When Alaina Burtenshaw tries to explain her career at cocktail parties, she said she often sees people’s eyes start to glaze over.
Energy
Nobody thinks about saving a rain forest as a result of “green building” techniques, but they might think about saving more than $1,000 a year on utility bills, a Las Vegas homebuilding executive said.
Las Vegas dedicated the first of three planned solar panel carports Thursday, but patriotism almost got the event canceled before it started. Mayor Oscar Goodman noted that a sample solar module on display was assembled in Mexico.
