Posted in Portfolio, Sustainability on 10. Aug, 2009
Project: H St. NE Grows Green Initiative
Client: H St. NE Business Community
Team: DC Greenworks, Green Living Consulting, H St Main Street, DC Government (Ward 6, DDOE, DMPED)
Role: Academic Partner, Researcher
Posted in Blog, Sustainability, Technology on 20. Oct, 2008
First Solar is a developer of photovoltaic (PV) modules used in grid-connected, commercial power plants, and sold to leading system integrators, independent power project developers, and utility companies. Currently the market for PV modules in the United States is policy-driven, relying on incentives from the Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) to attract customers to this [...]
Posted in Blog, Social Causes, Sustainability on 30. Sep, 2008
“Smart” and “Washington” are rarely put in the same sentence, but Washington DC could become a model for “smart growth” within the next five years. Earlier this year, the Blueprint for American Prosperity produced by the Brookings Institute stated that the growth and success of the Unites States is linked to the commercial health of [...]
Posted in Blog, Sustainability on 01. Aug, 2008
On June 21, 2007, the chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson made the connection that his company’s main products contribute to climate change. (Exxon, 15) Unfortunately, almost all of ExxonMobil’s products are essential to the current world economy as they include crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products. After years of not admitting to [...]
