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                 Green Market Press
                                              http://ncec.us/                      V O LUM E 1, I SSUE 2
    D ECE M B ER 1 , 2 0 12                                                                                                  I N S ID E T H I S I S S U E :
IN THIS ISSUE                                                                                                           Smart Meters, Pros                            2
                                                                                                                        and Cons, Really?
From the Editor...                                                                                                      Home Weatherization                           3
                                                                                                                        Tips
In this issue we could not help the
fact that as the holidays seem to                                                                                       City of Naperville                            4
have come up too fast and with-                                                                                         Progress Notes
out a whole lot of preparation the
vast majority of us will shop with                                                                                      Fracking in Illinois                          5
a vengeance and most likely not
thing “Green” first.                                                                                                    Green Connections                          6-7
That said, we have used a great                                                                                         Green Directory                               8
resource called, “The Daily
Green”. This web site is a great
source for everything from tips
on shopping local and weatheri-
zation to cooking and purchasing                                                                                                M A R K Y OU R
organically. Annually, this web                                                                                                 CALENDAR:
source has provided a list of gifts
                                                                                                                        
that are reasonably priced and                                                                                                 Dec 2, Sunday: 2:00PM House Party:
                                                                                                                               Nicor & ComEd Energy Efficiency Program
sustainably preferable for our                                                                                               Dec 12, Wednesday: 7:30PM “Fracking”
community. Take a look ...              From ThinkGeek.com, These staple-free staplers hold paper in place by cutting          Program with Naperville for Clean Energy
                                                                                                                               and Conservation
                                        a small notch and folding a small flap within the document's corner. Read
                                        more at The Daily Green

NCEC ACTION ITEM
   Starting Tuesday, De-                 Currently, the center is             one-way drive off Fort Hill
cember 11, the City’s Re-             located off of Jefferson                Drive and follow the lane
cycling Drop-Off Center               Avenue behind the south-                designations provided to
will move to the northwest            east corner of the PWSC                 drop off their items. All ac-
corner of the Public Works            at 180 Fort Hill Drive. To              ceptable items, including
                                      better facilitate an efficient          electronics, may be
Service Center (PWSC)
                                      process for residents to                dropped off on Tuesdays,
property in an effort to bet-
                                      drop off electronics and                Thursdays and Saturdays
ter facilitate the drop-off           traditional curbside recy-              from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
process. In addition, elec-           clables, such as paper,
tronics recycling, currently                                                      For more information
                                      plastic and glass, a new                on the Recycling Drop-Off
only available on Tues-               location is warranted. The
days and Thursdays at the                                                     Center,
                                      last day of operation at the            visitwww.naperville.il.us/
center, will also be avail-           existing location will be               recyclecenter.aspx.
able for residents who visit          Saturday, December 8.
the drop-off center on Sat-
                                         Starting December 11,
urdays starting on Satur-             people wishing to use the
day, December 15.                     center should enter the
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Smart Meter Pros and Cons, Really? by                                      Benevolus Green


                                                                 In addition the City of Naperville will receive accurate
                                                                 usage information much more efficiently, which will help
                                                                 them provide you with even better customer service and
                                                                 offer you new features and services that give you more
                                                                 control over your usage.


                                                                          Typical Arguments Against
                                                                                Smart Meters
                                                                 1. Smart meters are less accurate than analog meters.
                                                                 Public service commissions require meter manufacturers
                                                                 to supply independently certified testing results to prove
Editorial Cartoon by Don Landgren Jr., TelegramTowns             that their smart meters provide accurate measurements.
                                                                 2. Smart meters are a health threat because they com-
What's a smart meter?                                            municate using wireless signals.
When you were a kid, you probably noticed your electric          There is no credible evidence of any threat to human
meter spinning away on the side of your house. Maybe             health from the radio frequency emissions at or below
you’ve even had your dog bark like crazy when the meter          limits developed by the Federal Communications Com-
reader from your poles and wires company came into your          mission. You get more exposure to radio frequency (RF)
yard to take your monthly meter reading. In my house in the      emissions from 15 minutes of cell phone use per day for a
1970s my father, the kind teacher and Guidance Director-         year than RFs from 375 years from a smart meter.
was always yelling about the lights being left on or telling     3. Smart meters will not keep my data secure.
the family to put on a sweater if you were cold. Now, new        Consumption data is protected now and utilities are work-
electronic meters called advanced meters or “smart” meters       ing with nation cyber-security experts to audit their sys-
may just change all that.                                        tems.
A smart meter is a new type of electric meter that provides      4. Smart meters are hazardous, increasing the risk of
accurate, detailed readings about exactly how much elec-
                                                                 fire and explosion.
tricity you're using and when you’re using it. They read
smart meters electronically, so no meter-reader visit is re-     Provided they are installed by trained professionals, smart
quired. Your dog may be disappointed, but you’ll be happy        meters meet requirements and standards spelled out in the
about all kinds of new information about your electric usage     National Electric Safety Code.
that was never before available. Traditional meters only         5. Smart meters are an invasion of privacy.
measured your total electricity consumption, but smart me-
                                                                 Unless you install a home energy management system,
ters can give you information at a very detailed level (in 15-
                                                                 smart meters cannot tell how homeowners use energy.
minute intervals) and they can help you monitor and man-
                                                                 There are laws regulating the use of personal information
age your electricity usage hour-by-hour, day-by-day or
                                                                 for business functions.
week-by-week.
                                                                 6. Smart meters do no provide any consumer benefits.
The best thing about smart meters is all the information they
supply. They call it two-way communication, but smart            This is perhaps the biggest myth. Once activated, smart
meters actually supply important information to three dif-       meters improve power outage detection and recovery.
ferent parties:                                                  They also provide near real-time energy usage informa-
                                                                 tion, including how you can manage the real-time pricing
                                                                 of power.
You will be able to get a detailed, constantly updated snap-
shot of your daily energy usage, either through an in-home
energy monitor or an online portal.
The Municipality will be able to use the information from
your smart meter to detect outages to do an even better job
of delivering electricity to your home or business.
G REEN M A R K ET P R E S S                                                                                            PAGE 3



