The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch of its inaugural National Geothermal Student Competition. DOE, through its Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP), will provide up to $100,000 to fund as many as 10 collegiate teams that will participate in this competition. In this intercollegiate competition—the first ever to address geothermal education—student teams will be [...]
Even as Congress failed to take major action on climate and energy legislation in 2010, states across the United States achieved major new strides in energy efficiency, according to the 2010 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard from the nonprofit and independent American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).
As it continues to make progress to achieve aggressive energy reduction goals, the Postal Service this week marked National Energy Awareness Month, with postal officials highlighting savings and encouraging employees, suppliers and mail industry partners to conserve even more energy.
Home energy efficiency is valued by the vast majority of American homeowners, with 89 percent of national survey respondents indicating that making their home more energy efficient is important to them personally.
Green Education Services, a global green building education provider, is now offering the new EPA-mandated lead paint certification course for Certified Renovators. Beginning October 1, 2010, any contractor, renovator, painter, plumber, and other construction-industry professional must have this lead certification if they plan to work on residences or child-occupied facilities that were built before 1978. [...]
In a letter steered by Congressmen Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) to the U.S. Green Building Council, 79 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing 35 different states, have urged the organization to “accept all credible forest certification systems for qualification under the LEED rating system” including the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. On [...]
Green Mountain College has announced that one of its residence halls has been designated as a LEED(r) gold certified building by the U.S. Green Building Council. SAGE Hall, which stands for “Students for Academic and Green Engagement,” is the seventh major gold certified building in Vermont and the first in Rutland County. It is also [...]
According to the Citizen-Times, approximately 340 city residents will be trained in weatherization, biofuels and sustainable building in hopes of finding a new career in the area’s emerging green industries. The training at organizations like Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Asheville Green Opportunities and others is funded by an $800,000 stimulus grant received by Asheville Buncombe Community [...]
The Masonry Heater Association (MHA) of North America will host a masonry heater building workshop April 16 to the 22nd, 2010 at Wildacres Retreat, 1565 Wildacres Road, Little Switzerland, North Carolina, as reported in the EarthTimes. Expert masons will be leading the classes all week. Learn how this old technology is being used today as [...]