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With $85 million to invest in expansion, including $25 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to start the first solar-development laboratory in the country, SVTC (formerly Silicon Valley Technical Center) was looking to expand its facility in San Jose, Calif., by 30,000 sq ft, including a 12,000-sq-ft cleanroom. Because the building was constructed during the 1980s, before metering and submetering became common, SVTC did not know how much more infrastructure capacity was needed....More

Danfoss, manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components and controls for air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration, and motion systems, recently announced it had acquired full ownership of the joint-venture company Danfoss Turbocor Inc., in which it had had a 50-percent owner’s share since 2004....More

Individuals interested in presenting at the Sixth Annual WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition Oct. 2-4 in Las Vegas have until 6 p.m. PT on Friday, Jan. 18, to submit abstracts....More

2013 should be a good year for the green-building industry, green-building and sustainability consultant Jerry Yudelson said in releasing his annual list of top 10 “megatrends” for the green-building industry....More

The Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies on the campus of Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, is one of the nation’s most widely publicized green buildings. It was conceived to be a zero-energy building. However, data clearly show that from 2000 through 2011, there was not one year the building’s photovoltaic arrays produced as much energy as the building consumed....More

ONICON Inc., the Clearwater, Fla.-based designer and manufacturer of energy-measurement systems and flow-metering devices, recently was acquired by Harbour Group, a privately owned operating company based in St. Louis....More

Here are some must-see products that will be featured at the upcoming International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating (AHR) Exposition in Dallas....More

Proposed ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 189.3P, Standard for the Design, Construction and Operation of Sustainable High-Performance Health Care Facilities, is open for public comment through Jan. 21....More

Taco Inc., the Cranston, R.I.-based developer and manufacturer of plumbing and hydronic-based heating and cooling equipment and accessories, has established a group to assist contractors in New York and New Jersey affected by Hurricane Sandy....More

Measures to improve water efficiency proposed for ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, are open for public review....More