Home Weatherization Tips
Drafts                                    controlling the bacteria, mold, vi-           huge difference when the cold wind
According to the U.S. Department of       ruses and pollen that cause illness           starts blowing. It is well worth it to
Energy, drafts can waste 5% to 30%        and irritation. They cost $50 to              get them out of the shed or attic and
of your energy use. Start simple and      $1,000 or more. Another good                  install them for the season.
adopt that old Great Depression           choice is a genuine HEPA filter,
fixture -- the draft snake, which you     which can remove at least 99.97%              Heating System Tune-Up
can easily make yourself. Just place      of airborne particles. HEPA filters           Just like cars, heating equipment
a rolled bath towel under a drafty        are based on Department of Energy             needs periodic tune-ups in order to
door, or make your own. You can           standards. But avoid "HEPA-like"              run their best. Keeping your furnace
use any scraps of fabric -- even          filters, which can be vastly less ef-         clean, lubricated and properly ad-
neckties -- and fill with sand or kitty   fective.                                      justed will reduce energy use, sav-
litter for heft.                                                                        ing up to 5% of heating costs.
                                          Winterize A/C and Water Lines
Furnace Filters                           Drain any hoses and air conditioner           The good news is many utilities
It's important to replace or clean        pipes, and make sure you don't                offer free annual checkups by quali-
furnace filters once a month during       have excess water pooled in equip-            fied technicians -- but you often
the heating season. Dirty filters re-     ment. If your a/c has a water shutoff         have to call early, as HVAC crews
strict airflow and increase energy        valve, turn it off.                           get backed up once heating season
demand. You may also want to con-                                                       starts. Some furnace manufacturers
sider switching to a permanent filter,    Make sure any hoses are drained               and dealers also offer free or dis-
which will reduce waste and hassle.       and stowed away neatly. Turn off              counted inspections.
Did you know that disposable fiber-       exterior water spigots. It's also a
glass filters trap a measly 10 to 40%     good idea to seal any water leaks
of debris? Electostatic filters trap                                                    More Tips...
                                          around the place -- and don't forget          For more winterization tips, please
around 88%, and are much better at        to remove any window A/C units                visit The Daily Green.
                                          and store them so you don't invite
                                          cold drafts all winter.
                                                                                        TheDailyGreen.com is a consumer's
   For excellent do-it-yourself                                                         guide to green living, with daily news,
                                          Install Storm Doors and Windows               tips, recipes, features and more. The
   weatherization information             The simple act of installing a storm          information on this page has been
                                          door can increase energy efficiency           adapted from "19 Easy Home Winter-
    use the U.S. DOE Public               by 45%, by sealing drafts and re-             ization Projects"http://
                                          ducing air flow. Storm doors also             www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/
       Services web site at:
                                          offer greater flexibility for letting light   latest/winterize-home-tips-energy-
    http://energy.gov/public-             and ventilation enter your home.              461008
                                          Look for Energy Star-certified mod-
      services/homes/home-
                                          els.
          weatherization
                                          Storm windows can also make a
PAGE 4                                                                                                                        V O LUM E 1, I S S U E 2


             Christmas Gifts for the Environmental Steward
                               in your Life
   Everywhere we look, we see advertisements selling all
things “GREEN”. From conserving energy to recycling, the                     Solar Powered Watch
twenty-first century is chock full of companies and others
advocating new plans of action that prevent excess waste. Of                                             Powerful in looks and in eco-friendly technol-
                                                                                                         ogy, this solar-powered watch from Pulsar will
course, like countless other earth-conscious people, I’m pro-                                            keep anyone on time for that big appointment ...
green all the way and I try my best to implement every green                                             or that deep-water dive on vacation. When fully
technique that I can both in my business and family. That is                                             charged, look forward to 180 days of uninter-
                                                                                                         rupted power. (amazon.com, $89)
why I try to remember an old mentor of mine back in the day
who argued to me that if a green product is to be viable in his
view, it must be of good quality, attractive to the user and cost
effective. Well, he did not say it quite as clear. In his terms,
“I don’t want to see a long hair, tie dye t-shirt and verachi
sandal wearing hippie trying to sell me something that looks
like it comes from a commune in the “Cali” desert some-                      Bamboo Mouse
where”.                                                                      Whether it's Mac or PC, this optical mouse is
                                                                             made with style from eco-friendly bamboo.
   That said, I have often used The Daily Green web site as a                (amazon.com, $22.85)
source for products. Here are a few you may like:



                                                                                                                        Photovoltaic Laptop Bag
                                                                                                                        With a shell and interior lining
                                                                                                                        made from 100% recycled PET
                                                                                                                        (soda bottles), the Voltaic Gen-
                                                                                                                        erator is the first solar energy-
                                                                                                                        collecting bag powerful enough
                                                                                                                        to charge a laptop. $599
                                                                                                                        at voltaicsystems.com, 1-877-
                                                                                                                        304-6861.


Chocolate                                                                                                               Up-cycled Floppy Disc Note
                                                                                                                        Pads
                                                                                                                        Made from postconsumer recy-
Conventional chocolate production isn't good for the Earth, fueling                                                     cled paper and seemingly ancient
wars in Africa, engulfing rain forests, spreading toxic pesticides and                                                  floppy disks, these Recycled
paying out meager wages. But luckily for us there is a sweet story to
                                                                                                                        Floppy Disk Notepads are a
tell, with organic and fair trade chocolate becoming much more
                                                                                                                        radical throwback to early '80s
widely available, and supporting sustainable agriculture and worker
                                                                                                                        technology. $5.95 each
health and rights. A good example of this is “Sweet Earth Organic
                                                                                                                        at greenfeet.com, 1-888-562-
Chocolates”, which offers a potpourri of sumptuous chocolate hearts,
                                                                                                                        8873.
filled with everything from natural organic peanut butter to vanilla, to
fresh raspberry and more! The Cupid's Cups (pictured) go for $14.50.
                                    3D Wooden Alphabet                                      $10 = YOUR AD HERE!
                                    Puzzles
                                                                                           NCEC is a 501c3 non-profit
                                    For young kids, this 3D wooden
                                    alphabet puzzle is a triple threat:             organization. Your sponsorship helps us
                                    building dexterity and language                 continue and develop our environmental
                                    skills in the playful form of a
                                    colorful crocodile. Better still, it's           education programming which benefits
                                    made from sustainably harvested                   our residents, businesses, community
                                    pine by Golden Palm International,
                                    an organization that pays fair                               and our future!
                                    wages to artisans in Sri Lanka. $34
                                    from tenthousandvillages.com.
G REEN M A R K ET P R E S S                                                                                                                     PAGE 5



Make Your Personal Sustainability Pledge
What is a personal sustainability pledge?                                   more sustainable, healthy future.
As part of NCEC’s mission, our goal is to educate residents
about how their personal actions effect global climate change.              Send us your pledge and we’ll add it to the list and keep a tally
As part of our mission, we are encouraging residents to submit              of the difference we collectively make!
to us their personal actions they are taking in their own lives to
help reduce the green house gasses in our community. Al-
though the City of Naperville, and many of our local business               Send your pledge to Kelly at: a_design@earthlink.net
along with a significant number of individuals in our commu-
nity have sustainability plans, it will take all of us collectively         TODAY!
to pitch in, turn off, conserve, reduce, recycle, and re-evaluate
daily habits in order to make the substantial difference needed             As of November, 2012, I pledge to make a personal change in
to reduce the green house gasses in our community.                          habits that will reduce the green house gasses in my commu-
                                                                            nity by:
We invite you to pledge your personal efforts to address energy             __________________________________________________
conservation, renewable, sustainable food, commuting, water                 __________________________________________________
conservation, green space, recycling and any other sustainabil-             __________________________________________________
ity issues directly affecting our community. By making your                 __________________________________________________
pledge public, it not only might subconsciously help you stay
committed, but will also help build a sense of community and
support for one another as we all journey on our paths to a


