Environmental Design & Construction articles from January 2002

Environmental Design & Construction archives from January 2002

In good times and bad. (Editor's Note).(energy efficient building)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
January 1, 2002... Every year brings new challenges and new opportunities for economic success. Some of the issues we'll face in 2002 will be issues we've seen before in some form or another, while others will be unfamiliar and unpredictable. We cannot prepare...

PIMA publishes revised edition of Specification Standards. (Newsline).(Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... WASHINGTON -- The Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA) and the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) have published a revised edition of ASTM C1289, Standard Specification for Faced Rigid Cellular...

Comprehensive energy bill would include tax credit. (Newsline).(energy efficiency improvements)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives passed bill H.R. 4 in August 2001. The bill includes a $2,000 tax credit for energy efficiency improvements to the "building envelope" of existing homes and for new construction. The tax credit...

ASHRAE Handbook includes new load calculation procedures. (Newsline).(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... ATLANTA -- The 2001 ASHRAE Handbook, Fundamentals, covers the basic principles and provides essential data for HVAC & R design. Chapter 29 explains the principles of the heat balance method and the radiant time series method, which must be...

ASHRAE seeks simplified energy conservation standard. (Newsline).(American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... ATLANTA -- ASHRAE wants the standards for energy conservation to be simplified -- and stricter. The society has proposed the ANSI/ASHAREA/IESNA Standard 90.1-1999, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, which will...

Portland pays homeowners to build green. (Newsline).(Orgeon)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... PORTLAND, OR - Portland homeowners planning to remodel or build a new home now have the opportunity to receive a cash incentive of $3,000 from the city's Office of Sustainability. Up to 40 projects will be selected.

EcoStar. (Oneliners).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... EcoStar has introduced the Majestic Slate Colonial Tiles -- a product made of a combination of recycled rubber (EPDM) and plastic (TPO) that is designed to replicate the beautiful look of slate at a quarter of the weight and cost of traditional...

Blocksom & Co. (Oneliners).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Blocksom & Co. has developed a new rolled ridge vent system called the Roof Saver, which provides relief from excess heat and condensation and substantial energy savings for the homeowner.

RoofMart International, Inc. (Oneliners).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... RoofMart International, Inc., now offers new sustainable, energy-saving Garna-Flex and Garna-Thane polyglycol-based roof coatings.

EarthCraft House: a new standard of quality; Atlanta's EarthCraft House[TM] program is helping to forge the link between environmentally friendly building and quality construction. (Association Report).(Georgia)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... As a trade group, the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association constantly strives to serve the industry by enabling builders to tap into new markets and demand for products. It was with the idea of serving consumers interested in "green...

Portfolio 21 fund outpaces S&P 500 and Morgan Stanley Index. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... PORTLAND, OR - Portfolio 21 (P21), a US mutual fund with a global emphasis on sustainable corporations, beat both the S&P 500 and Morgan Stanley World Equity Index for the last two years ending September 30, 2001. The fund also celebrated its...

AIA COTE seeks Top 10 Green Projects. (News).(AIA Committee on the Environment)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... WASHINGTON, DC - The AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) will begin accepting registrations and project submissions for the 2002 Top Ten Green Projects program in January. The program, which is a partnership with the Department of Energy,...

TruWood Siding earns FSC certification. (News).(Forest Stewardship Council)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... PORTLAND, OR - Collins Products LLC has announced that its TruWood [R] Siding has become the first Forest Council-certified engineered siding in the world. In 1993, the Collins companies became the first privately owned forest products company...

Honeywell to develop energy-savings system. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Honeywell Laboratories recently received a $4.3 million award from the US Department of Energy to develop a modular packaged system for large building cooling, heating and power generation. The packaged system will use the...

Ledalite wins two awards at LightFair International 2001. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... VANCOUVER, BC -- Ledalite was awarded both the Best New Product of the Year and the Energy Product of the Year at the LightFair International 2001 tradeshow. MesoOptics [TM], a new form of optical control materials produced using...

Dodge-Regupol expands capacity. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... LANCASTER, PA -- Dodge-Regupol, Inc. (DRI), reportedly North America's largest manufacturer of recycled rubber products, is expanding to capitalize on new and rapidly growing business opportunities. When DRI was founded in 1989, it had an...

Simpson Timber receives third-party certification. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... EUREKA, CA -- Simpson Timber Co.'s California operations has successfully completed third-party certification of its timberlands in northern California. In April 2001, Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP conducted an independent, third-party audit. The...

Norfolk Trane office receives Energy Star label. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... NORFOK, VA -- The EPA recently awarded its Energy Star[R] label for buildings to Trane's commercial sales office in Norfolk. The new 40,000-square-foot building and its 12,000-square-foot warehouse have earned a place in the top 25% of...

Environmental Center demonstrates sustainability. (News).(Catawba College, North Carolina)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... SALISBURY, NC -- Catawba College, a 1,300-student liberal arts college, opened its Center for the Environment in September 2001. More than 50% of the college's campus is heated by geoexchange/geothermal energy. Other green features of...

Farmhouse showcases environmental features. (News).(environmental home showcase, Boulder, Colorado)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... BOULDER, CO -- The Farmhouse, a 3,500-square-foot environmental home featuring bio-based and recycled building products as well as clean energy, is nearing completion. Julee Herdt, the project's architect and builder, is using her Boulder, CO,...

Steelcase achieves LEED certification for wood manufacturing facility. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... GRAND RAPIDS, MI--The US Green Buildings Council has awarded Steelcase a bronze certificate in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed[TM]) program. According to Steelcase, the building is the first manufacturing facility in the...

