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Delta Americas Opens LEED Platinum & Net Zero Headquarters

October 27th, 2015 | by Glenn Meyers

Delta, a global specialist in power and thermal management solutions, announced opening its new Americas headquarters in Fremont, California. The [&hellip

Radio Flyer HQ Earns LEED Platinum

April 16th, 2014 | by Dawn Killough

Radio Flyer Inc’s company headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, has earned LEED Platinum certification, the company announced this week. Focused on [&hellip

Perspectives on the Geothermal Energy Association Showcase in DC

May 29th, 2012 | by Glenn Meyers

There is a considerable amount of useful information available from this Clean Technica post on last week’s Geothermal Energy Association Washington D.C. [&hellip

Green Building 101: Renewable & Sustainable Energy or Nuclear?

March 16th, 2011 | by Susie Kim-Carberry

Tragedy in Japan reminds us the vulnerability we face as our dependence on Energy comes into conflict with the Environment and technology advances we have yet to understand. Our full reliance on natural resources causes depletion of the same resources which causes us to seek different energy sources

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Green Building 101: Using Bioclimatic Design to Build a Passive, Sustainable Dwelling

January 13th, 2011 | by Susie Kim-Carberry

Building a greener dwelling isn’t some lofty idea but practical solutions we all must make to build a more sustainable future. As we started with consideration of space in Green Building 101-Week 1; How Defines Us in Terms of Sustainable Building; Now, we look at the environment around us as we build our Eco-conscious dwelling. By building in harmony with the natural environment and cooperating instead of fighting with the regional climate; Green Building takes a passive approach which requires less energy to run once the building is erected. Bioclimatic design is utilized during the design phase of a home or building.