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Fans Help Prevent Disease at Rwanda Clinic

March 30, 2011April 22, 2011 906 Views Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects, Florida

In the northern mountainous region of Rwanda, a new health clinic faces a health concern common among African clinics: the spread of disease within the facility.

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Audi Bringing Solar to German Manufacturing Plants

December 15, 2010 799 Views Doug Shaw, Florida

INGOLSTADT, Germany — German automaker Audi that it is expanding its rooftop solar electricity installation at its main plant in Ingolstadt, Germany and plans to charge its e-tron cars with electricity generated at the plant.

By the end of the month the company says it will also have installed additional photovoltaic solar panels on the roof of its new Audi A3 body construction facility located in the country.

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Fidelis One Step Closer to Building 100-Watt Solar Park

December 6, 2010 826 Views Detroit, Florida

MADRID — Fidelis Energy Inc. announced today that it has signed a long-term agreement with Spanish company ASD Lusiona Solar to develop approximately 1,500 acres of land for the design, construction and operation of a 100-megawatt solar park in Spain.

The agreement formalizes the Letter of Intent Fidelis announced with ASD Lusiona earlier this month.

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Green Hospital Building Opens in India

November 24, 2010 824 Views Florida, Green Building Codes, Staffing

AHMADABAD, India — Gujarat state in India unveiled its first green building last week, which is part of the Care Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital in Ahmadabad.

The green building boasts a sewage plant for recycling water and pits for harvesting rainwater.

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Green Hong Kong Prison Draws Criticism

November 19, 2010 815 Views Florida

HONG KONG — Hong Kong opened its first green jail last August, featuring a green roof, solar panels, natural lighting system and enhanced ventilation system but the environmentally friendly attributes drew a barrage of criticism from the public and press earlier this month.

After winning a green building award in early November, critics seized on Lo Wu to accuse the government of favoring the prison population over law-abiding citizens.

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Japanese Firm Makes Sharp Moves in Solar Market

September 29, 2010 795 Views Art Facility, Florida, WG Mills

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.

London Embassy Designed for Platinum

August 23, 2010August 23, 2010 807 Views Florida, The Building Owners and Managers Association International

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UK Report Supports Growth in Renewable Resources

August 9, 2010 691 Views Florida

LONDON — The United Kingdom may soon be a leader in global green energy if a government watchdog group has its way.

UK officials are considering a growing number of budget cuts — including cuts in green projects —spurring an independent advisory committee to urge the British Parliament not to reduce funding for environmentally friendly technologies.

The Committee on Climate Change, a group charged with counseling the British government on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, reported recently that any de

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Italy Adopts LEED System

July 9, 2010July 9, 2010 746 Views Florida

ROME — Italy is the first European Union nation to adopt the LEED rating system after Green Building Council Italia signed a memorandum of understanding with the USGBC establishing an Italian version of the system.

The GBC Italia version of LEED will reference local standards and codes and outline alternative compliance paths appropriate to the region. The agreement will also see the two building councils sharing tools, research and information about green building.