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Welcome to the ED+C eNews for January 2007
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Greetings and welcome to the January 2007 edition of the ED+C eNews.
Happy New Year! ED+C is celebrating our 10 year anniversary next month, and we're doing a look back at the past decade and how the green building movement has flourished. What are some of your favorite milestones from the last 10 years with ED+C?
We would love to hear from you via letters to our editor, Michelle Hucal.
And, we've got lots of great stuff going on in 2007, including our annual
Excellence In Design Awards, which have been streamlined to feature an online application process.
Visit www.EDCmag.com and click on the banner to access the application information.
And while you're online at www.EDCmag.com, be sure to become a registered site user. It's free, and only takes a few minutes + will give you access to ED+C archives, as well as other great features. Besides, you might be one of the lucky registrants we randomly select to win valuable CD libraries or exclusive LEED Guides.
Here's to a healthy, prosperous and green 2007!
As always, you can send me your success stories, lessons learned or green product info to maytonj@bnpmedia.com.
Until next time,
Joe Mayton
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Green Energy TV Shares Success Stories Occurring with Green Energy Projects
North Lima, Ohio — Green Energy TV, an internet-based television channel is dedicated to sharing stories of successful green energy projects that are going on or have been completed. Viewers are asked to upload videos (via website) or mail videos of these projects. For more information, visit www.greenenergytv.com.
Global Cool Targets Ten Billion Ton Co2 Reduction
London — Global Cool, a global initiative to defeat global warming that combines business, science, politics and the power of the popular entertainment industry, has stated a worldwide goal to inspire one billion people to reduce CO2 emissions by ten billion tons in the next ten years. For more information, visit www.global-cool.com
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GreenTouchscreen Kiosk Shows Energy Systems in Real-Time Operation
Goodyear, Ariz. — Desert Edge High School uses an interactive GreenTouchscreen educational kiosk to display data on electricity, water and CO2 use and savings. These savings are then displayed in both standard values, and are broken down into every day concepts such as the number of minutes in a shower for water use. For more information, visit
http://desertedge.greentouchscreen.com.
Grants for Innovative Green Building Projects Available from City Of Portland Office of Sustainable Development
Portland, Ore. — City of Portland Commissioner Dan Saltzman announced that the Office of Sustainable Development is accepting applications for the next round of funding from the City of Portland's Green Investment Fund (GIF) competitive grant program. Proposals are due Feb. 1, 2007. For more information, visit
www.PortlandOnline.com/OSD/G-Rated.
KJM Real Estate Launches Green Building Resource Center
Los Angeles — KJM Real Estate’s Green Building Resource Center, developed in coordination with Global Green USA, includes information and product samples to find environmentally-friendly products and services for home construction and renovation projects. For more information, visit www.KJMrealestate.com.
Global Emergency Teach-In: The 2010 Imperative
Manhattan, N.Y. — The 2010 Imperative, a challenge and strategy for transforming all design education, will be issued to all schools during the Teach-in webcast, and participants will be asked to adopt, support and implement its targets. The Teach-in will be webcast live from the New York Academy of Sciences on Feb. 20, 2007 from noon to 3:30pm EST. For more information, visit
www.2010imperative.org.
Volunteers of America Continues to Coordinate Gulf State Relief Efforts
Alexandria, Va. — Volunteers of America is seeking volunteers with building skills to help in the rebuilding of the Gulf States, particularly carpenters, electricians, plumbers and other professional craftsmen. More than a year after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, as well as the gulf coast regions in Alabama and Mississippi, are in critical need of assistance. For more information, visit
www.voagno.org or www.voase.org.
Canada’s New Government to Provide up to $20 Million for Evergreen at the Brick Works
Toronto —Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance and Minister Responsible for the Greater Toronto Area, announced that Canada’s New Government would invest up to $20 million to support the creation of an urban green space called Evergreen at the Brick Works, which will explore how nature makes cities more liveable. For more information, visit
www.infrastructure.gc.ca.
ASLA Survey Identifies Trends for 2007; Sustainability Top Request for Commercial Projects
Washington, D.C. — According to a new survey of leading members of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), homeowners and commercial building owners will be paying more attention to environmentally-friendly landscape options, such as better stormwater management options, the use of recycled materials, and energy-efficient lighting, green roofs and native plantings. For more information, visit
www.asla.org.
