Environmental Design & Construction articles from December 2005

Environmental Design & Construction archives from December 2005

Looking forward and back: an editor's perspective.(Editorial)
December 1, 2005... As I enter my fourth year with ED+C, and as the staff and I wrap up a prosperous 2005, I want to share with you some thoughts on the green building industry. If you're a longtime reader of ED+C or if you're new to the green building market,...

Greenbuild 2005 expo deemed a success.(NEWSLINE)(The U.S. Green Building Council)
December 1, 2005... Atlanta -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) reports that the 2005 Greenbuild Conference and Expo in Atlanta surpassed their initial expectations, with final attendee numbers nearing 10,000. Greenbuild 2005, which took place in Atlanta,...

ASHRAE revamps role, emphasizes sustainability.(NEWSLINE)(The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers launches a campaign)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Atlanta -- The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has launched a new campaign emphasizing its role as 'the engineering engine that drives sustainability.' As part of ASHRAE's stronger focus on its...

LEED v2.2 approved and launched.(NEWSLINE)(The U.S. Green Building Council announced the launcing of LEED v2.2)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for New Construction (LEED-NC) version 2.2 has been approved by their membership, and was launched on Nov. 11, 2005 at the...

EPA accepting nominations for green chemistry awards.(NEWSLINE)
December 1, 2005... Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now accepting nominations for the 2006 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. These awards recognize innovative chemical technologies that incorporate green chemistry...

CRI and MTS promote Sustainable Carpet Assessment Standard.(NEWSLINE)
December 1, 2005... Dalton, Ga. -- The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) and The Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability (MTS) have reached an agreement to promote their jointly developed Sustainable Carpet Assessment Standard as the preferred consensus...

HDR-designed office building seeks LEED Core and Shell Platinum Rating.(NEWSLINE)(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
December 1, 2005... McKinney, Texas -- The HDR-designed McKinney Green Building in McKinney, Texas, is seeking a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for Core and Shell Platinum Rating. With construction beginning in 2002 and currently still in...

Winner of the first annual Designing & Building with FSC award honored.(NEWSLINE)
December 1, 2005... Washington -- The Forest Stewardship Council-US (FSC-US), and Forest Products Solutions presented Goldman Sachs, a global investment banking, securities and investment management firm based in New York, with the inaugural Designing & Building...

SCS announces IAQ performance program.(NEWSLINE)(Scientific Certification Systems)(Indoor Air Quality)
December 1, 2005... Atlanta -- Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) is expanding its indoor air quality certification program to include both Indoor Advantage and Indoor Advantage Gold. Indoor Advantage meets Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)...

Artists for Humanity EpiCenter receives LEED Platinum rating.(NEWSLINE)(Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Boston -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced in late October 2005 that the Artists for Humanity (AFH) EpiCenter--a multi-use arts education facility for urban youth designed by Arrowstreet--has received a Leadership in Energy &...

New association for building envelope professionals.(NEWSLINE)
December 1, 2005... Raleigh, N.C. -- The Building Envelope Institute (BEI) is a new not-for-profit professional association created to serve the common interests of individuals involved in issues related to the performance of building envelope systems. BEI members...

Penn State's Center for Green Roof Research gets new green roof.(NEWSLINE)(University Park)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... University Park, Pa. -- The Center for Green Roof Research at Pennsylvania State University announced that American Hydrotech (Chicago) has provided a monetary gift supporting the construction of the green roof research building at the Center...

Steelcase first to receive MBDC's new Cradle to Cradle product certification.(NEWSLINE)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Grand Rapids, Mich. -- Steelcase Inc., a global office environments manufacturer, is the first office furniture company to receive McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry's (MBDC) new Cradle to Cradle product certification. This Silver level...

Turner survey reveals executives believe green buildings enhance student performance.(NEWSLINE)
December 1, 2005... New York -- Turner Construction Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Turner Corp., announced the findings of its green building survey of 665 building owners, developers, architects, engineers, corporate owner-occupants, consultants and...

Tankless water heaters assist hurricane recovery efforts.(NEWSLINE)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Carville, La. -- Following Hurricane Katrina's destruction, the urgent need for hot water at a temporary military facility serving the hurricane recovery effort was met by tankless water heaters. Unlike tank-type units, tankless units do not...