NCEC Member Personal Sustainability Pledges
                                                                            enced earthquakes linked to frack fluids pumped into deep injection
Jodi : Taking my bike (and trailer for toting) for all trips un-
                                                                            wells. With two major faults, the New Madrid and Wabash faults,
der 2 miles one way.                                                        underlying southern and eastern Illinois, understanding the potential
Stephanie : Continue to remind my children to turn off the                  seismic threats is imperative.
lights and take shorter showers.                                                Additionally, according to Scott Tinker, the State Geologist for
                                                                            Texas and past president of the American Association of Petroleum
Bill : Donate to NCEC on an annual basis
                                                                            Geologists, “although a lot of people are drilling and fracking a lot of
Kelly: Keep active and donate more to NCEC                                  wells in a lot of formations across the country and producing a lot of
                                                                            oil and gas, it is just that that the state of the art technology -- even at a
                                                                            fabulous, historic, energy-focused legacy institution like UT -- is still
NCEC / SIERRA CLUB OF ILLINOIS                                              finding its learning curve.“
DEC. 12 MEETING                                                                It also means that "we" -- as in the U.S. and the rest of the energy-
                                                                            consuming world -- are a long way from being able to make clear-
On Wednesday Dec 12, at 7:30PM, the Naperville for Clean Energy             headed, long-term energy policy and investment decisions based on
and Conservation will be discussing a “Fracking” Program presented          true understanding of the Fracking technology upheaval.
by the Sierra Club Illinois Chapter.
                                                                                So, what does this mean to us here in Naperville? Quite simply, if
    Industry is proposing to use high-volume horizontal hydraulic frac-     this form of drilling is allowed in “far off places” of our state that we
turing to reach oil and/or natural gas in the New Albany Shale. After       don’t have the opportunity to view frequently, it opens the flood gates
drilling into the shale, which is located between 4,000 to 5,000 feet       for additional and fracture drilling in Lake Michigan, which is our
down, the well bore is then drilled horizontally for up to a mile. Fol-     primary water source and threatens all of our livelihoods. Join Naper-
lowing the drilling the well is then “completed” or “fracked.” Fracking     ville for Clean Energy and Conservation, Sierra Club, Environment
is process in which water, sand and toxic chemicals (Fracking fluid)        Illinois, and Natural Resource
are injected into the well at high pressure to create small cracks in the   Defense Council On Wednes-
rock that allow natural gas to freely flow to the surface.                  day, 12-12-12 to learn about
   Each well uses between 2 to 8 million gallons of fresh water taken       this critical issue facing us all.
from our lakes and aquifers. Since one well is often fracked up to 18
times and there could be one well for every forty acres of land within
the New Albany Shale, this amounts to an enormous quantity of fresh
water permanently taken out of the system.
   In some areas, after a well has been fracked, people’s well water has
become contaminated by chemicals (some radioactive) that migrate
into aquifers through natural fissures and/or possibly through aban-
doned wells.
   Several states, including Ohio, Texas and Arkansas have experi-
G REEN M A R K ET P R E S S                                                                                                PAGE 6



A Green Christmas with Reduced Lighting
In the past, the house with the most         lights use up to 95% less energy than        mini-lights for only 8 1/2 feet of length,
decorative holiday lights used to be         larger, traditional holiday bulbs and last   while some 100 mini-light strings cover
considered the 'best'. Times have            up to 100,000 hours when used indoors.       up to 40 feet in length. For the most
changed. The cost of electricity goes        LED holiday lights use .04 watts per         efficient outdoor holiday lighting, con-
way beyond the utility bill. Electricity     bulb, 10 times less than mini bulbs and      sider the new solar LED strings now
drains natural resources.                    100 times less than traditional holiday      available.
                                             bulbs. Over a 30-day period, lighting
                                             500 traditional holiday lights will cost     4. Turn tree lights and outdoor house
1. Reduce the size of outdoor lighting       you about $18.00 while the same num-
displays                                                                                  decorative lighting off at bedtime
                                             ber of LED lights costs only $0.19. As
                                             an added bonus, if one of the LED
A smaller presentation of lights can still   lights burns out the rest of the strand      It's simply a waste of energy to leave
be attractive, and more appropriate in       will stay lit.                               the holiday lights on at night after eve-
the 'season of giving'. Saving electricity                                                ryone's gone to sleep.
is also a way of giving, since conserving    3. Outdoor Mini-lights will also save
resources benefits everyone.                 energy

2. Use LED lights for house and Christ-      A 100-light string uses only 40 watts. If
mas tree lighting                            you're buying a new set of lights, com-
                                             pare based on equal 'lighted lengths'.
LED (Light Emitting Diode) holiday           Some higher priced brands have 100



Meetup With Naperville Area Sustainability Group
Naperville Area Sustainability Group is    will find posted on their site include         There is no fee to join the group, and
a local Meetup group                                            NCEC meetings,            most Meetups are free of charge as well.
established to act as                                           Green Drinks              Log in to the Meetup site and JOIN US!
a local connecting     Naperville Area Sustainability Group     events, Fox Valley
place for green peo-                                            Electric Auto Asso-
ple, groups, events,                                            ciation meetings, as
and activities. Set                                             well as a myriad of
up in June of 2010,                                             other fun, local
the group now has                                               gatherings that are
over 300 members,                                               of particular inter-        www.meetup.com/Naperville-area-
and is growing every                                            est to “green”                   sustainability-group
day. Meetups you                                                minded people.



Green Drinks — Naperville
Every month people across the globe who are interested in environmental
issues meet up at informal sessions known as GreenDrinks. GreenDrinks -
Naperville, which was founded in February 2010, is just one of 750+ of
these chapters worldwide. It's a lively mixture of people from business,
NGOs, academia, our community and government. Come along and you'll
be made welcome-TEETOTALERS TOO. It's a great way of catching up
with people you know and also for making new contacts. Everyone invites
someone else along, so there's always a different crowd, making Green
Drinks an organic, ever expanding network. These events are very casual,
and food and drink are on your own. There is no fee to participate. We
are a green social networking event in every sense - 'self-organizing' and
'organically-growing' - so spread the word and see you at the next Green-
Drinks - Naperville! We meet the last Wednesday of most months, be sure
to check the webpage for location: www.greendrinks.org/il/naperville .
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Green Business of the Month
  Contributed by Kelly Andereck, A Design Consulting

                                                                   After 20 months of construction and a full class
           “Good Day Sunshine”                                     year of operation, Rock Valley College is beginning
  The Karl J. Jacobs Center for Math & Science in Rockford,
               Illinois Provides Sunlight & Power
                                                                   to welcome students into its new Math and Science
                                                                   Center. College President, Jack Becherer says,
                                                                   “We are defining our future…” with the $30 million
                                                                   building. The “Green” project is a modern structure
                                                                   with a miesian style of minimalist aesthetic. That is,
                                                                   one of beautifully articulated steel and glass at the
                                                                   north entry, not necessarily orthogonal boxes but
                                                                   traditional house profiles to the south with a modu-
                                                                   lar façade floating between and reinforcing the Mid-
                                                                   west landscape of its regional location. The Karl J.
                                                                   Jacobs Center for Math & Science is the second
                                                                   USGBC registered building on campus and is rede-
                                                                   fining the community college’s academic proviso.

