posted on April 25, 2008 at 1:15 PM

Iowa has the fourth highest wind power installation in the country, producing enough electricity to serve more than 320,000 average Midwest homes. Becoming a national leader in wind generation is no accident.
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posted on April 17, 2008 at 1:09 PM

Iowa has the fourth highest wind power installation in the country, producing enough electricity to serve more than 320,000 average Midwest homes. Becoming a national leader in wind generation is no accident.
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posted on April 14, 2008 at 5:25 PM

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) quantifies the amount of energy savings in building design and construction. This is a list of the Iowa buildings currently registered, the first step towards certification. Compiled April 11, 2008.
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posted on April 11, 2008 at 1:59 PM

Architect Kevin Nordmeyer introduces Iowans to LEED certification, a method of measuring how sustainable a new building is.
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posted on April 10, 2008 at 10:48 AM

Bob Haug, Executive Director of the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, and Curt Klaassen, of the Iowa Energy Center, meet with Paul Yeager to discuss how Iowans and Iowa institutions can save money on energy costs, and simultaneously help save the planet's ecosystems.
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