Buildings that can make their own energy have long been a goal for environmentally motivated architects and engineers, but the means for doing so have mostly been limited to bulky solar panels and wind turbines high enough to raise the ire of almost any community’s zoning board. Now, however, a new generation of photovoltaic curtainwalls, [...]
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Give Your Electricity Bill a Really Close Shave
June 18th, 2010 · Comments Off · Marketing copywriting, Writing
Up to 72% of the electricity generated by U.S. power plants goes to keeping our buildings running, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. Energy probably is a significant line item in your budget, if you are a building owner (or your clients’ expenses, if you work for building owners). New and developing [...]