                                                                   Course offerings on campus range from an Associ-
                                                                   ate of Applied Science in Sustainable Energy Sys-
                                                                   tems where graduates have the skills to become a
Photo 1 South Entry to Karl J. Jacobs Center for Math & Science    certified Alternative Energy Hybrid System Integra-
Building at Rock Valley Community College                          tor. The program trains site feasibility analysis
                                                                   through which students learn how to determine the
                                                                   best application of alternative energy sources to
Another year and another class begins at Rock Valley
                                                                   use for any particular residence or small business.
College where, nestled in the Forest City and county
                                                                   In another program, students can seek a Green
seat of Winnebago County, the 217 acre college of
                                                                   Energy Certificate having four (4) basic compo-
9,000 students will be having classes in its newest
                                                                   nents similar to other professional certifications: a
Math and Science Building. The Karl J. Jacobs Cen-
                                                                   basic math review; electric power systems opera-
ter opened its doors last year and has a 1.2kW Photo-
                                                                   tions; solar photovoltaic systems and an introduc-
voltaic (PV) Integrated Curtain Wall located at the
                                                                   tion to the design & installation of wind powered
South and South East corner of the 106,000 square
                                                                   renewables. Some of these classes are taught in
foot institutional building. The curtain wall designed by
                                                                   this building that showcases alternative energy sys-
Demonica Kemper Architects, has a Visible Transmit-
                                                                   tems that help the building reduce its energy usage
tance of 50% harvesting needed light into the second
                                                                   by 46% below an ASHRAE 90.1 standard baseline.
floor Greenhouse while producing electricity from the
                                                                   Moreover, the savings is expected to reduce annual
sun through a mosaic of photovoltaic cells. Atlantis
                                                                   Operation and maintenance overhead costs by
Energy Systems, Inc supplied the outer glass layer of
                                                                   $165,000.00 annually.
the integrated unit with 6”x 6” Polycrystalline silicon or
multi-crystal Si cells in 10 different glass sizes. The
circuited layouts laminated with an advanced, long-life
encapsulate that hermetically seals the PV cells and
wiring to withstand entrance of environmental contami-
nants completing the outer layer of the PV glazing.

In Pursuit of USGBC LEED Gold Certification, the pro-
ject includes a 420 Ton Geothermal System, Chilled
Beam Cooling, VAV air handling, Energy Star rated
equipment and countless other measures that assure
stakeholders that this project will secure the commu-
nity college’s standing in Illinois as the first academic
institution to have two (2) LEED Gold buildings on its
grounds.
                                                                   Designed primarily to control the amount of solar
                                                                   heat permitted into the greenhouse space, the
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GREEN BUSINESS DIRECTORY


   $10 = YOUR AD                           $10 = YOUR AD
       HERE!                                   HERE!
                                         NCEC is a 501c3 non-profit organi-
 NCEC is a 501c3 non-profit organiza-
                                         zation. Your sponsorship helps us
 tion. Your sponsorship helps us con-
                                         continue and develop our environ-
  tinue and develop our environmental
                                          mental educational programming
educational programming which bene-
                                         which benefits our residents, busi-
fits our residents, businesses, commu-
                                         nesses, community and our future!
          nity and our future!
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Green Business of the Month                               ing in a small local/municipal or state rebate the
K. Andereck                                               payback becomes an estimated 24-36 months
                                                          (Federal IRS Tax Rulings on this subject are avail-
                                                          able at (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-irbs/irb07-14.pdf
                                                          and http://sustainability-
6”x6” photovoltaic cells supplied by Chinese com-         counsel.com/2011/02/25/significant-irs-ruling-on-
pany LOF, reduces the amount of daylight through          energy-property-qualifying-for-investment-tax-credit/
the clear low iron gl2ass by 50% (typical solar heat      or search IRS for private letter ruling 201043023)
gain coefficients range from 0.17 to 0.72 with an
optimal daylight transmittance range of 5 to 35%) in
addition to providing a secondary benefit of reducing
electricity consumption by 3,819kWh annually.
The10 glass panels making up the south east and
southwest corners of the second story greenhouse
are integrated glass units filled with argon and as-
sembled with Tyco Electronics (TE) SOLARLOK
Straddle Edge Junction box. The top row of PV
laminated glass uses Multi-Contact PV-JB2 J
Boxes. Wiring of the series connected curtain wall
was provided in the horizontal mullion and was then
passed through to the utility vault located on the
ground floor.  


                                                          Naperville’s Kelly Jon Andereck, LEED AP, Principal
                                                          of A Design Consulting provided design assistance
                                                          and specification writing. Atlantis Energy Systems,
                                                          Inc. coordinated and performed the PV integration
                                                          with Syracuse Glass the manufacturer of the IG
                                                          Units all of which took place in New York outside the
                                                          USGBC LEED Regional materials (MRc5) option
                                                          where those building materials and/or systems are
                                                          extracted, harvested, and manufactured within 500
                                                          miles of a project site. Finally, Rock Valley Glass
                                                          bid the installation of the BIPV Curtain wall. As the
                                                          specification was written, the team focused on the
                                                          technical issues surrounding the glass, lamination
                                                          and series connections with bypass diodes. The
                                                          stumbling block had become the J box or edge con-
                                                          nection that linked the Individual PV Integrated IG
                                                          Units in series. Unable to provide conformance to
                                                          UL Standards or IEC certification for the Edge Con-
Cost                                                      nection with the Multi-Contact PV-JB/EM at 1.34
                                                          inch profile, the AES team searched in vein for a
A typical first cost of a curtain wall is approximately   suitable edge connection that would work with the
$100.00 per square foot with an additional cost for       low profile mullion design specified by the architects.
integrating thin film PV products of about $80.00/sf.     It became clear that very few approved products
Consequently, a Federal Tax Credit in place until         were available to U.S. projects unlike in Europe
2017 providing businesses with a 30% direct reduc-        where various products are available to use as the
tion of the tax burden reduces net cost burdens to        connections. Never the less, with the TE Connec-
$54.00/sf (of the $80.00 premium cost). In addition,      tivity straddle edge junction box the design team
the MACRS accelerated depreciation allows the             was allowed to conceal the edge connector into the
business to depreciate any BIPV curtain wall in 5         building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) modules with
years rather than a typical capital investment of 39      a 0.39 inch (10mm) profile and innovative edge of
years. As a result, the actual net cost becomes a         the solar window mounting, literally fitting into the
$14.00 per year tax savings, not to mention, factor-      mullion of the IG units.
Naperville for Clean                                                              NCEC, founded in 2007 became an official 501c3
    Energy and Conservation
                                                                                            not-for-profit organization August 2008. We
          3835 Caine Court
         Naperville, IL 60564
                                                                                        strive to educate, demonstrate and develop means
          Phone: 312-523-4347
           Fax: 630-983-6124                                                              to help ourselves and community move toward a
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                                                                                        more sustainable and carbon-free way of living in

