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Say goodbye to solar power tax credits

November 6, 2015

In 2016 the U.S. will learn if renewable energy can survive without government support. The most significant tax credit for...

New California plant may determine country’s future in seawater desalination

November 4, 2015

The AP reports on the nation’s largest seawater desalination plant in Carlsbad, Calif., set to open later this year. Supporters...

Planned SoCal water treatment plant would make district self-reliant on local water

November 4, 2015

The Los Angeles Times reports on a plans at the Water Replenishment District of Southern California for a $95 million...

Duke Energy takes aim at solar panels atop N.C. church

November 4, 2015

InsideClimate news, a Pulitzer Prize-winning web-based news organization, reports on a case that could reshape third-party solar. Duke Energy, North...

How HVAC Helps Cat Pictures Rule The Internet

November 1, 2015

Facebook stores billions of cat pictures and other images users share for perpetuity in a drastically different way than even...

ICC, ASHRAE publish new code resource for water efficiency

October 27, 2015

The International Code Council and ASHRAE have partnered to publish 2015 WEP: Water Efficiency Provisions of the International Green Construction...

Nashville Airport Authority breaks ground on North America’s largest geothermal lake plate cooling system

October 22, 2015

In an innovative use of a former rock quarry, the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) today broke ground on what...

ASPE’s Green Plumbing Design certificate program coming to Maryland, Illinois in early 2016

October 21, 2015

The Green Plumbing Design certificate program, sponsored by the American Society of Plumbing Engineers and the International Association of Plumbing...