LONDON — London-based powerPerfector has announced the expansion of its Voltage Power Optimisation (VPO) technology to the North American market through a partnership with the Enercorr Voltage Optimization Systems, based in Canada.
As the price of solar energy drops, many developers now see solar electricity and solar hot water as a significant way to save energy, which turns into a profitable return on investment.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — At the American River College (ARC) in Sacramento, a new kind of education is developing: one that focuses on learning more than teaching.
ARLINGTON, Va. — Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is moving its national office from Arlington, Va., to Washington, D.C. The organization signed an 11-year lease with First Potomac Realty Trust for 19,830 square feet of office space.
ABC will take up the entire second floor and one-third of the third floor in the 10-story building. The Washington office of OTJ Architects is designing the office space, while Falls Church, Va.-based Hitt Contracting is the general contractor. Both companies are ABC members.
SAN MARCOS, Calif. — C.W. Driver, a construction manager headquartered in Pasadena, Calif., broke ground on the new 20,000-square-foot Student Health and Counseling Building (SHCB) at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM).
Erlab, an innovator of non-ducted filtering laboratory fume hoods, appointed Ken Crooks to the position of North American sales manager of GreenFumeHood Technology’s filtered fume hoods.
Hunter Douglas Contract has developed a new acoustical ceiling solution, the Echelon Frame and Panel System, which combines ease of access to building services with a sophisticated look for ceiling planes. The new system features the thinnest visible grid in the market in combination with the largest selection of mass customizable acoustical ceiling surfaces. Fine extruded lines frame each panel surface and an integrated linear fixture creates a very refined look for the ceiling.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Green Building Certification Institute recently awarded the MCIEAST Regional Brigade at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune LEED Gold certification.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Green Building Council recently added several pilot credits to the LEED Pilot Credit Library.
The LEED Pilot rating system is designed to test new and revised LEED credit language, alternative compliance paths and new or innovative green building technologies and concepts. It offers a way for those testing the credits to provide feedback and comments, which is then used to evolve and refine pilot credits with the goal of adding successful credits to the USGBC member balloted LEED rating system.
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