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                                     More than half of the new solar stores will get non-traditional solar panels, dubbed thin film. Wal-Mart's use of thin
                                     film on rooftops is expected to be one of the largest commercial installations of the technology in the U.S., says Jonathan
                                     Bass, spokesman of SolarCity, which is installing the solar at the stores. We are wondering, will the new 170,000
                                     square-foot store in Naperville use solar panels? Let us discuss at our next meeting


                                  Upcoming NCEC .….
     Next Quarter:                                                                              2013 Meeting Dates
                                  Our meetings are always
 We are looking for your input    open to the public, and                     1/9: Meeting Room A                       7/10: Meeting Room B&C
                                  we hope you can join us.
                                  Meetings are at 7:30 PM,                    2/13: Meeting Room A                      8/14: Meeting Room A
 And much more as we continue
                                  generally on the second                     3/13: Meeting Room B&C                    9/11: Meeting Room A
 to help our community develop    Wednesday of the month
the means by which we can grow                                                4/10: Meeting Room A                      10/9: Meeting Room A
                                  at the Naperville Munici-
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Green Market Press December 2012

  • 1. NAPERVILLE FOR CLEAN ENERGY AND CONSERVATION Green Market Press http://ncec.us/ V O LUM E 1, I SSUE 2 D ECE M B ER 1 , 2 0 12 I N S ID E T H I S I S S U E : IN THIS ISSUE Smart Meters, Pros 2 and Cons, Really? From the Editor... Home Weatherization 3 Tips In this issue we could not help the fact that as the holidays seem to City of Naperville 4 have come up too fast and with- Progress Notes out a whole lot of preparation the vast majority of us will shop with Fracking in Illinois 5 a vengeance and most likely not thing “Green” first. Green Connections 6-7 That said, we have used a great Green Directory 8 resource called, “The Daily Green”. This web site is a great source for everything from tips on shopping local and weatheri- zation to cooking and purchasing M A R K Y OU R organically. Annually, this web CALENDAR: source has provided a list of gifts  that are reasonably priced and Dec 2, Sunday: 2:00PM House Party: Nicor & ComEd Energy Efficiency Program sustainably preferable for our  Dec 12, Wednesday: 7:30PM “Fracking” community. Take a look ... From ThinkGeek.com, These staple-free staplers hold paper in place by cutting Program with Naperville for Clean Energy and Conservation a small notch and folding a small flap within the document's corner. Read more at The Daily Green NCEC ACTION ITEM Starting Tuesday, De- Currently, the center is one-way drive off Fort Hill cember 11, the City’s Re- located off of Jefferson Drive and follow the lane cycling Drop-Off Center Avenue behind the south- designations provided to will move to the northwest east corner of the PWSC drop off their items. All ac- corner of the Public Works at 180 Fort Hill Drive. To ceptable items, including better facilitate an efficient electronics, may be Service Center (PWSC) process for residents to dropped off on Tuesdays, property in an effort to bet- drop off electronics and Thursdays and Saturdays ter facilitate the drop-off traditional curbside recy- from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. process. In addition, elec- clables, such as paper, tronics recycling, currently For more information plastic and glass, a new on the Recycling Drop-Off only available on Tues- location is warranted. The days and Thursdays at the Center, last day of operation at the visitwww.naperville.il.us/ center, will also be avail- existing location will be recyclecenter.aspx. able for residents who visit Saturday, December 8. the drop-off center on Sat- Starting December 11, urdays starting on Satur- people wishing to use the day, December 15. center should enter the
  • 2. PAGE 2 V O LUM E 1, I S S U E 2 Smart Meter Pros and Cons, Really? by Benevolus Green In addition the City of Naperville will receive accurate usage information much more efficiently, which will help them provide you with even better customer service and offer you new features and services that give you more control over your usage. Typical Arguments Against Smart Meters 1. Smart meters are less accurate than analog meters. Public service commissions require meter manufacturers to supply independently certified testing results to prove Editorial Cartoon by Don Landgren Jr., TelegramTowns that their smart meters provide accurate measurements. 2. Smart meters are a health threat because they com- What's a smart meter? municate using wireless signals. When you were a kid, you probably noticed your electric There is no credible evidence of any threat to human meter spinning away on the side of your house. Maybe health from the radio frequency emissions at or below you’ve even had your dog bark like crazy when the meter limits developed by the Federal Communications Com- reader from your poles and wires company came into your mission. You get more exposure to radio frequency (RF) yard to take your monthly meter reading. In my house in the emissions from 15 minutes of cell phone use per day for a 1970s my father, the kind teacher and Guidance Director- year than RFs from 375 years from a smart meter. was always yelling about the lights being left on or telling 3. Smart meters will not keep my data secure. the family to put on a sweater if you were cold. Now, new Consumption data is protected now and utilities are work- electronic meters called advanced meters or “smart” meters ing with nation cyber-security experts to audit their sys- may just change all that. tems. A smart meter is a new type of electric meter that provides 4. Smart meters are hazardous, increasing the risk of accurate, detailed readings about exactly how much elec- fire and explosion. tricity you're using and when you’re using it. They read smart meters electronically, so no meter-reader visit is re- Provided they are installed by trained professionals, smart quired. Your dog may be disappointed, but you’ll be happy meters meet requirements and standards spelled out in the about all kinds of new information about your electric usage National Electric Safety Code. that was never before available. Traditional meters only 5. Smart meters are an invasion of privacy. measured your total electricity consumption, but smart me- Unless you install a home energy management system, ters can give you information at a very detailed level (in 15- smart meters cannot tell how homeowners use energy. minute intervals) and they can help you monitor and man- There are laws regulating the use of personal information age your electricity usage hour-by-hour, day-by-day or for business functions. week-by-week. 6. Smart meters do no provide any consumer benefits. The best thing about smart meters is all the information they supply. They call it two-way communication, but smart This is perhaps the biggest myth. Once activated, smart meters actually supply important information to three dif- meters improve power outage detection and recovery. ferent parties: They also provide near real-time energy usage informa- tion, including how you can manage the real-time pricing of power. You will be able to get a detailed, constantly updated snap- shot of your daily energy usage, either through an in-home energy monitor or an online portal. The Municipality will be able to use the information from your smart meter to detect outages to do an even better job of delivering electricity to your home or business.
