U.S. Mayors Look to Expand Energy Technologies in Nation’s Cities
WASHINGTON — Nearly 30 percent of U.S. cities will make LED and energy-efficient lighting a top priority over the next two years, according to a survey released at The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) 82nd Winter Meeting.
Entitled Energy Efficiency and Technologies in America’s Cities, the survey reviewed 288 cities across the nation in order to gain understanding into city energy priorities. Approximately 67 percent of mayors reported that their respective cities would deploy new energy technologies over the next five years.
PHILADELPHIA — A massive 59-story, $1.2 billion skyscraper to be built in downtown Philadelphia will seek LEED Platinum certification, according to developers. 
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Construction was completed at the new University of Michigan Energy Institute, part of the Phase 2 renovation of the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Laboratory, and the project received LEED Gold certification.
WASHINGTON — New advancements in the research of thermionic conversion have allowed physicists to develop a new technology that converts heat energy, such as sunlight or heat burned from fossil fuels, into electricity.