The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 17, 2023

It helps consumers know more about the product’s environmental impact and allow them to make well-informed decisions when purchasing appliances. For areas that need more light than usual, try using pure or cool white energy-efficient light bulbs. Install A Cool Roof.

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Grist

JULY 26, 2023

Cool roofs lowering home temperatures in India: The city of Ahmedabad was the first in India to develop a heat action plan, following a devastating heat wave in 2010. The plan has been through several iterations over the past decade — and one of the latest initiatives is a focus on “cool roofs.”

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

After three years of design and construction, Singapore-based firm G8A Architecture & Urban Planning has completed the Tropical Chalet, a naturally cooled home with a beautiful and functional “double roof facade.” See original here: A geometric double roof promotes natural cooling at this Tropical Chalet.

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The City Fix

APRIL 29, 2021

During the summers, in the crowded informal settlement she calls home in Ahmedabad, India, Meenaben would lay wet jute on the floor and hay on the roof of her home to lower the temperature inside. If she didn’t, her home. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Proper insulation regulates indoor temperature more effectively, minimizing drastic fluctuations thus helping you conserve energy and lower your heating and cooling bills. Ginkgo Sustainability is another credible manufacturer and installer of living walls as well as living roofs. Greenfiber® , manufactured in the U.S.,

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The City Fix

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

It’s an island no one in their right mind wants to be on, but sadly many of us increasingly find ourselves due to global warming. Heat islands” are a concept British climatologist Gordon Manley came up with way back in.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 25, 2023

. §179D: Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction Provision Provides a tax deduction for energy efficiency improvements to commercial buildings, such as interior lighting; heating, cooling, ventilation, and hot water; and building envelope. sq ft to sliding scale of $2.50-$5.00 117-119 , WH IRA Guidebook , IRC.

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