Buildings

Renewable Cities Calls To Action

One of the panel discussions at the Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum was essentially a big call to action, or several different calls to action. Moderated by Stefan Schurig of the World Future Council, who I had a great one-on-one conversation with right before the panel, kicked off the session with the perfect topic … [continued]

Renewable Cities Conversations — 100% Renewable Energy, How Cities Can & Are Leading, &… Just…

I’ve been meaning for months to get back to covering all of the one-on-one conversations between cleantech experts that the Renewable Cities team organized during the Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum. Thanks to Christmas weekend, I can finally get to these! Below are six more of these conversations, followed at the end … [continued]

The Best Beer: [Guilt] Free Beer!

We all know what the best beer in the western United States is — Free Beer! Responsibly produced beer (aka guilt-free beer) comes in a close second, though, and that’s exactly what the good folks over at Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Boonville, California, are producing… and their message goes way … [continued]

Solar System Sans Roof Penetration — SolarPod Gets UL Certification

A recent press release reveals that the first-of-its-kind SolarPodTM has gotten UL certification. The SolarPodTM group of products is the first offer for US retail and commercial markets that provides no roof penetration, particularly helpful for sloped roofs (SolarPodTMCrown). The no-penetration SolarPod Crown cuts installation cost while at the same time achieving dependable reliability. This new product is for gable … [continued]