Pinellas County Named Florida’ First Certified Green County
Cocoa, Fla. — The Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) has recognized Pinellas County’s environmental stewardship by designating it as the first Certified Green Local Government in Florida. Developed and administered by researchers at the University of Central Florida’s Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), the Florida Green Local Government Standard focuses on improving local governments’ environmental performance in the areas of energy, water, air, land and waste, and examines internal environmental practices, incentives, ordinances and educational activities that aim to improve the environment. For more information about the
center, visit www.fsec.ucf.edu.
Rate It Green Beta Site Live
Boston — Rate It Green is an online community for finding and sharing green building information and design products and services. The website features an online Green Products Forum, and a Green Ratings system, where members can share and ask questions about a variety of green products, services, and related topics. For more information, visit www.rateitgreen.com
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Quad-Lock Building Systems Receives Miami-Dade County Approval
Surrey, B.C. — Quad-Lock Building Systems Ltd.’s insulating concrete forming (ICF) system—which contain no formaldehyde, HFCs, HCFCs or other harmful substances, the company reports—is now an approved product for use within Miami-Dade County and by other regions adopting the review and approval process defined by the Miami-Dade County Building Code Compliance Office (BCCO). For more information, visit
www.quadlock.com.
DOE Adopts ARI Standards to Test Efficiency of Commercial Cooling and Refrigeration Equipment
Arlington, Va. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a final rule on Dec. 8, 2006, which adopts Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) Standards as federal test procedures to evaluate the energy efficiency performance of a variety of commercial cooling and refrigeration products. DOE adopted these ARI Standards as the test procedures it will use to evaluate the eligibility of these products to meet the minimum federal energy efficiency standards established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. For more information, visit
www.ari.org.
Bosch Online Green Resource Center
Huntington Beach, Calif. — Bosch’s online Green Resource Center provides a one-stop destination with tools such as the Energy Savings Calculator that computes the annual energy costs and savings for individual Bosch appliances, and a localized Rebate Finder. For more information, visit www.boschappliances.com
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Chrysalis Awards Announce Best Green Remodeling Project Award
Atlanta — The Chrysalis Awards For Remodeling Excellence has announced a new award category for the 2007 awards program, the Best Green Remodeling Project award. Eligible projects must have been completed after Jan. 1, 2005, and must have been part of a remodeling project on an existing home. Deadline for entry is Feb.16, 2007. For more information, visit
www.chrysalisawards.com.
CIFO Takes Top Honor at 52nd Annual AIA Miami Awards
Miami — The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Miami honored René González for his design of the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) at the 52nd annual awards banquet celebrating Miami design. The project, commissioned by Ella Fontanals-Cisneros, was the recipient of this year’s Award of Excellence in the renovation and restoration category. For more information, visit
www.cifo.org.
Shaw Contract Group Announces Winners of “Design Is…” Award
Dalton, Ga. — Shaw Contract Group has commended four commercial interior design organizations for innovative design solutions as part of its inaugural “Design Is…” Award competition: idea|span, VOA Associates Incorporated, Sasaki Associates Inc. and Studio Hive. Entry forms for the 2007 Design Is…Award will be available in fall 2007. For more information, visit
www.shawcontractgroup.com.
Adobe Headquarters Awarded Three LEED Platinum Certifications
San Jose, Calif.— Adobe Systems Incorporated announced LEED Platinum certifications for Adobe's East and Almaden headquarters towers in downtown San Jose. Adobe's West Tower was awarded Platinum certification in July 2006. For more information, visit www.adobe.com.
Contact Lumber Changes Name to ‘Contact Industries’
Clackamas, Ore. — Contact Lumber announced that as of Jan. 1, 2007, the Clackamas, Ore.-based company will change its name to Contact Industries. The new name reflects the company’s transition from the traditional millwork manufacturing organization to a manufacturer of customized products, a number of which no longer utilize lumber in their composition. For more information, visit
www.contactind.com.
LCA Online Courses Cover Switching, Dimming and Daylight Harvesting
Rosslyn Va. —The Lighting Controls Association's (LCA) Education Express program offers facilities management professionals free online courses covering switching, dimming and daylight harvesting. For more information, visit www.aboutlightingcontrols.org/Education_Express/.
