Large San Francisco Solar Project Powers Gov Facilities
SAN FRANCISCO — One of the largest municipal solar installations in California was recently completed at Sunset Reservoir in San Francisco.
The solar installation is made up of 24,000 solar panels installed on top of the North Basin of the Sunset Reservoir that will generate up to 5 megawatts daily of renewable energy.
The project is expected to reduce carbon emissions by about 80,000 metric tons over the course of its 25-year lifetime while helping to "satisfy the diverse clean energy needs of the City’s munici
Read More Bank Retrofit Focuses on Holistic Sustainability
CHICAGO — GreenChoice Bank will open two new "holistically sustainable" community bank branches on February 1 after completing the retrofit of a pair of century-old buildings.
Last July, GreenChoice Holding Co., the parent company of the bank, acquired Family Federal Savings of Illinois, which was established in 1910, and began retrofitting and re-engineering its structures.
Read More Live/Learn Residence Hall Earns LEED Gold
College Reports Annual Energy Savings of $650,000
$1.3 Billion DOE Loan to Fund Wind Farm
WASHINGTON — A partial loan guarantee for a $1.3 billion loan has been finalized to support the world’s largest wind farm, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced.
Read More Mike McDonald
Munters AB, a supplier of energy efficient solutions for air treatment and damage restoration, announced the retirement of Mike McDonald, effective April 1. In his 15 years with the company, McDonald held various management positions, most recently serving as Group Vice President and President of the Dehumidification Division.
Developer Receives 8th LEED Platinum Certification
Austin’s Tallest Building Awarded LEED Gold
AUSTIN, Texas — Not only is Thomas Properties’ Frost Tower the largest high-rise office building, it’s also the first downtown structure to receive LEED
Gold certification.
Gold certification."Achieving the USGBC’s Existing Building certification is a challenging and time-consuming process that requires a great deal of historical property performance information," says John Kelley, vice president of property management w
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