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Green Building: Jobs of the Future

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Buildings offer greatest energy savings potential

Buildings offer greatest energy savings potential

December 17, 2011

A recent survey of 425 energy-related businesses, NGOs, academics, and national and local government officials from around the world concludes that buildings offer the greatest potential for energy efficiency (EE) at the national level.


Seattle Expands Energy Efficiency Buildings Program

Seattle Expands Energy Efficiency Buildings Program

November 22, 2011

The City of Seattle is sending letters to the owners of 8,000 buildings this week informing them of its new building energy-efficiency program. The program aims to help building owners and managers reduce their energy costs through benchmarking - or measuring and rating a building's energy performance.


US focus on fossil fuels is out of touch with mainstream America

US focus on fossil fuels is out of touch with mainstream America

November 16, 2011

Are those in Congress and the White House who embrace the agendas of coal, oil, gas, and nuclear industries in sync … or out of touch … with the mainstream of America?


New Report: Cleantech on the Rise

New Report: Cleantech on the Rise

November 07, 2011

Like the harnessing of electricity, the development of railways, or the invention of the telephone, clean tech is a generational opportunity.


Urban green areas and roofs regulate temperature and reduce energy

Urban green areas and roofs regulate temperature and reduce energy

October 22, 2011

A new study highlights the positive effects of plants and trees in cities, Covering roofs with plants, rather than black roofs, reduces the energy required to heat and cool buildings.


Innovative ways to reduce CO2 emissions from the cement industry

Innovative ways to reduce CO2 emissions from the cement industry

October 22, 2011

Technological advances in European cement production could reduce energy consumption by up to 10% and CO2emissions by 4%, according to a new analysis.


Zerofootprint Re-Skinning Awards at Greenbuild

Zerofootprint Re-Skinning Awards at Greenbuild

October 11, 2011

The winners of the 2011 Zerofootprint Re-Skinning Awards were announced at the U.S. Green Building Council's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, showcasing excellence in holistic retrofitting projects from around the world.


World's Largest Green Building Conference to Open in Toronto

World's Largest Green Building Conference to Open in Toronto

September 28, 2011

The U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) annual conference and expo is making its way to Toronto next week to celebrate "what's next" in green building.


Canada's home shines at solar competition

Canada's home shines at solar competition

September 26, 2011

Canada's team has already shown an estimated 7000 people through the Cenovus TRTL solar home - more than any other team so far in the U.S. Department of Energy's 2011 Solar Decathlon.


University of Calgary fields soleTeam Canada entry at Solar Decathlon 2011

University of Calgary fields soleTeam Canada entry at Solar Decathlon 2011

September 13, 2011

A student team from the University of Calgary is Canada’s sole entry in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon 2011 taking place on the National Mall in Washington D.C. September 23-October 2, 2011.


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