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  FEDERAL HOUSING DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES 100 GREEN RETROFIT AWARDS
Sep 1, 2010
The awards from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) are expected to benefit approximately 8,112 homes.
  TEAM TO RECEIVE UP TO $122 MILLION FROM DOE TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIES TO MAKE BUILDINGS MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT
Sep 1, 2010
The Energy Innovation Hub, led by Pennsylvania State University, will be located at the Philadelphia Navy Yard Clean Energy campus.
  AIA SEEKS PASSAGE OF PACE LEGISLATION
Sep 1, 2010
The American Institute of Architects indicates its support for PACE legislation that Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Rep. Mike Thompson recently introduced.
  ACEEE, AHAM PROPOSE PLAN FOR EFFICIENT HOME APPLIANCES
Aug 16, 2010
The plan would be implemented through improved efficiency standards and tax policies for refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, dishwashers, and room air conditioners.
  ALL DOE FACILITIES TO INSTALL ‘COOL ROOFS' -- WHERE PRACTICAL
Aug 2, 2010
The U.S. Department of Energy's strategy for cool roofs also involves a letter to other federal agencies and an expansion of research. A DOE spokesperson provides details in an interview with Green Building Insider.
  ICC URGES U.S. GOVERNMENT TO REFERENCE IGCC
Aug 2, 2010
The International Code Council submits comments on the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Design Standards for New Federal Buildings notice of proposed rulemaking July 28.
  ENERGY-EFFICIENCY ADVOCATES PRAISE SENATE'S ACTION ON FEDERAL BUILDINGS PERSONNEL TRAINING BILL; ASE PRAISES HOME STAR ACTION; HOUSE LAWMAKERS WEIGH IN ON FORESTRY CONTROVERSY
Aug 2, 2010
The buildings bill, which one industry predicted to Green Building Insider has about a 90 percent chance of passing during this session, is designed to help President Obama (D) achieve his goal of reducing the energy consumption of the federal government by training federal facility managers to implement and properly use existing energy-efficient technologies. Also, the Alliance to Save Energy has applauded the inclusion of Home Star in the Democrats' new energy proposal, and House lawmakers have recommended a policy change on forestry products to the U.S. Green Building Council.
  UNI-SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOFTOP PRODUCTS PLANNED FOR COUNTRY'S FIRST NET-ZERO-ENERGY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; OTHER DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING SOLAR BUILDINGS TRANSPIRE
Aug 2, 2010
Morton Solar & Wind secures a $2.16-million contract to install a 340-kilowatt photovoltaic system on the new Richardsville Elementary School. Aide Solar and Tioga Energy also report developments involving solar buildings.
 
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