Priorities for Environmental Product Policy Issue Provides Insight Into Lifecycle Impacts
New Haven. Conn. — The Journal of Industrial Ecology has published a special issue on Priorities for Environmental Product Policy. The issue provides comprehensive insight into the lifecycle impacts of consumption—what we buy and what we use—on the environment. For more information, visit http://mitpress.mit.edu/JIE
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Sebesta Blomberg and Associates, Inc. and Quality Attributes Software/Green Touchscreen Announce Partnership
Ames, Iowa — Quality Attributes Software (QAS), makers of Green Touchscreen interactive touch screen kiosks, announced their partnership with green building engineering and consulting firm Sebesta Blomberg and Associates, Inc., Inc. The partnership will culminate in a range of energy and environmental awareness services, from initial conception to implementation and tenant education. For more information, visit
www.greentouchscreen.com and www.sebesta.com.
Call for Papers: Greening the Campus 7
Muncie, Ind. — Ball State University's 2007 Greening of the Campus conference is the seventh in a series dating from 1996. The theme for this event is "Partnering for Sustainability: Enabling a Diverse Future." The Call for Papers, Abstract Submittal Form and Abstract Template are available for download from the conference website. For more information, visit www.bsu.edu/greening
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Walter T. Marlowe Named CEO of Construction Specifications Institute
Alexandria, Va. — The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) has announced that Walter T. Marlowe, P.E., CAE, has been selected as the new executive director and chief executive officer of CSI. Marlowe has 16 years experience and assumed increasing responsibility in association management. For more information, visit www.csinet.org
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United Solar Ovonic Receives $15 Million Order from BIOHAUS
Auburn Hills, Mich. — United Solar Ovonic has received a $15 million order from BIOHAUS PV Handels GmbH (BIOHAUS) for the delivery of Uni-Solar photovoltaic products in 2007, the company reports. For more information, visit www.uni-solar.com.
Historic Apartments Receive LEED Certification
Topeka, Kan. — Pioneer Presidents’ Place, a preservation project that converted a historic junior high in Salina, Kan., into affordable senior housing, has received LEED certification. The project was spearheaded by Pioneer Group, a Topeka developer specializing in historically significant projects, and designed by Treanor Architects, P.A. For more information, visit
www.treanorarchitects.com.
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Book Focuses on Movement to Preserve Wilderness and Biodiversity Areas
Houston — CEMEX, Inc.’s (www.cemexusa.com
) conservation book, “The Human Footprint: Challenges for Wilderness and Biodiversity,” is produced in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society, Agrupación Sierra Madre, The WILD Foundation and The International League of Conservation Photographers, and concludes that protecting large wilderness areas is crucial to the planet and for preserving biodiversity. Through a series of photographs, maps and essays, “The Human Footprint,” shows the collective impact that humanity’s demands have had on the Earth’s ecological resources.
Snow Guards Engineered to Meet a Variety of Snow Loads
Mundelein, Ill. — The EcoStar (www.ecostar.carlisle.com) full line of Kynar-coated aluminum pad and pipe-style snow guards is engineered to meet a variety of snow loads, offering protection against damage caused by avalanching snow and ice, the company reports. Eliminating the need for additional equipment on the roof, the Kynar-coated snow guards are installed with the same siliconized bronze roofing nails as EcoStar tiles.
Portable Air Purification
Newport News, Va. — Zentox’s Photox (www.PhotoxPureAir.com
) 100W is a portable indoor air purification system that can be wall mounted or placed on a table. Based on photocatalytic oxidation technology (PCO), Photox 100W is designed to destroy noxious odors and toxic vapors and inactivate infectious microorganisms in the indoor environment, the company reports, and does not emit any harmful by-products or ozone. The destruction of contaminants occurs inside the unit, removing contaminants including bacteria, virus, mold, ammonia, cleaning solvent vapors, paint odor, ozone, hydrogen sulfide, urine/fecal odors, cooking odors, carbon monoxide and formaldehyde.
Gypsum Wall Board, Ceiling Tiles Added to Line of Interior and Exterior Building Products
Valley Forge, Pa. — CertainTeed Corporation (www.certainteed.com
) announced the addition of gypsum wall board and ceiling tiles to its CertainTeed-branded line of interior and exterior building products. For use in residential and commercial buildings, the expanded CertainTeed brand now includes these ceiling and wall products: ProRoc Gypsum Board, GlasRoc High-Performance Sheathing, ProFin Joint Compounds, Celotex Mineral Ceiling Systems, Ecophon Acoustic Ceilings, Decoustics Ceiling Systems, Capaul High-Performance Ceilings & Wall Systems and Gyptone Designer Gypsum Ceiling Systems.