Waterless company offers discounts to AID hurricane relief.(NEWSLINE)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Vista, Calif. -- Waterless, Co., LLC, a provider of No-Flush urinals, is contributing a total of $500,000 to its discount relief fund to help facilities affected by hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and Florida. The...

BASF demonstration home selected for LEED-H pilot program.(NEWSLINE at home)(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
December 1, 2005... Florham Park, N.J. -- BASF announced that its green demonstration home, The BASF Better Home Better Planet: Near Zero Energy Home-Paterson, N.J., has been selected by the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) pilot testing for the recently...

Green convent earns silver rating.(NEWSLINE at home)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... San Rafael, Calif. -- General contractor Swinerton Builders recently completed a new residential hall for the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael that will have a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver rating under guidelines...

Study reveals disparity in energy conservation values, behaviors.(NEWSLINE at home)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2005... Knoxville, Tenn. -- While 86 percent of Americans say that the issue of energy conservation is important to extremely important now, only 32 percent say energy conservation is extremely important in how it currently impacts their purchases and...

University of Colorado wins 2005 Solar Decathlon.(NEWSLINE at home)
December 1, 2005... Washington -- The University of Colorado took grand prize top honors in the 2005 Solar Decathlon, held October 7 to 16, 2005 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Cornell University placed second, and California Polytechnic State University...

New standards for affordable and market rate green programs announced.(NEWSLINE at home)
December 1, 2005... Lyndhurst, N.J. -- Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Acting Commissioner Charles A. Richman positioned the New Jersey Green Homes Office as a national leader in the production of affordable green housing at a recent Green Building Summit,...

2005 top products.
December 1, 2005... THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MOST REQUESTED PRODUCTS OF 2005. PREVIOUSLY FEATURED IN A 2005 ISSUE OF ED+C, THESE PRODUCTS RECEIVED THE MOST READER INQUIRIES. CONGRATULATIONS TO: ENERGY-EFFICIENT WASHING MACHINE Huntington Beach, Calif. --...

Perspectives on sustainable design.
December 1, 2005... As the end of 2005 approaches, sustainable design leaders share their perspectives on the green building industry's past, present and future. In the following pages, green building leaders report on their experiences, thoughts and...

ReUse program--a Tarkett Environmental Initiative.(ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDY)
December 1, 2005... With growing environmental awareness, there is concern about the use of virgin raw materials. At Tarkett, we consider it our mission to make prudent use of available natural resources and to develop new ways to become even more environmentally...

Green building design for non-LEED projects: the U.A. Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Building at the Georgia Institute of Technology proves that a building can still be green even if LEED certification is not pursued.(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
December 1, 2005... The design-build delivery method was used for the U.A. Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Building at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the schedule was aggressive: 18 months from beginning of design until substantial completion of...

A vision of health and wellness; Rodale's headquarters: inspired by green design to improve lives.
December 1, 2005... It was a union of two like minds and missions when New York-based Suben/Dougherty was commissioned to design Rodale Inc.'s new 160,000-square-foot New York headquarters at 733 Third Avenue. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rodale's core mission,...

Product index.
December 1, 2005... CSI CODE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 012500 Substitution Procedures 015126 Temporary Lighting 015700 Temporary Controls 016500 Product Delivery Requirements 019300 Facility Maintenance EXISTING CONDITIONS 024316...

Suppliers.(Directory)
December 1, 2005... 3FORM Member of the USGBC 2300 S. 2300 W., Ste. B Salt Lake City, UT 84119 (801) 649-2500 Fax: (801) 469-2699 www.3-form.com Both Residential and Commercial 3form's ecoresin[TM] product utilizes at least 40%...

Products.
December 1, 2005... 000000 -- PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS Alpha Technologies W.W. Henry Company Both Residential and Commercial 010000 -- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Alpha Technologies ARCOM Both Residential and Commercial ...

Trade names.
December 1, 2005... 298 Rubberized Energy Star Aluminum--Karnak Corp. 3form--3Form 442 Natural Water Standard Solution[TM]--Myron L Company 501 Elasto-Brite White Energy Star for B.U.R. & Modified--Karnak Corp. 502 RC-W SBS White Coating--Karnak...

Resources.(Directory)
December 1, 2005... AEC SERVICES Abacus Engineered Systems Member of the USGBC LEED Accredited professional on staff 401 Second Ave. S., Ste. 201 Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 583-0200 Fax: (206) 583-8826; (206) 583-8825 ...