Energy

New LEED guidelines give more weight to efficiency

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has approved new guidelines for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for commercial, which will be introduced in 2009. The new version of the building certification programme, LEED 2009, will give more weight to factors that affect energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions. Extra points will also been given to […]

European smart grid essential to boosting renewables

By Tryllium Staff

A high level Technical University of Denmark has concluded that the fastest way to a low-carbon energy system is an interconnected smart power grid for Europe. Denmark could become independent of fossil fuels by implementing energy efficiency measures in all sectors from power generation to housing and transport. But increasing renewables to become the dominant power source […]

Green roofs reduce energy consumption

By Tryllium Staff

Green roofs – where traditional roofs are replaced with plants and a watering system – optimise the energy consumption of buildings and have other advantages, say Spanish researchers. According to a study by Francisco Javier Neila and colleagues at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), green roofs could reduce the temperature in urban areas and noise pollution, […]