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McCarthy Begins Construction of Four New Solar Projects in Texas and Arizona with 200 New Registered Apprenticeships, Targeting Inflation Reduction Act Compliance

Civil + Structural Engineer

The projects, which are in varying stages of construction, will bring a combined total of over 1GW of renewable energy to communities in Arizona and Texas once fully commissioned. Energy Information Administration (EIA) says ‘by the end of 2024, the U.S. is set to add 63 GW of photovoltaic power.’

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Civil Engineers: Maine’s Infrastructure Grade Improves to a ‘C’

CCR Magazine

Of the 16 categories, six (hazardous waste, rail, roads, schools, stormwater, and solid waste) saw grade increases, while three (bridges, energy, and levees) saw grade decreases compared to the 2020 report card. Between 2010 and 2020, Maine made substantial progress in reducing the number of bridges in poor condition.

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

Stok

This directly translates to building energy codes. In the United States, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning (ASHRAE) and International Code Council (ICC) primarily lead the efforts to develop energy codes, with help from the U.S. And, the result of this baseline?

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Community.

Natural Building

November 17, 2010. There is a very encouraging movement across the United States where communities or groups of people are pooling their resources to establish local renewable energy projects. The Clean Energy Collective assists with establishing community owned renewable energy facilities. Post a Comment.

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Tactical issues for renovating university research buildings

BDC Network

But with universities seeing increased demand for applied, interdisciplinary research and the influence of emerging technologies—artificial intelligence, automation, computer simulation, and intelligent laboratory instrument management systems—the rate of change is accelerating. To Build (Anew), Or Not to Build?

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Business Facilities

In January 2010, Tennessee passed the First to the Top Act (FTTT). The state also fully implemented its Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM) educator evaluation system. It may surprise some folks that the birthplace of Big Oil also rules the roost in our Renewable Energy Leaders—Power Generation ranking.

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Refuting “Planet of the Humans” Claims

Natural Building

This recent article at insideclimatenews.org titled Inside Clean Energy: 6 Things Michael Moore’s ‘Planet of the Humans’ Gets Wrong , written by Dan Gearino claims that t he documentary’s “facts” are deceptive and misleading and way out of date. Most solar systems come with warranties of at least 20 years.