Enegy Star Rating System Explained by Asheville NC Custom Green Builder, Advantage Development Co.

Advantage Development Co. in Asheville, NC is a five (5) time “Parade of Homes” Best Builder Winner with satisfied clients scattered all over Western North Carolina. View this video to see what Energy Star Home rating can mean for your new home. Energy Star is the foundation of all “green” building certification programs. Spring is [...]

Beazer to Achieve ENERGY STAR Rating for Every New Home Built

Beazer to Achieve ENERGY STAR Rating for Every New Home Built
ATLANTA, GA — Beazer Homes USA, Inc., one of the country’s top 10 homebuilders, announced that 100 percent of the homes they start after February 14, 2011, will have earned the ENERGY STAR seal of approval, meeting strict government standards for energy efficiency and comfort.
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Lenovo ThinkPad First Laptop to Capture Underwriters Laboratories Environment Gold Rating

Lenovo ThinkPad First Laptop to Capture Underwriters Laboratories Environment Gold Rating
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lenovo is the first company to earn a Gold rating for the laptop category in UL Environment’s new Sustainable Product Certification (SPC) for high tech equipment.
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What is the power rating on Solar panels mean?

So i’m looking into using a solar panel to charge some 12V – DC – 5AH batteries. I’m planning on using a 12V solar panel. Ive been looking online and see alot with different ratings such as (2W, 5W, 7W, etc). What does the power rating mean?
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Miami’s green rating drops

Miami’s green rating drops
According to the Sierra Club’s fourth annual Coolest Schools ranking, Miami University is falling behind in it’s cool factor. This year, Miami dropped 40 spots on the Sierra Club’s list of America’s greenest campuses, falling from 87 to 127.
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Westin in Avon awarded AAA Four Diamond Rating

Westin in Avon awarded AAA Four Diamond Rating
AVON, Colorado — The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa at Beaver Creek Mountain announces it has been honored with the AAA Four Diamond Award for 2011 for being one of Colorado’s best hotels.
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Cambridge Apartments Earn LEED Gold Rating

Cambridge Apartments Earn LEED Gold Rating
Watermark Cambridge, a 321-unit apartment building in Kendall Square, has achieved a LEED Gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Home Energy Rating System Certificate Training – Things You’ll Learn in a Home Energy Rating System Training Certificate

As a house owner, you’ve to exercise a radical sense of responsibility. Also should you be responsible in keeping your home a healthy place to live in but it has to be something that will exude an utmost surroundings-friendly surrounding too. When it comes to the house energy system, you has to likewise be responsible [...]

The Whaler On Kaanapali Beach Earns Prestigious Green Eco-Leaf Rating

The Whaler On Kaanapali Beach Earns Prestigious Green Eco-Leaf Rating
The Whaler On Kaanapali Beach (http://www.istaygreen.org/property.cfm/hid/11240581) has earned a 2 Green Eco-Leaf Rating this week by completing a 70 point comprehensive eco-audit survey administered by iStayGreen.org – the online social network of environmentally friendly travel. (PRWeb Jun 22, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases …
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Where can I get a copy of the new SPEED-E sustainability rating system for cars?

I just read that a rating system for cars’ sustainability has just come out in the US.
That’s what I’m working on, too, for New Zealand.
I would love to take a look at that.
Do you know where to get a copy?

Is there any clothes dryer that has an energy star rating?

I looked at a lot of them this weekend and the washers have an energy guide but not the clothes dryers. I need one that is energy efficient,

Probe discredits Energy Star rating

Urban Green Energy Wind Turbines Can be Used to Satisfy the Requirements of Multiple LEED Rating Systems

Urban Green Energy Wind Turbines Can be Used to Satisfy the Requirements of Multiple LEED Rating Systems
As the real-estate market beings to recover, property owners, developers, and architects thinking about pursuing LEED certification should consider using Urban Green Energy vertical axis wind turbines to provide on-site renewable energy. Generating on-site renewable energy complies with the [...]

How is energy efficiency star rating given to Air conditioners?

What is the difference between 3-star and 5-star A/c in terms of energy consumption? Does the energy consumption vary with brands?

Faculty House awarded LEED gold rating

Faculty House awarded LEED gold rating
The Faculty House exceeded some administrators’ expectations when it earned a LEED gold certification for its sustainable development.
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Can I keep the voltage rating of a solar panel the same and have a higher voltage?

I have a solar panel that is 12 volts and produces 1.5 watts, and I am planning to get a solar panel with 6-14 volts and 1-1.8 watts. How can I wire it so It stays at 12 volts, but gets a better amp hour rating so the wattage goes up?
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what are the advantages of an energy star rated house over the same house without official rating?

Having a new house built that should qualify for energy star rating, It appears the rebate from energy star minus the cost of rater does not amount to much. House will be just as energy efficient it just wont have “energy star home” tag.