Ashley Halligan, an analyst at Software Advice, she interviewed experts and conducted research on the rising trend of net zero building and consumption from a commercial perspective. “In 2011, commercial and industrial buildings accounted for 40 percent of U.S. energy...

Beautiful LEED Platinum building shines on Yale campus

Published on Jul 19 2012 // architecture and design, energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, solar electric

The Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies has constructed a shining example of sustainable building and design: Kroon Hall. The (relatively) new building, Kroon Hall, opened in 2009 and received a LEED Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council the following year. In fact,...

University of Arizona team designs telescope-inspired solar module

Published on Jul 12 2012 // architecture and design, solar energy

Treehugger is spotlighting a cool new solar power module dreamed up by students and researchers from the University of Arizona. The team says that by combining high-efficiency solar cells and mirrors, the new concept is twice as efficient as existing solar panel designs. The telescope-inspired design...

More solar panels popping up on New Orleans rooftops

Published on Jun 25 2012 // architecture and design, solar energy, Uncategorized

New Orleans is seeing a lot more solar panels these days, thanks to new developments by non-profit organizations aided by federal funding. The Harmony Neighborhood Development in Central City used to be full of vacant properties and abandoned houses, but over the last few years, thanks in part to the...