Tag: solar power
PearlX Brings Solar Amenities to Apartment Residents at New Sand Canyon Residential Community in...
PearlX, an energy infrastructure and capital partner to multifamily owners and developers, has committed to invest $3 million to bring a solar power and...
Two myths of solar
There are a couple reasons that I am thinking about solar and the myths about its efficacy today.
As I look out my window and...
Contemplating solar
My husband tells me this is a true event, although I do not have any memory of it. In 2017, I had surgery and...
East LA Community Corporation Launches Transitioning to All-Electric Energy Across Housing Portfolio
As part of its mission to enhance housing sustainability and improve public health in the Boyle Heights community of Los Angeles, the East LA...
The good stuff is at the bottom
As a child, I loved it when my grandmother would pick my brother and me up for an afternoon playdate. It was the best....
Five technologies that will enable net-zero for buildings
With the Biden administration setting aggressive goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, building owners and operators should expect increasing emphasis on energy efficiency in...
In hot water
When, in September 2015, the 182-unit Avalon Hayes Valley apartment complex in San Francisco was awarded LEED Platinum Certification in the Multifamily Midrise category,...
Walking on sunshine
The recently released MIT study, “The Future of Solar Energy,” takes an in-depth look at the solar power industry, and provides up-to-date information on...
Here comes the sun
The program allows energy consumers to buy electricity from community solar installations, built by private companies in or near their communities. Each installation would...
Old school transformed into net-zero apartments
Finally realizing their dream, he and his wife, Barbara, stood inside one of those apartments in March watching that crew work on some of...
Trends to watch
That demise continues to stir debate among those who believe the mandate takes away consumer choice for old-school bulbs, which make up about half...
The golden state and distributed power
One of the state's highest-profile leadership roles has been on the issue of the environment. For example, California legislators passed and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger...