EnvironDesign6 announces keynote speakers. (News).
January 1, 2002... NORTHBROOK, IL --Three of the keynote speakers at the EnvironDesign6[R] conference in Seattle this year will be Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Peter Senge and J. Mays. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is an environmental lawyer -- senior attorney for the...

Sea-Tac expansion to feature power walks. (News).(from Kone Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... MONLINE, IL -- KONE Inc. has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to provide a total of 34 energy-efficient elevators, escalators and power walks for the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport South End Terminal Expansion. The power...

Scotts Co. facility features "Savings By Design". (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... SAN DIEGO, CA -- Keeton Construction has completed construction for the new 410,000-square-foot Scotts Co. facility in Temecula, Calif. The facility features a sensor control system that works in conjunction with the building's 300...

HOK designs MedImmune headquarters. (News).(in Gaithersburg, MD)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... ST. LOUIS, MO -- The Washington, D.C., office of HOK is designing Phase I of the new corporate headquarters for MedImmune Inc. in Gaithersburg, MD. Thc campus-style complex will include a 60,000 square-foot research and development...

Lochinvar relocates world headquarters. (News).(to Lebanon, TN)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... LEBANON, TN -- Lochinvar, a manufacturer of high-efficiency water heaters and boilers, has relocated its world headquarters to Lebanon, TN. The new 360,000-square-foot facility encompasses a manufacturing operation, a commercial storage tank...

Shaw Contract Flooring becomes Spectra. (News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... DALTON, GA -- Shaw Contract Flooring is now Spectra Contract Flooring, or Spectra for short. "The recent emergence in our industry of manufacturer-owned dealer/contractors has been positive, but is hasn't been enough," said Tim Baucom,...

Going for the gold: The Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City is setting records in speed skating while demonstrating the effectiveness of sustainable design.(designed by Gillies Stransky Brems Smith Architects)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... When the first speed skating competitors hit the ice on February 9th for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, they'll have the added benefit of a building designed for optimum performance, thanks to the integrated design approach used by designers at...

Reinventing HVAC design for green buildings: Sustainable HVAC systems can and should be as varied in their composition as the range of climates and regions where structures are built.
January 1, 2002... Noted green architect William McDonough, former Dean of the UVA School of Architecture, once said: "Our culture designs the same building for Reykjavik and Rangoon; we heat one and cool the other; why do we do it that way? I call this the Black...

Achieving excellence through recycled Building Materials: The new Poland Library is demonstrating that using recycled building materials can result in a product of higher quality and more durability. (Building Materials).
January 1, 2002... Environment, Education and Energy; it is not the three R's that we all grew up with but the three Es that are now playing one of the largest roles in today's educational communities and the world. This is no more apparent than in Poland, Ohio....

LEED for existing buildings enters the Pilot Phase.
January 1, 2002... In an effort to provide both guidelines and recognition for ongoing achievements in greening building operations, the USGBC has begun putting a new green building rating system to the test. After launching Version 2.0 of its Leadership in...

Recycled roof tiles. (New Products).
January 1, 2002... Vernon Hills, IL -- EcoStar, a manufacturer of premium steep slope rubber and plastics roofing products, has added Majestic Slate Colonial[TM] Tiles to its product line. Manufactured to replicate the smaller size of Eastern US slate, Colonial...

Rolled ridge vent. (New Products).
January 1, 2002... Michigan City, IN -- Blocksom & Co. has introduced a new rolled ridge vent system called the Roof Saver. This new product provides attic venting properties at the ridge of the roof, offering relief from excess heat and condensation, which can...

Roof coatings. (New Products).(RoofMart International)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 2002... Chapman, KS -- RoofMart International, Inc., (RMI), a producer of sustainable roof systems, now offers the new Garna-Flex[R] and Garna-Thane[R] polyglycol[TM] based roof coatings. Carna-Flex is the base of the roof system and provides a...

Tufted textiles. (New Products).(CandA Floorcoveringss Gridworks)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 2002... DALTON, CA -- C&A Floorcoverings introduces its Gridworks styles. The collection is the first style to be manufactured on C&A's Stratatec[TM] tufting machine, which allows a design to be overlaid with two distinct patterns in the same...

Compact skylights. (New Products).(from Solatube International Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 2002... VISTA, CA -- Solatube International Inc recently introduced its new line of tubular skylights for commercial interiors, the SolaMaster[TM] Series. The compact units have 21-inch diameters and feature a square ceiling diffuser that integrates...

Automatic wall switch. (New Products).(Watt Stopper WI-300 Dual Relay Wall Switch)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 2002... SANTA CLARA, CA -- The Watt Stopper introduces its new WI-300 Dual Relay Wall Switch. The WI-300 is a passive infrared wall switch that turns lighting on and off based on occupancy and ambient light levels, providing energy savings. It can...

Termite elimination system. (New Products).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... ORLANDO, FL -- The Southern Building Code Congress International has approved the Sentricon Termite Elimination system as a complete alternative to liquid termiticide treatments. The Sentricon system monitors for termites and then is placed...

Energy-saving ballast. (New Products).(Advance Transformer Mark VII 0-10V)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 1, 2002... ROSEMONT, IL -- Advance Transformer Company introduces its Mark VII(R) 0-10V ballast, which has a range of 116W to 25W. The ballast can be controlled from a variety of compatible 0-10V occupancy sensors, ambient light sensors, energy management...

Insulating Concerte Forms. (Green Building Quiz).
January 1, 2002... Insulating concrete forms are gaining popularity in the Green Building Industry as an environmentally sound alternative to traditional wood and steel frame construction. but how much do you know about this innovative building material? take...