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October 12, 2009Scheuten Solar's BIPV project at a school of agriculture in the French region of Bourges is now complete. The company delivered 334 PVB glass-glass solar modules to the school in time for completion.Scheuten also gave technical support to its customer regarding the country specific building codes, which are due to get more detailed based on the new BIPV regulations brought in with feed-in tariff...
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October 9, 2009New York has been and continues to be the most populous and economically powerful city in the U.S. Its expansive global reach and political prowess has given it an edge over cities like Chicago and LA and now it is also hoping to get an edge in the green market and more specifically solar energy.Governor of New York, David Patterson is looking to cut down on greenhouse emissions and energy costs...
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October 9, 2009Across the USA, states are falling short of their goals to increase the use of renewable energy as Congress weighs a national renewable-energy standard.Thirty-five states have set goals to use more electricity from solar panels, windmills and other renewable forms of energy, according to a database funded by the Energy Department. There is no central clearinghouse of states' compliance records,...
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October 6, 2009Officials at ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa., including members of ASTM International Committee E44 on Solar, Geothermal, and Other Energy Sources, and ASTM International Committee C14 on Glass and Glass Products, got together with U.S. Department of Energy representatives, Sept. 29, for an organizational meeting for a new ASTM International activity on solar glass.Objectives of...
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October 5, 2009Many in the commercial and residential window and door industry fear energy efficiency policy is outpacing the technology itself and that buyers, particularly in the commercial market, need more education on the subject.These were just two of the concerns raised at the Energy Efficiency Town Hall Forum held in conjunction with GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo Sept. 29-...
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September 14, 2009After months of promoting President Obama's climate plan as a vehicle to create millions of clean-energy jobs, supporters of the legislation are increasingly pushing another strategy -- its benefits for national security.It's a deliberate, anxiety-themed effort to press a handful of fence-sitting moderates to support a bill that will probably be the administration's next great legislative push...
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September 9, 2009A coalition of environmental, labor, veterans and religious groups formally launched a national lobbying campaign Tuesday [Sept. 8] aimed at mobilizing grass-roots support for passage of a Senate climate bill this fall.The group--dubbed Clean Energy Works--marks perhaps the most ambitious effort yet to enact legislation that would cap greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming. The...
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September 8, 2009Plans for a new 200-meter high super sustainable skyscraper in Shenzhen, China, have been unveiled.The 96,000-square-meter building will be the regional headquarters for the Shenzhen Energy Co.The façade will be made with folded skin that shades the office complex from direct sunlight and integrates solar thermal panels, reducing the overall energy consumption of the building, according to...
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September 8, 2009Solyndra Inc., a Fremont [Calif.] company that designs and manufactures photovoltaic systems, is getting the backing of Uncle Sam to expand its operations, adding as many as 3,000 jobs.The U.S. Department of Energy says it will offer a $535 million loan guarantee to Solyndra, according to a Sept. 4 CVBT report.
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September 1, 2009Builders covet LEED certification — it stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — as a way to gain tax credits, attract tenants, charge premium rents and project an image of environmental responsibility. But the gap between design and construction, which LEED certifies, and how some buildings actually perform led the program last week to announce that it would begin...
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Viracon, Inc. officials announced that the glass fabricator will make an investment of more than $30 million at its Owatonna, Minn., facility, to install a new coater. The company decided to install the new coating technology in Minnesota because the Owatonna facility is centrally located and has the most extensive product capabilities and technical talent, according to a release....
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Officials of PPG Industries announced several executive appointments, February 21, that are effective immediately.Michael McGarry, PPG executive vice president, has assumed leadership responsibility for the company’s flat glass businesses. He will also lead PPG's architectural coatings businesses in the Americas and Asia Pacific, as well as the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region....
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As the prognosis for the design and construction industry continues to improve, the Architecture Billings Index is reflecting its strongest growth since November 2007, according to the American Institute of Architects. The January ABI score was 54.2, up sharply from a mark of 51.2 in December.“We have been pointing in this direction for the last several months, but this is the strongest...
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