Monthly Archives: February 2014
County receives LEED certification for Kaiākea fire station
KAIĀKEA - February 13, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council recently announced that the County of Kaua‘i achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) silver certification for the Kaiākea fire station. The certification falls under the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance Rating System.
Hawai’i PUC releases renewable procurement policy evaluation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 13, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- In January, the Hawai’i Public Utilities Commission (PUC) posted a report titled Evaluation of Hawaii’s Renewable Energy Policy and Procurement. This report was funded under a National Association of Regulatory Commissioners (NARUC) grant, for which the PUC retained Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. (E3) to develop a methodology and compare the economics of different renewable procurement options