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Versatile pool house goes green in grand style
At once monumental and airy, this sculptural, two-story pool house in Sonoma’s Wine Country by Oakland interior designer Michelle Wempe and her award-winning firm Zumaooh is an exercise in green building and communing with nature. The pool house, set in a 13-… Interior design – Green building – Wine Country – Business – Construction and Maintenance
England’s Wind Could Bring Green Jobs, Energy
LONDON — British Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has announced a plan that would create nearly 250,000 green jobs for the United Kingdom through the retrofitting of some 26 million homes with energy improvements and the construction of nuclear power plants.
Huhne’s proposal, which he says he’ll present to British Parliament by the end of the year, was announced just days before the opening of the 100-turbine Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, considered the largest offshore wind farm in the world — of a UK bid to rebuild the country’s econ
Read More Japanese Firm Makes Sharp Moves in Solar Market
OSAKA, Japan — Sharp Corp., a manufacturer of microwave ovens, televisions — and a player in the solar market — is acquiring Recurrent Energy, a solar project developer based San Francisco, in a $305 million cash deal, according to reports.
The move will bolster Sharp’s solar panel portfolio, which includes the production of photovoltaics for residential, commercial, government, and utility-scale applications, making the multinational more of a “one-stop shop” for solar systems, according to sources.
Feds Help Minnesota Green Jobs
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota State Energy Sector Partnership, a jobs program funded by the U.S.
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Major Industries recently released LightBasic, a line of value-engineered curtainwall systems with simplified framing and acrylic-based technology that provides glare-free light. The company also offers translucent skylights and curtainwalls with extended options and warranties.
Green Jobs: Promise, Progress and Potential
At a Clinton Global Initiative session, a progress report on the green economy.
Board sidetracks ‘green’ regs, for now
WESTBORO – The majority of selectmen last night declined to support adopting a stringent green building code, arguing that increased regulations would push developers out of Westboro and into neighboring communities.