Although the home building sector is struggling green homes are booming in the US.

The Energy Star designation awarded to homes that are at least 20 % more energy-efficient crossed the 1 million mark the first time since the program started in 1995. In 2009 nearly 17 % of all single family homes built were Energy Star homes, up from 12 % in 2007.
In addition other private programs that certify homes as environmental friendly reported growth in 2009, while new homes started or completed in 2009 plunged by 30%.
There is also an increasing interest going green with existing homes. More people are doing it to save money on their heating bills,” says Kevin Morrow of the National Association of Home Builders, whose green certifications jumped from 99 homes in 2008 to at least 564 in 2009.

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Deutsche Bank has added a 250-kilowatt solar array to its Piscataway, N.J., office as part of its goal to be carbon neutral by 2012.
The roof-mounted array will offset a portion of the facility’s electricity consumption and reduce its carbon emissions by 143 metric tons annually, equivalent to 16,232 gallons of gasoline.
The solar installation consists of 1,066 roof-mounted PV modules that will generate approximately 270,000 kWh per year at the 83,000-square-foot Piscataway facility. The solar installation is capable of providing nearly 100 percent of the facility’s demand for power from the grid during peak daylight hours, and it will produce more than 12 percent of the electricity needed to operate the facility annually.

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Source: EIA

The Annual Energy Outlook 2010 (AEO2010) reference case released on 12/14/2009 by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) presents updated projections for U.S. energy consumption and production through 2035.
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Transamerica Building

San Francisco’s landmark Transamerica Pyramid Building has been classified as one of the greenest in the nation. The building was awarded with the LEED Gold certification in December 2010, due to extensive renovations over the past few years.
The Transamerica building now meets all of the green building regulations for new construction and large-scale retrofits that the city has put in place. LEED certified square footage in San Francisco has increased five-fold in 2009 alone.

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Reichstag, Berlin, German / Source: Westerwelle

Germany is one of the best places to live in the world, according to a 2010 Quality of Life Index published by travel magazine “International Living”.

It ranked Germany fourth out of 194 countries surveyed based on nine categories – cost of living; culture and leisure; economy; environment; freedom; health; infrastructure; safety and risk; and climate.

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Robot Cleaner / Source: Mint Cleaner

Evolution Robotics,Inc a leading robotics technology company unveiled Mint, an automatic floor cleaning appliance designed exclusively for hard surface floor cleaning.
Mint automatically dusts and wet mops hard surfaces floors using popular cleaning cloths.

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Centrosolar Group AG, a Munich, Germany-based solar module manufacturer, plans to open a manufacturing plant in Gresham, Oregon.
Centrosolar is among the recipients of $2.3 billion in federal tax credits, receiving a $6.2 million loan from the state Department of Energy for a 100-megawatt solar plant.
The Centrosolar plant would be the second solar manufacturing operation to be announced in Gresham in recent months.

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Gross domestic expenditure on R+D (research and development) GERD as a percentage of GDP, 2006

Gross domestic expenditure on R+D / OECD

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Empire State Building

One of the world’s famous building, the Empire State Building is undergoing a more than $550 million upgrade program to reduce energy use by nearly 40 percent. The $500 million upgrade program is a comprehensive approach that integrates many steps to use energy more productively. Internal calculations show that the Empire State Building will be able to qualify for GOLD certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Existing Buildings, and ownership intends to pursue such certification.
The program will cut its overall carbon output through eight key initiatives,
including:
1. Window Light Retrofit
2. Radiator Insulation Retrofit
3. Tenant Lighting, Daylighting and Plug Upgrades
4. Air Handler Replacements
5. Chiller Plant Retrofit
6. Whole-Building Control System Upgrade
7. Ventilation Control Upgrade
8. Tenant Energy Management Systems
Work has already commenced is slated to be fully completed by year 2013.
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Pittsburgh has been selected by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as the host city for World Environment Day 2010 in North America.
Highlighting the theme “Biodiversity – Ecosystems Management and the Green Economy,” Pittsburgh-area government officials, businesses, organizations and individuals will schedule a series of World Environment Day events, as well as events taking place during the six weeks that “bridge the gap” between Earth Day on April 22 and World Environment Day on June 5.

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