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Solar windows: the future of zero-carbon buildings?
2016-05-16 01:00:00| Power Technology
An Innovate UK-funded industry group is working on a new generation of transparent solar panel technology that matches the costs and performance of standard high-performance glazing while delivering clean, renewable energy to the buildings in which t
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United States: San Francisco mandates solar panels on new buildings
2016-04-22 01:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Never mind that San Francisco is known for waves of fog rolling in from the bay. This week, it became the first major city in the United States to mandate solar panels on new buildings with fewer than 10 floors. The Better Roofs Ordinance, unanimously approved by the city`s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, builds off of existing California law that requires 15 percent of new rooftops to be "solar ready." Now, those solar-ready roofs will have to include functioning solar panels. While it`s...
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San Francisco adopts law requiring solar panels on all new buildings
2016-04-21 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Green: Tech capital becomes first large US city to require solar installations on new commercial and residential rooftops San Francisco has this week passed landmark legislation requiring all new buildings under 10 storeys in height to be fitted with rooftop solar panels. The city's San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the new rule on Tuesday, making the metropolis the largest in the US to mandate solar installations on new properties. Smaller Californian cities such as Lancaster...
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San Francisco adopts law requiring solar panels on all new buildings
2016-04-20 23:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inestment UnderGround: Though not the first municipality in California to require solar panels, San Francisco is by far the largest city in the state to institute the requirement and the first major city in the United States to do so. The Better Roofs Ordinance, introduced by supervisor Scott Wiener, is expected to add 50,000 solar panels and avert 26.3 million tons of carbon dioxide annually-equivalent to emissions from 5,000 cars driven for a year-just based on construction already in the pipeline, according to the...
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High lead levels reported in 7 East Lansing, Mich., school buildings
2016-04-20 18:38:00| American School & University
Water at the affected faucets has been turned off while school officials determine how to resolve the situation. read more
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