In this Issue: September/October 2007
 

Features

Lessons in Living Solar
Avenson  
By opening his solar-powered home — updated with the latest in home automation and efficiency — to tours, Avenson hopes to inspire tomorrow’s innovators. By John E. Avenson

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This article appeared in SOLAR TODAY's 32-page special section that was distributed at ASES National Solar Tour events nationwide. Features include case histories, FAQs, RE resources, and more. Download the section here (6MB PDF).


Building a Market for Solar Homes
What other U.S. regions can learn from California and New Mexico’s work to bring efficient, solar-powered houses into the mainstream. By Robert W. Hammon, Ph.D.
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Wind Farm Tour
Three generations of a family tour Puget Sound Energy’s Hopkins Ridge Project near Dayton, Wash., and experience the grace and majesty of a wind farm firsthand. By J. Douglas Balcomb, Ph.D.
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Green Jobs USA
Experts at SOLAR 2007 discussed the tens of millions of renewable energy jobs that may be created in coming years — and how to bring them to the U.S. industrial heartland. By Bill Spratley
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On the Cover
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Integrated roof systems like BP Solar's Integra low-profile solar electric roof system are improving the curb appeal and economics of solar-powered houses. Photo courtesy of BP Solar.
Columns
Chair’s Corner: Decentralizing the Decathlon
By John Reynolds, FAIA

Publisher’s Perspective: Seeing Is Believing
By Brad Collins

Investing in Clean Energy: Real Estate Biz Getting Greener
By Rona Fried, Ph.D.

Sustainable Worldview: Real Homeland Security
By Michael Totten

Energy Policy News: Averting a Climate Crisis — One Decision at a Time
By J.P. Ross

Working in RE: "Generating" Education
By Mick Sagrillo

View from the States: For Pioneers, Look West
By Pam Inmann

Business Matters: Training the Renewable Energy Team
By Jeffery D. Wolfe, P.E.

Readers’ Forum: A New Marketing Strategy
By David Sweetman

Ask Ken: Energy-Saving Q&As
By Ken Sheinkopf

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