  • 3. G REEN M A R K ET P R E S S PAGE 3 Home Weatherization Tips Drafts controlling the bacteria, mold, vi- huge difference when the cold wind According to the U.S. Department of ruses and pollen that cause illness starts blowing. It is well worth it to Energy, drafts can waste 5% to 30% and irritation. They cost $50 to get them out of the shed or attic and of your energy use. Start simple and $1,000 or more. Another good install them for the season. adopt that old Great Depression choice is a genuine HEPA filter, fixture -- the draft snake, which you which can remove at least 99.97% Heating System Tune-Up can easily make yourself. Just place of airborne particles. HEPA filters Just like cars, heating equipment a rolled bath towel under a drafty are based on Department of Energy needs periodic tune-ups in order to door, or make your own. You can standards. But avoid "HEPA-like" run their best. Keeping your furnace use any scraps of fabric -- even filters, which can be vastly less ef- clean, lubricated and properly ad- neckties -- and fill with sand or kitty fective. justed will reduce energy use, sav- litter for heft. ing up to 5% of heating costs. Winterize A/C and Water Lines Furnace Filters Drain any hoses and air conditioner The good news is many utilities It's important to replace or clean pipes, and make sure you don't offer free annual checkups by quali- furnace filters once a month during have excess water pooled in equip- fied technicians -- but you often the heating season. Dirty filters re- ment. If your a/c has a water shutoff have to call early, as HVAC crews strict airflow and increase energy valve, turn it off. get backed up once heating season demand. You may also want to con- starts. Some furnace manufacturers sider switching to a permanent filter, Make sure any hoses are drained and dealers also offer free or dis- which will reduce waste and hassle. and stowed away neatly. Turn off counted inspections. Did you know that disposable fiber- exterior water spigots. It's also a glass filters trap a measly 10 to 40% good idea to seal any water leaks of debris? Electostatic filters trap More Tips... around the place -- and don't forget For more winterization tips, please around 88%, and are much better at to remove any window A/C units visit The Daily Green. and store them so you don't invite cold drafts all winter. TheDailyGreen.com is a consumer's For excellent do-it-yourself guide to green living, with daily news, Install Storm Doors and Windows tips, recipes, features and more. The weatherization information The simple act of installing a storm information on this page has been door can increase energy efficiency adapted from "19 Easy Home Winter- use the U.S. DOE Public by 45%, by sealing drafts and re- ization Projects"http:// ducing air flow. Storm doors also www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/ Services web site at: offer greater flexibility for letting light latest/winterize-home-tips-energy- http://energy.gov/public- and ventilation enter your home. 461008 Look for Energy Star-certified mod- services/homes/home- els. weatherization Storm windows can also make a
  • 4. PAGE 4 V O LUM E 1, I S S U E 2 Christmas Gifts for the Environmental Steward in your Life Everywhere we look, we see advertisements selling all things “GREEN”. From conserving energy to recycling, the Solar Powered Watch twenty-first century is chock full of companies and others advocating new plans of action that prevent excess waste. Of Powerful in looks and in eco-friendly technol- ogy, this solar-powered watch from Pulsar will course, like countless other earth-conscious people, I’m pro- keep anyone on time for that big appointment ... green all the way and I try my best to implement every green or that deep-water dive on vacation. When fully technique that I can both in my business and family. That is charged, look forward to 180 days of uninter- rupted power. (amazon.com, $89) why I try to remember an old mentor of mine back in the day who argued to me that if a green product is to be viable in his view, it must be of good quality, attractive to the user and cost effective. Well, he did not say it quite as clear. In his terms, “I don’t want to see a long hair, tie dye t-shirt and verachi sandal wearing hippie trying to sell me something that looks like it comes from a commune in the “Cali” desert some- Bamboo Mouse where”. Whether it's Mac or PC, this optical mouse is made with style from eco-friendly bamboo. That said, I have often used The Daily Green web site as a (amazon.com, $22.85) source for products. Here are a few you may like: Photovoltaic Laptop Bag With a shell and interior lining made from 100% recycled PET (soda bottles), the Voltaic Gen- erator is the first solar energy- collecting bag powerful enough to charge a laptop. $599 at voltaicsystems.com, 1-877- 304-6861. Chocolate Up-cycled Floppy Disc Note Pads Made from postconsumer recy- Conventional chocolate production isn't good for the Earth, fueling cled paper and seemingly ancient wars in Africa, engulfing rain forests, spreading toxic pesticides and floppy disks, these Recycled paying out meager wages. But luckily for us there is a sweet story to Floppy Disk Notepads are a tell, with organic and fair trade chocolate becoming much more radical throwback to early '80s widely available, and supporting sustainable agriculture and worker technology. $5.95 each health and rights. A good example of this is “Sweet Earth Organic at greenfeet.com, 1-888-562- Chocolates”, which offers a potpourri of sumptuous chocolate hearts, 8873. filled with everything from natural organic peanut butter to vanilla, to fresh raspberry and more! The Cupid's Cups (pictured) go for $14.50. 3D Wooden Alphabet $10 = YOUR AD HERE! Puzzles NCEC is a 501c3 non-profit For young kids, this 3D wooden alphabet puzzle is a triple threat: organization. Your sponsorship helps us building dexterity and language continue and develop our environmental skills in the playful form of a colorful crocodile. Better still, it's education programming which benefits made from sustainably harvested our residents, businesses, community pine by Golden Palm International, an organization that pays fair and our future! wages to artisans in Sri Lanka. $34 from tenthousandvillages.com.
  • 5. G REEN M A R K ET P R E S S PAGE 5 Make Your Personal Sustainability Pledge What is a personal sustainability pledge? more sustainable, healthy future. As part of NCEC’s mission, our goal is to educate residents about how their personal actions effect global climate change. Send us your pledge and we’ll add it to the list and keep a tally As part of our mission, we are encouraging residents to submit of the difference we collectively make! to us their personal actions they are taking in their own lives to help reduce the green house gasses in our community. Al- though the City of Naperville, and many of our local business Send your pledge to Kelly at: a_design@earthlink.net along with a significant number of individuals in our commu- nity have sustainability plans, it will take all of us collectively TODAY! to pitch in, turn off, conserve, reduce, recycle, and re-evaluate daily habits in order to make the substantial difference needed As of November, 2012, I pledge to make a personal change in to reduce the green house gasses in our community. habits that will reduce the green house gasses in my commu- nity by: We invite you to pledge your personal efforts to address energy __________________________________________________ conservation, renewable, sustainable food, commuting, water __________________________________________________ conservation, green space, recycling and any other sustainabil- __________________________________________________ ity issues directly affecting our community. By making your __________________________________________________ pledge public, it not only might subconsciously help you stay committed, but will also help build a sense of community and support for one another as we all journey on our paths to a NCEC Member Personal Sustainability Pledges enced earthquakes linked to frack fluids pumped into deep injection Jodi : Taking my bike (and trailer for toting) for all trips un- wells. With two major faults, the New Madrid and Wabash faults, der 2 miles one way. underlying southern and eastern Illinois, understanding the potential Stephanie : Continue to remind my children to turn off the seismic threats is imperative. lights and take shorter showers. Additionally, according to Scott Tinker, the State Geologist for Texas and past president of the American Association of Petroleum Bill : Donate to NCEC on an annual basis Geologists, “although a lot of people are drilling and fracking a lot of Kelly: Keep active and donate more to NCEC wells in a lot of formations across the country and producing a lot of oil and gas, it is just that that the state of the art technology -- even at a fabulous, historic, energy-focused legacy institution like UT -- is still NCEC / SIERRA CLUB OF ILLINOIS finding its learning curve.