Filed under: CleanTech, Climate Change, Green Building, Sustainability | Tags: DOE, Energy Star, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Standards, Sustainability Practices, Wind
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced that it has launched a “Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative.” This is a combined effort of the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy and DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office. The initiative has the two pronged objective of increasing U.S. manufacturing competitiveness (1) in the production of clean energy products, and (2) by increasing energy productivity. (more…)
Filed under: Green Building | Tags: ASHRAE, Green Building, LEED V4, LEED®, Standards, Sustainability Practices, USGBC
LEED V4 is the most recent update to the LEED rating systems. There are 23 credits with substantive changes, with primary changes in three categories: new market sectors, increased technical rigor and streamlined services. In order to vote on the proposed changes, (more…)
Filed under: Green Building, Sustainability | Tags: Green Building, LEED®
On February 20, 2013, Joyce K. Hackenbrach, a partner in Pepper Hamilton’s Construction Practice Group, published an article entitled “Smart Contracting for Green Design and Construction” in the Green Building News. The article explores the importance of (more…)
Filed under: Green Building, Sustainability | Tags: Events, Green Building, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Sustainability Practices
In its third year, the PA / NJ Sustainability Symposium bills itself as an event that “brings together industry, education and community leaders to share best practices, ask challenging questions and provide cutting edge information about sustainability in the Delaware Valley.”
The conference will be held at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA on Tuesday, March 12th from 7:45 am to 1:30 pm. (more…)
Filed under: CleanTech, Green Building | Tags: Brownfields, EPA, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Practices
In a December 2012 Guidance Memo, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Assistant Administrators for Enforcement and Solid Waste set forth enforcement principles intended to enhance protections for developers of renewable energy projects on contaminated or previously contaminated “brownfield” properties. The new guidance clarifies that (more…)
