Energy Ace Growing, Hiring
ElaineDurr, LEED AP, joined Energy Ace in
March as Sustainability Consultant.
She is also serving as Commissioning Coordinator on several Energy Ace's LEED
projects.
Energy Ace is recruiting for an energy engineer and a commissioning
engineer.
If you know someone who is an environmentally-minded person who is curious,
imaginative, eager to learn new skills and willing to take responsibility for
project leadership in a growing and dynamic leading firm in the sustainability
field, please send
resume. We have moved into larger offices at 114 New Street, Suite H, Decatur, GA 30030.
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Ethanol Hangover
Energy Ace
has commented several times on the ethical and economic issues of food versus fuel. Now the mainstream press is picking up on the problems of using corn as an ethanol feedstock. Cellulosic sources (switchgrass for instance) don't share this problem.
Southern states may be taking the lead in cellulosic ethanol production, as
efforts are underway in both Louisiana and Georgia to build the first large
production facilities. In Jennings, Louisiana, Celunol Corporation broke ground recently on a demonstration-scale facility designed to produce 1.4 million
gallons of ethanol per year from low-cost crops and sugarcane wastes. The
company has also just completed a pilot-scale facility, capable of producing
50,000 gallons of ethanol per year.
A Colorado-based company plans to produce ethanol from wood waste using
gasification. Range Fuels, Inc. plans to build a facility west of Savannah, Georgia that will
employ high temperatures to convert the biomass into "synthesis gas," which will
be converted into ethanol in a separate step.
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Phone: 866-610-LEED
114 New Street, Suite H, Decatur, GA 30030
178 Orchid Ridge Trail, Whittier, NC 28789
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Green Building Bill Made Law in South Carolina
Overriding the Governor's veto the SC Legislature this week passed a bill to require either LEED or Green Globes certification for all new state buildings larger than 10,000 square feet, and require building commissioning not only during construction but also in the 5th, 10th and 15th year following construction. This is record-setting legislation and the first in the South that we know of. Send for Energy Ace's Commissioning Factsheet.
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Raleigh, NC, Commits to LED Lighting
Raleigh, North
Carolina, aims to become an "LEDCity"
through a wide deployment over the next 18 months of lights that use
light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Raleigh first
installed LED lighting in one floor of its municipal building's parking garage
in December 2006, and has already quantified a 40 percent energy savings and a
great improvement in lighting on that floor. The project used LEDs from Cree,
Inc. that were incorporated into fixtures by the Lighting Science Group
Corporation (LSGC) and installed by Amtech Lighting Services. Based on the
results of that project, Raleigh now plans
to deploy LED lighting in its garage and parking lot lights, street lights,
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My Campus is Greener than Yours, Cont'd
In March Energy Ace reported that 126 college presidents have signed the Presidents Climate Commitment. In April that number was 160. In June is it now 302. What's all the fuss about? The Presidents Climate Commitment is a pledge to begin immediately reducing greenhouse gas emissions, perform a survey of present campus sources of CO2, and a promise to either (choose two) pursue LEED Silver for new buildings, buy Energy Star appliances, purchase green-e certificates to offset university travel, buy 15% renewable energy, provide access to public transportation or use the university endowment to invest in green companies. Visit www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org for more info and contact contact Energy Ace to learn how we can help your campus set and meet its targets for greenhouse gas emissions, energy conservation, and LEED projects. |
My City is Greener than Yours
To date, 532 Mayors, representing more than 66 million Americans, have signed the Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. Under the Agreement, participating cities commit to take following three actions:
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Strive to meet or beat the Kyoto Protocol targets in their own
communities, through actions ranging from anti-sprawl land-use policies
to urban forest restoration projects to public information campaigns;
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Urge their state governments, and the federal government, to enact
policies and programs to meet or beat the greenhouse gas emission
reduction target suggested for the United States in the Kyoto Protocol
-- 7% reduction from 1990 levels by 2012; and
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Urge the U.S. Congress to pass the bipartisan greenhouse gas reduction
legislation, which would establish a national emission trading system
Cities Signing UpGA - Atlanta, Athens, Decatur, Tybee Island, East Point and Macon SC - Charleston, Greenville, Columbia, Sumter NC - Eleven cities TN - Chattanooga, Cookeville, Nashville FL - 31! KY - Bowling Green, Louisville, Lexington, Villa Hills
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Car Talk
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) named the
natural-gas-powered Honda Civic GX as the greenest car of the year. Last
year, the Civic GX lost out to the ultra-clean version of the Honda Insight, but
with the Insight's retirement, the Civic GX again rises to first place. Hybrid
vehicle fans need not despair, though, since the Toyota Prius, the Honda Civic
Hybrid, and the Nissan Altima Hybrid are in second, third, and fourth place,
respectively. The new subcompacts are also making their presence known, as the
Toyota Yaris landed in fifth place.
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 New Nationwide Effort Promotes a Switch to Energy Star Lights
A new group of organizations and individuals
committed to energy efficiency launched a nationwide effort last week to raise
awareness of the benefits of switching to compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs).
Called the 18Seconds movement, the group emphasizes that one small
action-taking just 18 seconds to replace a conventional incandescent bulb with
an Energy Star-labeled CFL-can dramatically cut energy use and benefit the
environment.
The 18Seconds network is a broad group of companies,
government entities, non-governmental organizations, religious groups, academic
institutions, and individuals working together to educate U.S. residents about
the benefits of CFLs, which require one-third the energy of traditional bulbs
to provide the same amount of light. If every U.S. household
swapped just one bulb for a CFL, it would collectively save them more than $8
billion in energy costs, prevent burning 30 billion pounds of coal, and keep
two million cars worth of greenhouse gas emissions from entering the
atmosphere. In addition, the energy saved would be enough to meet the
electricity needs of 1.5 million homes.
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Upcoming Events
LEED
for Schools Workshop in Columbia, SC on July 16, 2007. For info, go to http://www.usgbcsc.org/. Send for Energy Ace's factsheet on LEED for Schools.
LEED for Existing Buildings Workshop
July 11, 2007, Atlanta, GA. For information, click
here.
LEED for New Construction and Major
Renovations Technical Review Workshop
August 9, 2007, Atlanta, GA. For information, click
here. Receive Energy Ace's LEED NC Factsheet.
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