“ DEC. 12 MEETING It also means that "we" -- as in the U.S. and the rest of the energy- consuming world -- are a long way from being able to make clear- On Wednesday Dec 12, at 7:30PM, the Naperville for Clean Energy headed, long-term energy policy and investment decisions based on and Conservation will be discussing a “Fracking” Program presented true understanding of the Fracking technology upheaval. by the Sierra Club Illinois Chapter. So, what does this mean to us here in Naperville? Quite simply, if Industry is proposing to use high-volume horizontal hydraulic frac- this form of drilling is allowed in “far off places” of our state that we turing to reach oil and/or natural gas in the New Albany Shale. After don’t have the opportunity to view frequently, it opens the flood gates drilling into the shale, which is located between 4,000 to 5,000 feet for additional and fracture drilling in Lake Michigan, which is our down, the well bore is then drilled horizontally for up to a mile. Fol- primary water source and threatens all of our livelihoods. Join Naper- lowing the drilling the well is then “completed” or “fracked.” Fracking ville for Clean Energy and Conservation, Sierra Club, Environment is process in which water, sand and toxic chemicals (Fracking fluid) Illinois, and Natural Resource are injected into the well at high pressure to create small cracks in the Defense Council On Wednes- rock that allow natural gas to freely flow to the surface. day, 12-12-12 to learn about Each well uses between 2 to 8 million gallons of fresh water taken this critical issue facing us all. from our lakes and aquifers. Since one well is often fracked up to 18 times and there could be one well for every forty acres of land within the New Albany Shale, this amounts to an enormous quantity of fresh water permanently taken out of the system. In some areas, after a well has been fracked, people’s well water has become contaminated by chemicals (some radioactive) that migrate into aquifers through natural fissures and/or possibly through aban- doned wells. Several states, including Ohio, Texas and Arkansas have experi-
  • 6. G REEN M A R K ET P R E S S PAGE 6 A Green Christmas with Reduced Lighting In the past, the house with the most lights use up to 95% less energy than mini-lights for only 8 1/2 feet of length, decorative holiday lights used to be larger, traditional holiday bulbs and last while some 100 mini-light strings cover considered the 'best'. Times have up to 100,000 hours when used indoors. up to 40 feet in length. For the most changed. The cost of electricity goes LED holiday lights use .04 watts per efficient outdoor holiday lighting, con- way beyond the utility bill. Electricity bulb, 10 times less than mini bulbs and sider the new solar LED strings now drains natural resources. 100 times less than traditional holiday available. bulbs. Over a 30-day period, lighting 500 traditional holiday lights will cost 4. Turn tree lights and outdoor house 1. Reduce the size of outdoor lighting you about $18.00 while the same num- displays decorative lighting off at bedtime ber of LED lights costs only $0.19. As an added bonus, if one of the LED A smaller presentation of lights can still lights burns out the rest of the strand It's simply a waste of energy to leave be attractive, and more appropriate in will stay lit. the holiday lights on at night after eve- the 'season of giving'. Saving electricity ryone's gone to sleep. is also a way of giving, since conserving 3. Outdoor Mini-lights will also save resources benefits everyone. energy 2. Use LED lights for house and Christ- A 100-light string uses only 40 watts. If mas tree lighting you're buying a new set of lights, com- pare based on equal 'lighted lengths'. LED (Light Emitting Diode) holiday Some higher priced brands have 100 Meetup With Naperville Area Sustainability Group Naperville Area Sustainability Group is will find posted on their site include There is no fee to join the group, and a local Meetup group NCEC meetings, most Meetups are free of charge as well. established to act as Green Drinks Log in to the Meetup site and JOIN US! a local connecting Naperville Area Sustainability Group events, Fox Valley place for green peo- Electric Auto Asso- ple, groups, events, ciation meetings, as and activities. Set well as a myriad of up in June of 2010, other fun, local the group now has gatherings that are over 300 members, of particular inter- www.meetup.com/Naperville-area- and is growing every est to “green” sustainability-group day. Meetups you minded people. Green Drinks — Naperville Every month people across the globe who are interested in environmental issues meet up at informal sessions known as GreenDrinks. GreenDrinks - Naperville, which was founded in February 2010, is just one of 750+ of these chapters worldwide. It's a lively mixture of people from business, NGOs, academia, our community and government. Come along and you'll be made welcome-TEETOTALERS TOO. It's a great way of catching up with people you know and also for making new contacts. Everyone invites someone else along, so there's always a different crowd, making Green Drinks an organic, ever expanding network. These events are very casual, and food and drink are on your own. There is no fee to participate. We are a green social networking event in every sense - 'self-organizing' and 'organically-growing' - so spread the word and see you at the next Green- Drinks - Naperville! We meet the last Wednesday of most months, be sure to check the webpage for location: www.greendrinks.org/il/naperville .
  • 7. PAGE 7 V O LUM E 1, I S S U E 2 Green Business of the Month Contributed by Kelly Andereck, A Design Consulting After 20 months of construction and a full class “Good Day Sunshine” year of operation, Rock Valley College is beginning The Karl J. Jacobs Center for Math & Science in Rockford, Illinois Provides Sunlight & Power to welcome students into its new Math and Science Center. College President, Jack Becherer says, “We are defining our future…” with the $30 million building. The “Green” project is a modern structure with a miesian style of minimalist aesthetic. That is, one of beautifully articulated steel and glass at the north entry, not necessarily orthogonal boxes but traditional house profiles to the south with a modu- lar façade floating between and reinforcing the Mid- west landscape of its regional location. The Karl J. Jacobs Center for Math & Science is the second USGBC registered building on campus and is rede- fining the community college’s academic proviso. Course offerings on campus range from an Associ- ate of Applied Science in Sustainable Energy Sys- tems where graduates have the skills to become a Photo 1 South Entry to Karl J. Jacobs Center for Math & Science  certified Alternative Energy Hybrid System Integra- Building at Rock Valley Community College  tor. The program trains site feasibility analysis through which students learn how to determine the best application of alternative