Read about local pioneers in environmental science, how electric cars are taking over San Diego’s streets, and why one Chargers player loves his Smart car.
Local businesses with remarkable visions are getting their green on in honor of Earth Day at San Diego’s premier socially conscious and sustainable business event, Get Your GREEN ON!!!
SAN DIEGO — Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest engineers along with Navy Region Southwest (NRSW), Marine Corps Installation West (MCIWEST), and San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) capitalized last month on Navy-wide security exercise to test the abilities of local Navy and Marine Corps installations to reduce electrical consumption.
Wise consumers look for value not just price. We may be willing to drive 50 miles to get a $500 savings for a car, only to find out that although it saved $500 in price, it cost multiple trips back for service which took time and money, and often offset the savings we thought we received. The same goes true for the purchasing decisions you make here in San Diego.
It is the goal of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority to plan, design and operate San Diego International Airport in a manner that shows the utmost respect for our unique natural setting: an urban center on the shore of San Diego Bay. Every aspect of the existing and future activities at the airport are designed to protect these natural resources, as well as the health and well-being of the traveling public that pass through our facility, our surrounding neighborhoods and communities, and the people who work at the airport.
Earlier this year, University of San Diego (USD) launched the San Diego Regional Climate Education Partnership website at sandiego.edu/climate. The purpose of the site is to provide background on the project, updates on the status of project activities, and to share findings and results of project activities.
To meet environmental goals, architects, designers, builders, landlords and tenants need to bring about changes in procedures, practices and embrace environmental innovations in green building.
Our homes are truly our sanctuaries. We spend nearly 90 percent of our time indoors and much of that is in our homes. But do our homes really provide the healthy, safe and comfortable environment we think they do?
As the number of buildings attaining LEED status in San Diego continues to rise, the definition of energy efficiency and the technologies that make for it continue to evolve.
He sequenced the human genome in 2001, three years ahead of the public human genome project's schedule, using a “shotgun sequencing” method that is still the industry standard today.
March 20, 2013 -- Reporter James Palen goes onsite for a look at a solar installation at a La Mesa home, and takes a look at the various and expanding options for potential residential solar customers. Sullivan Solar explains what people thinking of going solar can expect and how they can make the change to an affordable one.
March 21, 2013 -- The USS Ronald Reagan arrived at Naval Air Station North Island on Thursday, after a 14-month stay in the Pacific Northwest for $218 million in repairs and upgrades. Reporter Carlos Rico was at Naval Base Coronado to get the details.
Feb. 4, 2013 -- George Chamberlin speaks with David Stevens, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, about signs of an improvement in the housing market in 2013, from a shortage of housing inventory to increasing demand in the multifamily market.
Learn about new options to finance solar energy systems, how retrofitting a swimming pool can reduce utility costs and local government’s latest commitment to become sustainable.
From “green roofs” to sustainable surfboards, learn about the latest eco-friendly innovations and how local businesses are trying to reduce their impact on the environment.
Find out what local companies are on the cutting edge of green technologies, who's "going green" and how green building is being incorporated into our communities.
July 16, 2012 -- Ted Bumgardner, President of construction expert witness consulting company, Xpera Group, chats about what sets his company apart from the competition and his love of the business.
May 21, 2012 -- Jody James Watkins explains how he got started in California and what he wants his company, Watkins Landmark Construction, to mean to the community.
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