Ridge Vents Renew Miami-Dade County Approval
Michigan City, Ind. — Made from 100 percent natural fiber and acceptable for both residential and commercial projects, Blocksom & Co.’s Roof Saver (www.roofsaver.com
) ridge vent system has had renewal of its Miami-Dade County approval, the company reports. Building components used in Miami-Dade County, including roofing systems, require approval through the issuance of a Notice of Acceptance (NOA) from the Building Code Compliance Office. Additionally, Roof Saver ridge vent meets or exceeds the attic ventilation requirements of all nationally-recognized building codes and carries a UL class A fire rating.
EIFS Production Facility ISO-14001 Certified
West Warwick, R.I. — Dryvit Systems, Inc. (www.dryvit.com), a manufacturer of Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS), announced that the company's Sand Springs, Okla., manufacturing plant has received ISO14001:2004 certification. ISO14001 is the International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) environmental management standard, which aims to minimize how operations affect the environment through adherence to a set of strict regulations.
2007 Product Catalog on CD Provides Information on Entrance Systems
Decatur, Mich. — Special-Lite, Inc.’s (www.special-lite.com
) 2007 product catalog is available on CD, and provides a information on Special-Lite Entrance Systems, which are GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality certified. Based on Special-Lite's print catalog, the CD provides exportable CAD drawings in AutoCAD R12 DWG format as well as brochures and sales sheets; order forms for literature and samples; color selection, windload and deadload charts; and miscellaneous technical information on warranties, product training, door handing, and cleaning instructions.
Do you know of any unique green products that should be featured here? Please e-mail maytonj@bnpmedia.com. |
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Green Roof Design 101
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is presenting Green Roof Design 101 - Introductory Course in multiple locations:
- Orlando - January 21, 2007
- Austin - February 9, 2007
- Tucson - February 16, 2007
This one-day course, which runs from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm with a tuition cost of $345, will introduce the basic benefits, costs, and design associated with green roofs and provides critical information for anyone looking to expand into this multi-million dollar market. Continuing education credits (7.5) are available from RCI, AIA, and ASLA. For more information and to register please go to
www.greenroofs.org under the "Training Courses, Current Design 101 Courses" section or contact Anna Sergeyeva at asergeyeva@greenroofs.org, or 416-971-4494.
Green Roof Design & Installation 201
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is presenting Green Roof Design & Installation 201 in multiple locations:
- Richmond, Va. - January 26, 2007
- Charlotte - February 2, 2007
- Raliegh - February 5, 2007
This much anticipated second course in the green roof accreditation program covers in detail the many different steps that need to be understood and incorporated into any successful green roof design and implementation including actors' roles and responsibilities, construction contracts and their administration, warranties, bidding process etc. This course is suited to those who have already taken Green Roof Design 101 or who already have a good general understanding of green roof design. For more information or to register please go to
www.greenroofs.org or contact Anna Sergeyeva at asergeyeva@greenroofs.org
or 416.971.4494
NESEA’S Building Energy Conference & Trade Show
March 13 - 15, 2007
Boston's Seaport World Trade Center
Building for a Changing Climate
The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) hosts BuildingEnergy07, the Northeast's premier conference and trade show for renewable energy, green building, and climate change professionals! Over 180 U.S. and European expert speakers presenting at workshops and sessions!
Sample Workshops and Sessions:
- Energy in Buildings: From Underlying Science to Big Picture; Henry Gifford
- Climate Change: 1,000 Solutions; Robert Pratt
- Natural Light in Design; Marilyn Andersen
- Rehab and Global Warming: Do One Right, You’ll Help Solve the Other; Joseph Lstiburek
- Building Science for Green Buildings; John Straube
Keynote Speaker at Plenary Session: Ed Mazria, Architecture 2030
Trade Show – the Northeast’s largest exhibit of the latest green building products and services
Online Early Bird Registration is now open, save $100!
For more information, visit buildingenergy.nesea.org |
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The February 2007 print issue of ED+C will celebrate ED+C's 10th Anniversary plus a look back, along with Special Sections on Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Sources, as well as a Product Focus featuring Adhesives, Caulks and Sealants; and Green Cleaning and Maintenance.
The ED+C
2007 Editorial Calendar is available online -- send your case studies, projects, stories, products and comments to Joe Mayton, associate editor, ED+C, at maytonj@bnpmedia.com.
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