Green Clips
February 17, 2012, EcoMOD project expanding efforts to build energy efficient affordable housing
By Courtney Beale, charlottesvilletomorrow.com
A University of Virginia architecture professor who specializes in modular housing briefed the James River Green Building Council Tuesday on his work to bring down the cost of constructing energy efficient homes. “The people who are at the lower end of the income level are the ones who need the most help in reducing their energy inefficiency, and yet they are also the ones who can least afford the services,” said John Quale, director of the ecoMOD research project.
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February 16, 2012, 10 Predictions on Commercial Energy Management by 2020
By Mike Zimmerman, greenbiz.com
President Obama’s Better Buildings Initiative set quite a few goals for improving energy efficiency in commercial buildings, which consume over 20 percent of all energy in the United States. By investing in clean energy technologies, the goal of the Better Buildings Initiative is to achieve a 20 percent improvement in energy efficiency by 2020 through cost-effective energy efficiency upgrades.
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February 15, 2012, Study: Demand for green home building and remodeling on the rise
By Matt Hickman, mnn.com
Green construction represents 17 percent of the overall residential construction market — over double the figure from 2008 — according to a recent survey by McGraw-Hill Construction.
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February 10, 2012, Green Jobs: HVAC Predicted Growth Leader in Green Buildings Market
By Claire Moloney, green-buildings.com
In late January 2012, LG Electronics introduced new energy efficient HVAC products to the market. As an award-winning HVAC solutions provider, LG is committed to developing innovative products that save energy. According to the press release, their third generation Variant Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Multi V III commercial air conditioning system headlined the new line of products. It is more efficient and space-saving than previous models with faster cooling and an AHRI certified rating.
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February 7, 2012, What Companies Can Learn From Cities on Climate Change
By Ann Goodman, greenbiz.com
How might urban climate change affect business? What can business — and cities — do about it? And how might each help the other prepare for a potential threat to what’s clearly a mutually beneficial relationship? Who better to answer the questions than Cynthia Rosenzweig, Senior Research Scientist at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and the Columbia University Earth Institute, and Adjunct Professor at New York City’s Barnard College.
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February 3, 2012, Green Buildings A Trillion Dollar Money Shaker?
By Kristy Hessman, earthtechling.com
The days of constructing energy-hogging buildings could soon be something considered so 2010. A new study out from Pike Research, Zero Energy Buildings, shows the revenue from constructing zero energy buildings growing by leaps and bounds over the next 20 years. In fact, their projections show green building revenue growing to $690 billion in 2020 and then jumping up to $1.3 trillion by 2035.
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