The Green Building Top 5 - December 24, 2015

USGBC's top 10 articles in 2015

2015 was a big year for the USGBC community, and for LEED, too. Here are our 10 most popular articles for the year. Read Full Article

Electric Cars To Biofuels: Here Are All The Energy Tax Breaks Congress Wants To Approve

For years, Republicans have criticized energy tax breaks for green energy companies, while Democrats have backed ending tax breaks for oil and gas companies. It seemed like Republican-control of Congress would have shattered the hopes of green energy companies to green more taxpayer-funded benefits, but in their rush to lift the ban on oil exports Republicans have agreed to extend tax credits for solar and wind energy. Read Full Article

Energy Management System Market Worth $58.59Bn By 2022: Grand View Research, Inc.

According to new report published by Grand View Research, global energy management system market size will reach $58.59 billion by 2022 from $20.49 billion in 2014, growing at CAGR of 14.3%, Concern to optimize and monitor energy utilization is expected to augment market growth. Read Full Article

Commercial PACE Booms Beyond California

After being eclipsed by residential property-assessed clean energy financing in 2014, commercial PACE projects lined up considerable funding in 2015, and not just in California. The Connecticut Green Bank just announced that Hannon Armstrong will provide up to $100 million for commercial PACE projects through the Green Bank’s C-PACE program. Read Full Article

Clean Energy Tax Break Extension Fuels Hopes for Boom

The U.K. government may have angered green businesses and NGOs last week with its controversial moves to cut subsidies for solar power and open up National Parks to fracking activity, but on the other side of the Atlantic a surprise bout of bi-partisanship led to a level of long-term policy certainty that analysts and industry insiders agreed would unleash a surge in investment in U.S. renewables projects. Read Full Article