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Friday, December 14, 2012

New Office Building Addresses 'Blend' Between Courthouse, Lyon Village

New development at 2311 Wilson Blvd. will include daycare center, publicly accessible conference room.

A new eight-story, energy-efficient office building that will include a childcare facility and publicly accessible conference room is coming to 2311 Wilson Blvd., about a block from the Courthouse Metro Station. The Arlington County Board this month approved a redevelopment plan for the site after the developer, Otter Wilson Boulevard LLC, worked with the county, planning commission and two civic associations to address their concerns — primarily, how the building addresses the transition from the bustling, high-rise business heart of the Courthouse community to the nearby Lyon Village neighborhood, which is largely characterized by one- and two-story residences and Key Elementary School. The board's action actually was to amend a plan for…

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5:32 am on Saturday, December 15, 2012

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Arlington Company Saves Enough Energy to Power City of 200,000

Opower achieved 1 terawatt-hour milestone this month.

Opower's bright idea is starting to pay off. The Courthouse-based company announced this month that, after five years, its software has helped people across the globe save 1 terawatt-hour of energy. The business expects to reach that goal a second time by the end of 2012. One terawatt-hour equals enough energy to power a city of 200,000 people for one year, according to the company. It represents about $120 million in savings to people around the world. And it's more than half the energy that was generated by the U.S. solar industry in 2011. "We're really excited that we got this," Carly Baker, an Opower policy adviser, told Patch. Opower's success proves that there isn't just one magic bullet when it comes to clean energy, Baker said. "…

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