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Energy-Efficient Construction Adds $820 to Cost of Home
A new study from the Building Codes Assistance Project reveals that the average incremental cost of constructing a new home to meet the current energy efficiency building code is relatively small, and that owners will recoup those costs through energy savings in less than four years.
Date: 11/20/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Buildings, HVAC, Materials, Economic Impact
Tags: economics, energy costs, energy retrofits, energy savings, energy-efficient construction, green building, paybackm
Engineers Envision 'Two-Dimensional' Graphene Metamaterials and One-Atom-Thick Optical Devices
University of Pennsylvania engineers have proposed the possibility of 'two-dimensional' metamaterials that could be achieved by controlling the conductivity of sheets of graphene.
Date: 06/09/2011
Type: News
Technologies: Materials, Computing and Networks, Electronics
Tags: graphene
Flexible Solar Power Shingles Transform Roofs From Wasted Space To Energy Source
Using thin film technology, flexible solar panels could be made into small panels, then applied to a roof like shingles.
Date: 06/08/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Solar/Photovoltaics, Materials
Tags: flexible solar cell, integrated building design, roofs, solar power shingles, thin film
For a Premier Lab, a Zero-Energy Showcase
The Department of Energy's new Research Support Facility on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory campus is now the nation's largest zero-energy office building.
Date: 07/06/2010
Type: Article, News, Video
Technologies: Buildings, Control Systems, HVAC, Materials
Tags: building, building efficiency, building energy use, department of energy, green building, LEED, net zero energy, NREL
High-Tech Green Building Materials Are Transforming Construction
Recently, there has been a boom in green building materials like insulation and energy efficient windows.
Date: 06/30/2009
Type: Blog
Technologies: Materials
Tags: clean tech, green building, green materials
Homes Go From 'Superefficient' To Zero Carbon Emissions In Europe
Many European nations are investing heavily in green building, attempting to make a significant portion of structures carbon neutral.
Date: 08/10/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Materials, Modeling
Tags: building code, building efficiency, carbon neutral, energy efficiency programs, green building, Net Zero Energy Home
Large Hadron Collider Spurs Use of New Superconductive Cables
Following the lead of the Large Hadron Collider, companies and research groups are focusing on ways to integrate high efficiency cables made of superconductive filaments into a smart grid.
Date: 06/17/2010
Type: Article, News
Technologies: Materials, Smart Grid, Utilities
Tags: smart grid, superconductors, Transmission
Making Smart Windows that Are Also Cheap
Soladigm has developed a more cost-effective method for making electrochromic windows that let people adjust light and heat levels with the flick of a switch.
Date: 08/13/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings, Materials
Tags: electrochromic windows, Soladigm, thin film deposition
MIT Taps Local Utility for 'Bold' Energy Efficiency Program
With the help of its local utility, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will launch a three-year energy efficiency project , "MIT Efficiency Forward," that will trim electricity use 15 percent and save the university $50 million.
Date: 05/26/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Buildings, HVAC, Materials, Lighting & Displays
Tags: green construction, Nstar, renovations
New Process Makes Heat-Harvesting Materials Cheaply
Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute discover a cost-effective way to create theroelectric materials.
Date: 01/19/2012
Type: News
Technologies: Materials
Tags: nanomaterials, thermoelectrics

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