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Written by E Source and the California Energy Commission
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Demand-response (DR) programs, in which facilities reduce their electric loads in response to a utility signal, represent a powerful tool for cutting peak demand and reducing stress on the electric power grid. It is also an effective strategy for customers to control energy costs. Lighting reductions can be a significant element of DR programs because lighting use coincides with periods of peak demand, and light levels can be reduced significantly for short periods with little impact on a building’s occupants. Commercially available advanced lighting-control systems can be used today to reduce demand, but the cost, the potential savings, and the best way to implement these systems have not been adequately defined. technologies considered included land-line phones, text messaging, commercial and dedicated radio, pagers, powerline communications, TV cable, and satellite.
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Written by Green Building Pro Staff
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with SIPs as the Best Alternative
Builders who offer the raised wood floor option, framed with durable, renewable wood, create value for not only their clients, but also themselves. The construction advantages of a raised wood floor system include:Builders who offer the raised wood floor option, framed with durable, renewable wood, create value for not only their clients, but also themselves. The construction advantages of a raised wood floor system include:
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Written by Green Building Pro Staff
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Building with structural insulated panels (SIPs) can cut home energy consumption by up to 50%, making it easy to reach Energy Star qualifications with SIP homes.
SIPs provide high density foam insulation consistently and flawlessly, without the voids, gaps, and compression of insulation in stud walls. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) studies show that when whole wall R-Value is measured, SIPs far outperform wood framed walls. By eliminating the loss of heating and cooling energy through gaps in the insulation, SIPs dramatically reduce the amount of energy used to heat and cool a home.
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Written by Green Building Pro Staff
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Founded more than 85 years ago, the West County Wastewater District, with offices and a treatment plant located in Richmond California, provides sewage collection, treatment and disposal services for nearby cities and unincorporated parts of Contra Costa County’s western areas. WCWD provides an important service for its more than 120,000 ratepayers, but for the board of directors, employees and customers of WCWD, it is more than that – its operations help to protect the environment.
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Written by Green Building Pro Staff
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The OSB (Oriented Strand Board) used in SIP skins is made from small, plantation grown trees that can be sustainably harvested. Because engineered wood products use wood more efficient than sawn lumber, it requires less forest acreage to build a SIP home than a conventional wood framed house.
Expanded polystyrene (EPS), foam cores used in SIPs, are made of mostly air and very little petroleum. The average SIP home saves nineteen times the energy it took to make the EPS insulation in the first year of installation.
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