The Green Building Top 5 - July 15, 2015
Here are the Top 5 highlights and links to the past week's most compelling articles on green building and LEED.
Prefab Revolution? Factory houses are the secret to green building
The building sector globally currently consumes more energy (34%) than the transport sector (27%) or the industry sector (28%). It is also the biggest polluter, with the biggest potential for significant cuts to greenhouse gas emissions compared to other sectors, at no cost. Read Full Article
Warren Buffett Scores Cheapest Solar Electricity Rate
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s NV Energy agreed to pay 3.87 cents a kilowatt-hour for power from a 100-megawatt project that First Solar Inc. is developing, according to a filing with regulators.
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California Wants all Homes to be Net Zero by 2020
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) have launched a residential Zero Net Energy Action Plan to build a self-sustaining market for all new homes to be net-zero energy by 2020. Read Full Article
Tesla In Russia, 2016 Land Rover Diesels Priced, China Builds 25,000 Green Cars
Today, we have Tesla love from Russia, pricing information for the 2016 Land Roverdiesel models, and a report that China is building electric cars and plug-in hybrids at rates exceeding those of the U.S. and Japan. All this and more on Green Car Reports.Read Full Article
Marijuana Growing Spikes Denver Electricity Demand
Surging electricity consumption by Colorado's booming marijuana industry is sabotaging Denver's push to use less energy — just as the White House perfects a Clean Power Plan to cut carbon pollution. Read Full Article
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