The phrase “energy efficiency” pops up all the time. Why? Because it’s a big deal. Energy efficiency is now the nation’s third-largest “electricity resource.” The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) believes this is a significant story, and we do too. Consider this: energy efficiency saves American households about $840 … [continued]
We’ve interviewed a lot of great cleantech experts, celebrities, presidents, etc., over the years. I wanted to do a better job of 1) featuring some of these interviews, and 2) creating a spot where I can easily find them. So, here we are. Below (and on the following pages) are dozens … [continued]
Originally published on One Knob Consulting. By Nate Adams What if it was easy to find out how much energy a home uses and how much that energy costs? It could unlock a whole new market that doesn’t exist today worth hundreds of billions. According to an Elevate Energy study, … [continued]
Elon Musk is proposing adding building-integrated solar roofs to his arsenal of sustainable home energy appliances. Instead of an “aftermarket” attachment to an existing roof, like a solar array is today, he suggests actually making the roofing material itself generate solar power. “It’s not something on the roof — it … [continued]
Originally published on SolarLove. Speaking to analysts and investors during the Q2 earnings call for SolarCity on August 9, Elon Musk went into detail about his plans for what he calls the “Solar Roof.” It is not a system of solar panels mounted over an existing roof but the actual … [continued]
Originally published on ilsr.org. Below is part three of our City Power Play report, a report released in October 2013 (and still relevant today) about the types of policy solutions cities can enact to increase their ownership of renewable energy. Read part 1 and part 2, published last week. Permitting One authority … [continued]
Originally published on The ECOreport. By Terri Steele State and local governments embrace PACE because of its ability to create jobs, promote economic development, meet sustainability standards and improve local building stock using no public monies. According to PACENation, 32 US states and the District of Columbia have enabled PACE … [continued]
Originally published on The ECOreport. By Terri Steele “PACE in general is solving a marketplace failure in the residential sector in terms of energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation” — Ellen Qualls, Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs Renovate America At a time when investors are skittish over market … [continued]
Originally published on Green Building Elements. By Dawn Killough Wood buildings store carbon, instead of burning it up in manufacturing and production, as is the case for steel and concrete. A video recently released by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute makes the case for increased use of wood in building construction, even … [continued]
Originally published on Energy Smart Ohio. By Nate Adams This is the fourth part of this series about a Deep Energy Retrofit on a Habitat for Humanity of Portage County project in Ravenna OH. The first part talked about priorities and budget, the second part showed what we found in … [continued]
