Small steps can create big rewards – February 2011
Electric rates have risen 79 percent in Kentucky since 2000, and with recent announcements that the federal Environmental Protection Agency will target power plants for carbon emission reductions,...
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Permeable Pavement Systems – May 2011
Workers install a permeable interlocking concrete paver system with mechanical help to reduce manpower expense. Storm water flooding and runoff at homes, businesses and our communities is having a...
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HVAC, Lighting Choices Can be Tricky – June 2011
Historically, initial cost was the dominant factor in selecting a mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) system in Kentucky since the state enjoyed very low utility costs. However, utility costs are...
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The People Side of LEED – July 2011
The U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, designation has gained international acclaim as the leading green building credential system and recently...
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Responsible Sustainable Design
With the “sustainable” spotlight shining on the built industry, the design and construction process has evolved to incorporate energy-conscious strategies at every turn. Much of this movement can be...
View ArticleOffice for the Blind awarded $600,000 Green Bank of Ky loan
Loan will provide energy efficient upgrades at McDowell Rehabilitation Center LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 24, 2011) – Lt. Governor Jerry Abramson announced a nearly $600,000 loan has been awarded to the...
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An Investment with a Yield
ENERGY-efficiency improvement projects often can result in considerable cost savings, yet tight capital improvement budgets and the prospect of additional “green” mandates mean many facilities managers...
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Good for the Financial Environment
Intuitively, green is good. What is not to like about reduced electricity and natural gas consumption, saving potable water, renewable and environmentally friendly building materials, and waste...
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Manufacturers Must Go Green
Energy conservation is rising into vogue in the state and across the nation as slowly comes the sunset of the long days of dirt cheap electric bills. The 2nd Annual Kentucky Association of...
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Wasted Energy Equals Opportunity
The buildings where we work, shop and attend school consume $200 billion in energy each year, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Yet about a third of that expense can be attributed to wasted...
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Assessing combined heat and power
Manufacturers play an immense role in energy consumption across Kentucky, using a little more than 50 percent of all kilowatts burned in the state, said Greg Higdon, president and CEO of the Kentucky...
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Public-private partnership seeks technologies to reduce carbon dioxide...
Construction to begin on Kentucky’s first carbon capture pilot system HARRODSBURG, Ky. (July 21, 2014) – The state’s first megawatt-scale carbon capture pilot unit at an operating power plant will...
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Robt. Kennedy Jr. talks Green Capitalism in Lexington
Kennedy to talk on green energy and foreign policy Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. LEXINGTON, KY — Environmental lawyer and activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will talk about Green Capitalism as part of...
View ArticleEKPC to continue operating obsolete power station into 2016
WINCHESTER, Ky.— East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) has delayed plans to deactivate two coal-fired electrical power generating units in Clark County, Ky., until April 2016. The co-op did so at the...
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