Stories written by CollinTombCollin Tomb is Business Sustainability Specialist at Boulder County Environmental Health, where she manages data and reporting, trades relations and property owner outreach for the DOE-funded commercial EnergySmart energy efficiency program. She has worked in sustainable building for over 10 years, focusing on net-zero energy strategies and community design. She holds a Master's of Architecture from the University of Utah and a BA in Biology from Harvard.

The overall return on investment on combined energy efficiency and photovoltaic projects is better than for photovoltaic alone says a panel at WREF 2012.
July 6, 2012 / 67 Comments / Read More

“We must develop green communities, not just green buildings.”
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Daylighting, the most basic way of lighting a room, was technically discussed at WREF 2012 with the focus on the idea that daylighting is great, but electricity is still being used.
June 20, 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More

This is a global security issue on a very human level, and we respond to what we see, not what we read.
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Rural solar electrification is important to women around the world and to the entire world says workshop at WREF 2012.
May 29, 2012 / 67 Comments / Read More