Reporting on Sustainably Built Environments from Bricks to Cities
We talk so much about solar energy (photo: jiskar) it’s helpful to understand how this renewable technology works. Here we have republished a post from Clean Technica, with graphics assistance from the Photovoltaic Education Network. How Does Solar Energy Work? How Solar Power Works (via Clean Technica)
American Water Works Company, Inc., the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, today announced it has joined the Alternative Fuels Renewable Energies Council (AFREC). This makes American Water the first U.S. water utility to join AFREC. “We are pleased to join this alliance of industry leaders to explore ideas and innovative practices [...]
Property management analyst Ashley Halligan was in touch the other day, saying she had the opportunity to interview folks at Lucid’s Design Group and LEED experts to pen an article concerning occupant behaviors and their impact on owner or manager green goals for a building. She gets attention with her lead:
Prepare to be shocked. Or at a minimum, informed. Occupancy behavior is holding us back from reaching environmental building performance goals. Not funding. Not awareness levels. Just behavior
