RIM Architects Taps Green Financing for Building Retrofit
The first project in Alaska to take advantage of a new way to finance energy efficiency improvements is the building next door to Anchorage City Hall.
Tag: Sustainability
What Design Firms Can Do to Forward Sustainability
Here’s a look at three ways design firms, architects, engineers, and environmental scientists can help businesses think sustainably for the long-term: mining, environmental restoration, and building reuse.
Revisions to C-PACE Program Broaden Efficiency, Resiliency Financing
Governor Mike Dunleavy signed House Bill 227, revising the C-PACE program, which helps commercial properties finance energy efficiency and resilience improvements.
Clean Energy Requires Mining
Green energy technology is built through mining. Without certain raw materials, such as graphite and rare earth metals, everything from the lithium-ion batteries that power Teslas to those storing electricity from wind turbines would be impossible to create, says US Senator Lisa Murkowski.
The Electrification of Everything
Out to make history by creating the first graphite supply chain in the country, Vancouver-based Graphite One is working to mine graphite from Graphite Creek outside of Nome, site of the highest grade and largest known large flake graphite deposit in the US.
Greens Creek’s Green Legacy
According to Hecla Greens Creek’s General Manager and Hecla VP Brian Erickson, the mine is unique as it’s the only US mine permitted to operate within a national monument. “That means our safety and environmental record must be among the best in the world right now,” Erickson says.
Interior Gold Mine Wins DNR Reclamation Award at Miners’ Convention
Alaska Department of Natural Resources awarded its 2019 Excellent Mine Reclamation Award to Ajax Mining Alaska Inc., a Fortymile mining district placer gold operation, in recognition of its successful continuous reclamation practices.
LTI, Inc. Receives Fourth SmartWay Excellence Award
LTI, Inc. earned its fourth SmartWay Excellence Award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this fall.
Saft Deploys Turnkey Storage System in Cordova
Saft has installed an energy storage system in the city of Cordova to enable the community to make the most of hydropower generation and meet a seasonal step change in demand as the local salmon processing industry starts up in early summer.
Lynden Companies Earn Another Green Star in Alaska
Lynden Transport, Alaska West Express, Lynden International, and Lynden Air Cargo all received recertification as Green Star businesses at the Alaska Forum on the Environment.