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Ambitious Green Projects Focus on Basics
The gleaming new solar panels on Trolley Square send a clear message to passers-by that this new affordable mid-rise project is a green building designed to use less energy than conventional construction.
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Go-Ahead to Study PV Use
The Electrical Contracting Foundation has recognized a need to better understand the photovoltaic (PV) market, and has voted to fund a study of the technology. In addition, the foundation has noted that the increasing application of PV systems is 'sparking turf wars among various building trades.'
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Solar incentives; Massachusetts sub vs. employee test; energy-saving lighting design guides; more
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Building in the Alaskan bush
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Builders find new reasons to go solar
Nothing says “green building” more clearly than a gleaming line of solar panels tilted to catch the sunlight.
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New tax break takes shape; top-dollar tarps in New Orleans; unvented crawlspace design guide; 2005 Solar Decathlon; more
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Satellite radio setup
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Q. Solar modules that can be installed in place of roof shingles seem to make more sense than PV modules mounted on racks above the roof (see "Installing Solar Electric Power," 3/05). Besides being much less noticeable, it seems that using photovoltaic sh
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A photovoltaic system should be properly sized, built to code, and installed so the roof doesn't leak.
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Q. How cost-effective are solar panels?