• Greenbuild Exhibitor Highlight: WattStopper

    While at Greenbuild, WattStopper displayed how to optimize LEED projects with Digital Lighting Management (DLM) and plug load controls, in other words how to “turbocharge your energy savings!”

  • Greenbuild International Conference & Expo Post Show Roundup

    This week, the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo kicked off and Eco News Network was there to get the scoop. We toured the expo looking for highlights to share with our readers and will be posting daily for you to stay in the loop!

  • Enlighted Announces $14 Million in Funding from Tier I Investors

    An innovative lighting and energy management company launches technology platform designed to reduce building energy consumption by 50-75 percent, validating its mission to eliminate energy waste.                                                                     Enlighted, Inc.®, a breakthrough building sense and control company, launched the Enlighted Lighting Control system and announced the successful closing of a $14 million round of funding from Kleiner [...]

  • Artificial Leaf Makes Fuel from Sunlight

    Using an artificial leaf to turn the energy of sunlight into fuel that can be used later as an energy source seems like something from a sci-fi movie, but it’s not. To see for yourself, check out this eco-informative article from Environmental Protection, a website that provides news about “the solution resource for managing air, [...]

  • 2011 Solar Decathlon Winner Declared

    The University of Maryland was announced as the winner of the 2011 Solar Decathlon prestigious clean energy competition.   U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the winners of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 at the National Mall’s West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. The University of Maryland won top honors overall by designing, [...]

  • Greenbuild Exhibitor Spotlight: Solar Gard Specialty Films

    We are constantly trying to find a way to reduce our energy consumption. Well, thanks to Solar Gard Specialy Films we can!  At Greenbuild, Solar Gard will be demonstrating their new Solar Gard® Silver AG 50 Low E window film that can reduce your energy consumption during both cold and warm periods! It even provides [...]

  • Construction Begins for Solar Decathlon 2011

    The U.S. Department of Energy is holding its 2011 Solar Decathlon. It is an award-winning program that challenges collegiate students from around the world to design, build and operate solar-powered houses that are affordable, highly energy efficient, attractive and easy to live in. The competition shows consumers how to save money and energy with affordable [...]

  • Solar Powered Parking Lots

    We have all heard of the benefits of solar energy for several years now. It can greatly reduce, even completely offset, utilities bills by generating power when electricity is at its most expensive (usually during daytime hours). Solar energy can be used to power almost anything: it can run your car and heat your pool [...]

  • Solar Powering a Big Apple

    According to a recent piece by CNN, 2/3s of the rooftops in New York City are suitable for solar power. With one million rooftops, well, you can figure out that math. It’s a lot of kilowatts. So much, in fact, that it could power half the city, which would do wonders for the elimination of heat wave [...]

  • Boston Ranks in Top 10 Greenest Cities in U.S., Canada

    Coastal cities, including Boston, outperformed more inland cities in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest report on environmental sustainability. Ranking 27 U.S. and Canadian cities on their eco-friendly initiatives, the Green City Index aims to provide a unique tool to help cities learn from each other in order to better assess common environmental problems.

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