Eco Programs: Guide for 50% More Energy Efficient Retail Buildings

DOE Announces Guide for 50% More Energy Efficient Retail Buildings

Would it be feasible (cost-wise) to potential add green roofs? There's so much acreage available in the retail locations alone — you would think there would be a terrific source of potential income should a strategic plan be implemented; first on a trial basis or at least emulate some of the already successful projects, either domestic or international.

The DoE Progress Alert article: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the release of the third installment in a series of four 50% Advanced Energy Design Guides (AEDGs). This latest guide will help architects, engineers, and contractors design and build highly efficient retail buildings, helping to save energy and cut store operational costs. The 50% AEDG series provides a practical approach for designers and builders of retail stores, and other major commercial building types, to achieve 50% energy savings compared to the building energy code used in many parts of the nation. These commercial building guides support President Obama's goal to reduce energy use in commercial buildings 20% by 2020. The Advanced Energy Design Guide for 50% energy savings in retail buildings is now available for download.

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Still there... Red Tide bloom in SW Florida

via FWC The Karenia brevis bloom present in southwest Florida has been documented so far this week in waters between southern Lee County and Collier County. Low to high concentrations of K. brevis have been detected alongshore of Sanibel Island and background to medium concentrations have been detected alongshore and inshore of Marco Island. In between Sanibel and Marco islands, background to very low concentrations of K. brevis were detected. While K. brevis concentrations are patchy along the southwest coast, satellite images suggest that the bloom is present from southern Lee County south to Cape Sable (Monroe County).

Additionally, samples collected early last week alongshore and offshore of the Atlantic side of the Florida Keys revealed concentrations of K. brevis ranging from background to medium.  Due to the fact that K. brevis has not been detected in this area in association with the current bloom, today’s map includes these data points.

Karenia brevis was not detected in water samples analyzed so far this week alongshore of Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Citrus, Levy and Taylor counties, in the Indian River Lagoon (Brevard County) or offshore of the Florida Keys (Gulf side).

 

Sampling will continue this week, and complete results will be available in the next scheduled status report on Thursday, December 22.

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