The Green Building Top 5 - June 17, 2015

Residential Solar Installs Post Largest Quarterly Growth Ever

Residential installations of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) panels in the U.S. led the solar power market in the first quarter of this year, posting a record sequential 11% growth rate. That's the largest such uptick in history. Read Full Article

The Economics of HVAC Automation for Commercial Real Estate

What is HVAC Automation? Quite simply taking all of the heating and cooling equipment in a building and making it work more efficiently than just on a schedule or by immediate demand. The return for the effort to automate the operation of such equipment is good for several reasons. Read Full Article

All Entrepreneurship Is 'Social' Entrepreneurship

When you use a word enough times it tends to lose its meaning. "Social" is hitting that point, and that's a good thing. Truth is, "social" entrepreneurship really never was a thing, not because good wasn't coming from the companies that espoused it, but rather because it was redundant. Read Full Article

The Better Buildings Challenge Has Saved $1 Billion in Energy Costs in 2 Years

The program launched in 2011 and had more than 7,000 buildings participating in 2012. In 2014, that figure more rose to 32,000 buildings, with an energy cost savings of $840 million last year alone. Read Full Article

LED Lights are Cheaper Than CFLs Now

GE unveiled its Bright Stik LED last week, a 60-watt-equivalent bulb that is designed to woo consumers away from compact fluorescents, a technology many users were never thrilled with in the first place. Read Full Article