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Siemens, ECHN Collaborate to Implement Energy Efficiency Plan for Manchester Memorial

Under a comprehensive $4.9 million energy savings performance contract (ESPC) with Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN), the Building Technologies division of Siemens Industry, Inc. (Siemens) announced that Manchester Memorial Hospital should save nearly $500,000 a year in utility consumption.

19 Oct 2012

Energy Management Collaborative’s New Headquarters Features Green Lighting Design

Energy Management Collaborative (EMC), a turnkey lighting solutions provider, today announced the opening of its new facility. The building serves as company headquarters and showcases the energy-saving lighting technologies EMC offers its customers.

12 Oct 2012

TBJ Recognizes Southern Energy Management’s ecoHOME Program with Clean + Green Award

Southern Energy Management’s ecoHOME program has won Triangle Business Journal’s (TBJ) 2012 Clean & Green "Entrepreneurial Effort/Innovation Idea of the Year" award.

20 Sep 2012

USGBC Awards LEED Gold Certification to YOTEL New York

The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded YOTEL New York LEED "Gold" certification. The Green Building Certification Institute has verified the certification.

6 Sep 2012

Order File for Eco Red Shield Coated Lumber Continues to Grow

Eco Building Products’ affiliate, Interstate + Lakeland Lumber supplied two additional house packages of Eco Red Shield coated lumber.

5 Sep 2012

Soluxe Solar Confers Solar Flare Award to The Delta Project

Soluxe Solar, the company that leverages solar power to help homeowners and small business owners fulfill their energy needs, has conferred the Solar Flare award on the green building project, The Delta.

16 Aug 2012

Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Spaces for Future Interactive Eco-Schools

A consortium of companies has made a commitment towards interactive eco-schools for the future. Burdinola, Ojmar, Giroa, Akaba, Alecop, LKS Ingeniera S.Coop., and Virtualware form the consortium. The HABIC, TECNALIA Research and Innovation, and Mondragon University are also taking part in the initiative.

24 Jul 2012

Visibly Transparent Solar Cells Generate Electricity from Windows

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have created a new type of transparent polymer solar cells (PSC) that are capable of generating electricity. These cells can be fixed onto windows. The novel technology allows people within the buildings to see outside as they are visibly transparent.

21 Jul 2012

Comprehensive Report on Building Integrated Photovoltaics Roofing Markets

Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘Building Integrated Photovoltaics Roofing Markets - 2012’ to its database.

19 Jul 2012

Freiburg Researcher Team Produces Natural Hard Foams from Bark Extract

Homeowners who don't want to insulate their walls with environmentally harmful foams will soon have an ecological alternative: hard foams made of tannin, a compound found in tree bark.

6 Jul 2012