New Seoul Tower Features Landmark PV System
SEOUL, South Korea — Scaling 50 stories and using premiere green building strategies, a new building for the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) has opened in Seoul, South Korea.
Health Sciences Pavilion Achieves LEED-NC Gold
LOS ANGELES — The Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion (AHSP) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center recently received LEED-NC Gold certification for its sustainable and energy-efficient design.
University Energy Research Measures Climate, New Technology
HONOLULU — The Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI), a research unit of the University of Hawai’i Manoa, recently installed six solar photovoltaic arrays as a part of its ongoing energy-efficiency and solar research.
Solar Market Grows Despite Legislative Rollbacks
CHANDLER, Ariz. — The solar market is growing in the U.S., but more opportunity brings more challenges. Sun Valley Solar Solutions (SVSS), based in Chandler, Ariz., is witnessing growth in the industry with some push back from legislators.
Obama Shows Solar Support in State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON — In his State of the Union address last week, President Barack Obama praised the nation’s efforts to create clean, renewable energy and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
GTM Research Creates Guide to Latin American Solar Market
BOSTON — To provide insight to the up-and-coming solar markets in the Latin American region, GTM Research, headquartered in Boston, has developed the Latin America PV Playbook, a guide to the region’s unsubsidized solar markets.
Ameren Missouri to Open New Solar Energy Center
ST. LOUIS — Ameren Missouri, a power and energy company based in St. Louis, has selected MC Industrial Inc. to construct the largest investor-owned solar energy center in the state of Missouri. The firm will manage the design and construction of the O’Fallon Renewable Energy Center, which will be located in O’Fallon, Mo.
Noise-Reducing Ceiling
Armstrong World Industries is currently offering a number of ceiling options that will gain LEED points in the new version of LEED. With the launch of the new LEED v4, buildings can attain two points for acoustic performance in the Indoor Environmental Quality section of the Interior Design and Construction rating system and one point in the Building Design and Construction system.
Tube Lamp
Royal Phillips announced the introduction of their new InstantFit LED T8 tube lamp. The new lighting solution will reduce the cost for facility managers replacing fluorescent tube lighting with energy-efficient LED technology, according to the company. Installers can replace fluorescent tubes within seconds, as the InstantFit T8 is compatible with most fluorescent fixtures using electronic instant start ballasts without rewiring. This results in less disruption and cost.