N.C. State students engineer electrical car to inspire, win
Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina State University students hope that retrofitting a gasoline-powered car with an electrical engine sets a new standard for vehicles in the Triangle – and wins some prize money.
They are competing in the national Eco Car Challenge to convert a General Motors vehicle into an electric, hybrid or fuel cell vehicle without sacrificing its quality.
Last year, the team of about 30 N.C. State students designed an all-electric drive train.
"What we're moving towards is electrification of the automobile, where we'll just have electric motors providing power to the wheels," said Terry Gilbert, the team's faculty adviser.
NC State Announces it's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Good Afternoon-
It is with great pleasure that we announce the release of North
Carolina State University's inaugural Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory.
To reduce the environmental impact of printing the report it is only
available online via the University Sustainability Office Website: www.ncsu.edu/sustainability/climate_impact.php
Four courses currently in the Renewable Energy Technologies Diploma Series
Four courses currently in the Renewable Energy Technologies Diploma Series
open for registration
REGISTER SOON AS THESE CLASSES ARE SELLING OUT!!!!
1. REIII: Basics of Business and Technology of Solar Thermal Systems March
9-13,2009 Raleigh
2. REIV: REIV: Renewable Electric Generation with Photovoltaic systems
April 20-24,2009 Raleigh
3. REIII: Basics of Business and Technology of Solar Thermal May
18-22,2009 Wilmington
4. GBI: Designing and Building a Sustainable Home May
18-22,2009 Wilmington
GB I: Designing and Building a Sustainable R
GB I: Designing and
CCCC "Eco- restorative" sustainabile design course offering from Tim Watson
CCCC "Eco- restorative" sustainabile design course offering from Tim
RE: Continuing Education Spring 2009 INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE BUILDING
DESIGN class at Central Carolina Community College in Pittsboro NC
On January 29th this spring semester class will first convene as a new
addition to Central Carolina Community College's Green Building Program.
Green Building Basics Workshops & Certifications Jan 27-30, 2009
What: GREEN BUILDING BASICS Workshops
& CERTIFICATION PROGRAM Orientations
Where: 512 Brickhaven Drive
Raleigh, NC
When: January 27-30, 2009
Registrations for morning sessions begin at: 8:00 AM
Registrations for afternoon sessions begin at: 12:30 PM
Who: Recommended for builders, designers, energy raters, agents, and other building professionals.
Fee: Varies from $50 - $100 each (see specific workshop)
Media Call for Green Innovations
Summary: Green Innovations
Category: Business & Finance
Name: Mike Drummond
Email: mike.drummond@inventorsdigest.com
Title: Editor
Media Outlet/Publication: Inventors Digest
Deadline: 5:00 PM EASTERN - January 16
Query:
Register for the ICE (Ignite Clean Energy) Competition 2009
Ignite Clean Energy Competition 2009
Team Building Event in RTP
Chatham house overflows with efficiency
Chatham house overflows with efficiency
Vanguard Homes receives first ever WaterSense label on new home build.
Vanguard Homes, a Triangle-based company chosen as one of only 7
builders in the country to participate in the Environmental
Protection Agency's WaterSense™ pilot program for new homes, has
received the first ever WaterSense™ label on a new home. WaterSense™
labeled homes by Vanguard are designed to be at least 20 percent
more water efficient than homes currently being built under
traditional standards, saving homeowners more than 10,000 gallons of
water per year. Vanguard's "Sensibly Green Concept Home" in the
Briar Chapel development of Chapel Hill is the first home in the
country to receive the EPA WaterSense™ label and has also achieved
North Carolina drought conditions improve
Many of North Carolina's western counties saw relief from the drought over the past week, according to government drought map released today.
Thanks to last week's rains, nearly half of North Carolina's 100 counties are now classified as being in a "moderate" drought. Only 19 counties, all in western North Carolina, are still classified as having "extreme" drought conditions, the worst category.
Triangle counties all remained in moderate drought category. RDU International Airport reported 32.9 inches of rain this year as of 8 p.m. Wednesday. That's nearly three inches over the average, but the region is still replenishing deficits from last year.
