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Smart Glass Maker Opens New Plant
SageGlass begins manufacturing electrochromic glass at a new facility in Minnesota
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Residential Photovoltaic Installations on the Rise
A solar industry trade group reports that the average cost of a residential PV installation has fallen below $5 per watt
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Floating Offshore Wind Turbine is Launched in Maine
The prototype is the first of its kind in North America and follows five years of research and development at the University of Maine
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A Net-Zero Energy Apartment Complex Opens in San Diego
This 114-unit project has plastic lawns, but residents can use a smart phone app to check energy consumption and adust their thermostats
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U.S. Colleges Take ‘Climate-Neutral’ Pledge
More than 600 colleges have signed a pact to reduce the global warming potential of their campus buildings
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Researchers Learn Lessons from Remarkably Durable Roman Concrete
A Roman breakwater submerged for 2,000 years could hold the keys to reducing carbon emissions from cement manufacturing
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A Commercial Building in California Gets a Net-Zero Retrofit
The building is said to be the first renovated commercial structure in the state that will be able to reach net-zero performance
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NRDC: Burning Trees to Make Electricity is an ‘Environmental Disaster’
The Natural Resources Defense Council sounds the alarm over increasing wood pellet exports to Europe
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Demand for PV Panels to Grow
Analysts predict that demand for photovoltaic modules this year will exceed 2012 levels by nearly 20%
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Builders Complete ‘Canada’s Greenest Home’
A sustainable building school in Ontario wraps up construction of this zero-energy spec house