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Making Your Own Electricity: Onsite Photovoltaic Systems

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Drinking the Heat Pump Kool-Aid
Reader Thomas McGrath questions the choice of heat pumps over other forms of space heating.

What's Happening

EPA Seeks Stronger Regulation of Chemicals
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson outlined a broad set of principles that will guide Administration efforts to reform the 30-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act.

States Adopt BIM for Energy, Cost Savings
BIM allows state governments to streamline design and construction of state buildings and track their performance over time.

Wind Turbine Certification Forthcoming
A new performance standard for small wind turbines being developed by the American Wind Energy Association will be used by the newly formed Small Wind Certification Council to certify wind turbine durability and performance based on standardized wind conditions.

ASHRAE Requires Mechanical Ventilation in Naturally Ventilated Commercial Buildings
An addendum to ASHRAE’s natural ventilation standard requires mechanical backup systems for naturally ventilated commercial buildings.

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