Archive of posts filed under the Renewable Energy category.
Is This A Good Time To Buy A Rooftop Solar PV System
If you have thought about owning a solar PV system to cut your energy bill, this may be a great time to take action. Just after the real estate bust in 2008, residential rooftop solar PV systems purchases started to lose ground to leasing arrangements. It didn’t take long for solar leasing to account for […]
California 2013 Building Energy Code To Become Effective
The California Energy Commission started issuing building energy efficiency standards (codified in Title 24, Part 6 of the California Code of Regulations) since 1978. Updates are made periodically as newer technologies and products become available, and new energy efficiency requirements change. The latest version, commonly known as the 2013 Title 24, was recently completed and […]
Entrepreneurs Competing For Greenest Solutions
Entrepreneurs from fifteen countries participated in the Cleantech Open Global Forum in November, an annual event since 2006, to compete who has the cleanest solution of all. The Cleantech Open is a non-profit organization whose mission is to find, fund and foster entrepreneurs with big ideas that address today’s most urgent energy, environmental and economic […]
Solar Financing Workshop for Residential Properties
Green Remodel Forum was in partnership with SunShot (Department of Energy Sunshot Initiative Rooftop Solar Challenge), Contra Costa Economic Partnership, Diablo Innovation Alliance, Contra Costa Association of Realtors Sustainable San Ramon, and Sustainable Contra Costa to hold a Solar Financing Workshop for Residential Properties on January 10, at the Community Center in San Ramon, CA. […]
Right Sizing Your Solar PV Purchase
Because of technology advancement and industry maturity, solar PV system prices are at all time low. Installed costs are between $4 to $5 per watt. The 30% federal tax credit is still in effect through 2016. In addition, some states and local jurisdictions may offer additional financial incentives. With an expected 30-year life of a […]
Sundong Kwong Interviewed by GreenEarthEquities
In December 2012, Dave Robinson of GreenEarthEquities invited me for an interview about the Green Remodel Forum on his weekly webinar. As an industry recognized leader in home energy efficiency improvement, Dave won the 2012 Building Performance Institute’s Tony Woods Award for Excellence in Advancing the Home Performance Industry. Dave described that he embarked on […]
BuildingGreen 2013 Top-10 Awards
BuildingGreen, publisher of Environmental Building News, announced its Top-10 Green Building Products for 2013 at the GreenBuild Conference in San Francisco. This is their eleventh annual Top 10 products awards, representing BuildingGreen editors’ picks of the most innovative green building products for residential and commercial use. They are drawn from product reviews published in its […]
Emerging Cleantech Products
I attended the Clean Tech Open Global Forum, November 8-9. The Cleantech Open runs the world’s largest cleantech accelerator. The mission is to find, fund and foster entrepreneurs with big ideas that address today’s most urgent energy, environmental and economic challenges. 144 startup companies completed the Cleantech Open United States competition in 2012, and many […]