http://gigaom.com/2009/09/22/serious-materials-raises-60m-for-green-building-materials/ Thu, 23 May 2013 09:49:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2009/09/22/serious-materials-raises-60m-for-green-building-materials/#comment-26921 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:17:06 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=41730#comment-26921 It is amazing to see that people are building their houses out of recycled materials which is a very ecofriendly technique

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/09/22/serious-materials-raises-60m-for-green-building-materials/#comment-26920 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:16:55 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=41730#comment-26920 It is basic common knowledge in the green retrofit industry that window replacement is among the least cost-effective (in terms of savings to investment ratio) measures that can be applied to existing buildings. If wealthy companies or individuals want to shell out the money for whatever kind of quadruple glazed, krypton filled windows this company is selling that is spectacular. However anyone who believes this guy’s statement that about windows offering among the best paybacks has been been horribly misled. Every federal dollar or tax remittance that goes toward paying for window replacement in the name of energy efficiency initiative is a horribly misappropriation of our tax dollars.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/09/22/serious-materials-raises-60m-for-green-building-materials/#comment-26919 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:01:08 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=41730#comment-26919 [...] areas is smarter, more energy-efficient building materials. Serious Materials, which raised a $60 million third round of venture funding in September, already has built a bustling business out of energy-saving windows and [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2009/09/22/serious-materials-raises-60m-for-green-building-materials/#comment-26918 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:43:25 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=41730#comment-26918 [...] A broad cross section of the cleantech companies stand to benefit from these policies. Raising the bar on building energy codes, for example, can help drum up business for more efficient lighting and products from companies like Serious Materials, a green building materials company that last month announced one of the largest VC deals in the country for 2009. [...]

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