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LA's Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Ordinance Free Workshop, July 14

Existing Green Buildings

by AbbieKnight

USGBC-LA and LABBC are facilitating a series of monthly workshops to help building owners comply with the city's new Existing Building Energy & Water Efficiency (EBEWE) Ordinance. This ordinance requires multifamily, commercial, and governm… more...

  Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 637 views | Posted on: 06/23/2017 | Last updated: 06/23/2017

India Ends Plans to Build Coal Power Stations Due to Low Solar Energy Prices

Solar Energy

by AbbieKnight

The recent plummet in solar prices has resulted in India cancelling plans to build almost fourteen gigawatts of coal-fired power station. According to Tim Buckley, Director of Energy Finance Studies at The Institute for Energy Economics an… more...

  Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 1026 views | Posted on: 06/16/2017 | Last updated: 06/16/2017

New guest blog posts - USGBC

by StacySinclair Technical writer

In the past two weeks we've had guest writers post to the USGBC-LA blog. John Aidun talks about sustainable energy and computing and the USGBC-LA Board talks about the Paris Accord. I hope you'll check them out and leave a comment: www.us… more...

  Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 1198 views | Posted on: 06/10/2017 | Last updated: 06/10/2017

Verge Hawaii: Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit 2017 June 20-22

clean energy,Building Efficiency,Sustainable Tourism,Decarbonizing Transportation

by Matt Z. Student

In partnership with the Hawaii State Energy Office, VERGE returns to Hawaii to lead the state’s transformation to a clean energy future. VERGE Hawaii: Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit focuses on how technology can help the state achiev… more...

  Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 834 views | Posted on: 06/07/2017 | Last updated: 06/07/2017

Webinar: Ending Energy Poverty May 30th 11:30-1:00pm

Energy Access,Affordable Energy

by Matt Z. Student

Global electrification reached 85.3% in 2014, however, over 1 billion people still do not have electricity and more than 2.7 billion people are without clean cooking facilities. What has worked in developing nations to increase access t… more...

  Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 2871 views | Posted on: 05/22/2017 | Last updated: 05/23/2017

The Future of the Grid May 24th 6-9pm

Energy Efficiency,Smart Grid,Electrical System

by Matt Z. Student

The energy industry is dramatically changing! In the face of expanding customer expectations, as today we use more electronic devices than ever, the demand for power continues to grow rapidly. With the increasing environmental regulation… more...

  Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 1125 views | Posted on: 05/22/2017 | Last updated: 05/23/2017

2017 Efficiency Exchange Conference

by ChristinaC Marketing Student

2017 Efficiency Exchange Conference May 9-10 Theme: "Energy Efficiency in a Changing Environment" Location: Oregon Convention Center - 777 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Portland, Oregon 97232 Efficiency Exchange is t… more...

  Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 1158 views | Posted on: 04/28/2017 | Last updated: 04/28/2017

NSTC Sustainability Forum Luncheon: Energy, Democracy, Gender and Equity in the Renewable Energy Transition

North Shore Technology Council,Energy Democracy

by ChristinaC Marketing Student

Sustainability Forum Luncheon: Energy, Democracy, Gender and Equity in the Renewable Energy Transition May 3 | 11:30-1pm 100 Cummings Center, Suite 221-E Beverly MA 01915 Join the North Shore Technology Council for lunch on May 3rd and… more...

  Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 525 views | Posted on: 04/28/2017 | Last updated: 04/28/2017

Solar experiment lets neighbors trade energy among themselves

clean energy,Solar Energy,Brooklyn,renewables,Microgrid

by Kalyani.rc Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Brooklyn is known the world over for things small-batch and local, like designer clogs, craft bourbon, and artisanal sauerkraut. Now, it is trying to add electricity to the list. In a promising experiment in an affluent swath of the boro… more...

  Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 5404 views | Posted on: 03/16/2017 | Last updated: 04/08/2017

Apple’s Solar Island in Japan to boost Clean Energy Promise

Solar,Apple Clean Energy

by Kalyani.rc Passive House / Sustainability Enthusiast

Marking a major boost to Apple's commitment to expand clean energy use in its operations and taking the clean energy campaign to suppliers, the iPhone maker's operations in Japan will be turning 100 percent renewable energy thanks to its Ja… more...

  Filed under: Energy

0 replies | 2942 views | Posted on: 03/16/2017 | Last updated: 03/16/2017

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