energy sources to Another year and another class begins at Rock Valley use for any particular residence or small business. College where, nestled in the Forest City and county In another program, students can seek a Green seat of Winnebago County, the 217 acre college of Energy Certificate having four (4) basic compo- 9,000 students will be having classes in its newest nents similar to other professional certifications: a Math and Science Building. The Karl J. Jacobs Cen- basic math review; electric power systems opera- ter opened its doors last year and has a 1.2kW Photo- tions; solar photovoltaic systems and an introduc- voltaic (PV) Integrated Curtain Wall located at the tion to the design & installation of wind powered South and South East corner of the 106,000 square renewables. Some of these classes are taught in foot institutional building. The curtain wall designed by this building that showcases alternative energy sys- Demonica Kemper Architects, has a Visible Transmit- tems that help the building reduce its energy usage tance of 50% harvesting needed light into the second by 46% below an ASHRAE 90.1 standard baseline. floor Greenhouse while producing electricity from the Moreover, the savings is expected to reduce annual sun through a mosaic of photovoltaic cells. Atlantis Operation and maintenance overhead costs by Energy Systems, Inc supplied the outer glass layer of $165,000.00 annually. the integrated unit with 6”x 6” Polycrystalline silicon or multi-crystal Si cells in 10 different glass sizes. The circuited layouts laminated with an advanced, long-life encapsulate that hermetically seals the PV cells and wiring to withstand entrance of environmental contami- nants completing the outer layer of the PV glazing. In Pursuit of USGBC LEED Gold Certification, the pro- ject includes a 420 Ton Geothermal System, Chilled Beam Cooling, VAV air handling, Energy Star rated equipment and countless other measures that assure stakeholders that this project will secure the commu- nity college’s standing in Illinois as the first academic institution to have two (2) LEED Gold buildings on its grounds. Designed primarily to control the amount of solar heat permitted into the greenhouse space, the
  • 8. PAGE 8 V O LUM E 1, I S S U E 2 GREEN BUSINESS DIRECTORY $10 = YOUR AD $10 = YOUR AD HERE! HERE! NCEC is a 501c3 non-profit organi- NCEC is a 501c3 non-profit organiza- zation. Your sponsorship helps us tion. Your sponsorship helps us con- continue and develop our environ- tinue and develop our environmental mental educational programming educational programming which bene- which benefits our residents, busi- fits our residents, businesses, commu- nesses, community and our future! nity and our future!
  • 9. PAGE 9 V O LUM E 1, I S S U E 2 Green Business of the Month ing in a small local/municipal or state rebate the K. Andereck payback becomes an estimated 24-36 months (Federal IRS Tax Rulings on this subject are avail- able at (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-irbs/irb07-14.pdf and http://sustainability- 6”x6” photovoltaic cells supplied by Chinese com- counsel.com/2011/02/25/significant-irs-ruling-on- pany LOF, reduces the amount of daylight through energy-property-qualifying-for-investment-tax-credit/ the clear low iron gl2ass by 50% (typical solar heat or search IRS for private letter ruling 201043023) gain coefficients range from 0.17 to 0.72 with an optimal daylight transmittance range of 5 to 35%) in addition to providing a secondary benefit of reducing electricity consumption by 3,819kWh annually. The10 glass panels making up the south east and southwest corners of the second story greenhouse are integrated glass units filled with argon and as- sembled with Tyco Electronics (TE) SOLARLOK Straddle Edge Junction box. The top row of PV laminated glass uses Multi-Contact PV-JB2 J Boxes. Wiring of the series connected curtain wall was provided in the horizontal mullion and was then passed through to the utility vault located on the ground floor.   Naperville’s Kelly Jon Andereck, LEED AP, Principal of A Design Consulting provided design assistance and specification writing. Atlantis Energy Systems, Inc. coordinated and performed the PV integration with Syracuse Glass the manufacturer of the IG Units all of which took place in New York outside the USGBC LEED Regional materials (MRc5) option where those building materials and/or systems are extracted, harvested, and manufactured within 500 miles of a project site. Finally, Rock Valley Glass bid the installation of the BIPV Curtain wall. As the specification was written, the team focused on the technical issues surrounding the glass, lamination and series connections with bypass diodes. The stumbling block had become the J box or edge con- nection that linked the Individual PV Integrated IG Units in series. Unable to provide conformance to UL Standards or IEC certification for the Edge Con- Cost nection with the Multi-Contact PV-JB/EM at 1.34 inch profile, the AES team searched in vein for a A typical first cost of a curtain wall is approximately suitable edge connection that would work with the $100.00 per square foot with an additional cost for low profile mullion design specified by the architects. integrating thin film PV products of about $80.00/sf. It became clear that very few approved products Consequently, a Federal Tax Credit in place until were available to U.S. projects unlike in Europe 2017 providing businesses with a 30% direct reduc- where various products are available to use as the tion of the tax burden reduces net cost burdens to connections. Never the less, with the TE Connec- $54.00/sf (of the $80.00 premium cost). In addition, tivity straddle edge junction box the design team the MACRS accelerated depreciation allows the was allowed to conceal the edge connector into the business to depreciate any BIPV curtain wall in 5 building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) modules with years rather than a typical capital investment of 39 a 0.39 inch (10mm) profile and innovative edge of years. As a result, the actual net cost becomes a the solar window mounting, literally fitting into the $14.00 per year tax savings, not to mention, factor- mullion of the IG units.
  • 10. Naperville for Clean NCEC, founded in 2007 became an official 501c3 Energy and Conservation not-for-profit organization August 2008. We 3835 Caine Court Naperville, IL 60564 strive to educate, demonstrate and develop means Phone: 312-523-4347 Fax: 630-983-6124 to help ourselves and community move toward a ncec.email@yahoo.com more sustainable and carbon-free way of living in Your business tag line order to protect our planet and ensure a healthy sustainable life for future generations. here. Yes, I want to make a tax deductible donation TODAY to help develop a CLEAN FUTURE For myself, my community, and our children! DONATE http://ncec.us/ More than half of the new solar stores will get non-traditional solar panels, dubbed thin film. Wal-Mart's use of thin film on rooftops is expected to be one of the largest commercial installations of the technology in the U.S., says Jonathan Bass, spokesman of SolarCity, which is installing the solar at the stores. We are wondering, will the new 170,000 square-foot store in Naperville use solar panels? Let us discuss at our next meeting Upcoming NCEC .…. Next Quarter: 2013 Meeting Dates Our meetings are always We are looking for your input open to the public, and 1/9: Meeting Room A 7/10: Meeting Room B&C we hope you can join us. Meetings are at 7:30 PM, 2/13: Meeting Room A 8/14: Meeting Room A And much more as we continue generally on the second 3/13: Meeting Room B&C 9/11: Meeting Room A to help our community develop Wednesday of the month the means by which we can grow 4/10: Meeting Room A 10/9: Meeting Room A at the Naperville Munici- as a sustainable community pal Center located at 400 5/8: Meeting Room A 11/13: Meeting Room A South Eagle in Down- 6/12: Meeting Room A 12/11: Meeting Room A town Naperville.