Newport News, Virginia is leading the state in energy efficiency when it comes to illuminating their public schools. The district teamed up with Cree, a maker of high performance, low-emission LED fixtures to replace the lighting systems of seven area schools.
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Aug, 2012
The new Dutch-Colonial farmhouse being constructed off of Holladay Park Road in Gambrills may look like many other homes you’d find in the quiet Maryland suburb.
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Aug, 2012
Two electric engineers from Virginia Tech have developed a way to make solar energy a more sustainable option for consumers. If enacted widely, it could help Virginia reach its voluntary goal of reducing energy consumption statewide a total of 10 percent by the year 2022.
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Aug, 2012
The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announced this month that a new energy efficiency program aimed at helping the state’s farmers will be named for longtime public servant Kathleen Mathias.
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Aug, 2012
(ARA) – Your home – it’s your castle, your sanctuary. But could the place you go to escape the rest of the world be bad for you? Formaldehyde, chloroform and even asbestos could be in your home and you may not even know it. First, the good news. “Today we’re designing houses that are green-friendly,” … Continue reading Is your home making you sick?
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Aug, 2012
What started out as a year-long experiment for a family of six has spawned the construction of the first Bosch Net-Zero home, a type of house that give off no emissions, in the United States.
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Aug, 2012
In Belfast, Maine, a new model for energy efficient living is taking shape, as a group of environmentally conscious individuals have started inhabiting an “Eco-Village” within the town.
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Aug, 2012
Back in February, the Maryland Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved the sale of Constellation Energy to Exelon, a Chicago based utility provider.
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Aug, 2012
A new study from the August edition of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, a monthly medical journal, found that owning a home may be more healthy for an occupant than renting a space.
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Aug, 2012
The modern home is a very different place than the traditional house with a grand dining room, and the way inhabitants use these spaces has changed significantly.