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Welcome to the ED+C eNews for August 2008
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It's Your Choice 
An election year brings out the best of us here at ED+C. So much so, that ED+C and its sister publication, Sustainable Facility, are launching the publications' first annual Readers' Choice Awards.
This inaugural online contest will give both manufacturers and readers the opportunity to showcase and vote for, respectively, the crème de la crème of green building products that best combine sustainable attributes with ease of use and installation. Readers may visit online to cast their vote for their favorite green products from a range of categories, including:
- Mechanical
- Energy Conservation
- Daylighting
- Interior Design
- Water Conservation
- Software
- Energy Systems
- Services
- Framing/Structural
To kick-start reader participation, ED+C and Sustainable Facility will be giving away a $25 gift card each week to one lucky voter!
Product entries may be submitted online at http://readerschoice.EDCmag.com until Sept. 26, 2008, with voting/judging to commence online at
http://vote.EDCmag.comon Oct. 1, 2008. Winners will be announced at Greenbuild 2008 in Boston, Nov. 19 - 21, 2008, and will be highlighted in the January and February 2009 issues of ED+C and Sustainable Facility, respectively.
Get your products online and good luck!
Cheers,
Derrick Teal
ED+C Associate Editor
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Thermal Impact Storefront
EFCO's Series 526 Thermal Impact Storefront provides cutting-edge design and energy efficiency. Featuring 1-5/16" insulating glass and a polyurethane thermal barrier, the Series 526 also includes a dry-glazed gasket and screw-spline frame - enhancing performance and reducing labor. The product is compatible with all EFCO entrances.
1-800-221-4169
www.efcocorp.com
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First Model for Green School Building
New Orleans
- Global Green USA has contributed $300,000 plus technical expertise to fund the transformation of the Andrew H. Wilson Elementary School into the first official Model Green School. Partnering with the Recovery School District, Global Green USA will rebuild and apply LEED Silver status green renovations to the school building that sustained severe damage due to levee failures after Hurricane Katrina...
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Anchorage Joins LED City Initiative
Durham, N.C.
- Cree, Inc. and the Municipality of Anchorage announced Anchorage's participation in the LED City program, an international program that promotes the deployment of energy-efficient LED lighting. Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich announced his city's participation in conjunction with an energy-related initiative calling for the retrofit of all 16,000 municipal roadway lights with high-efficiency LED fixtures...
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CRA/LA, Largest Redevelopment
Los Angeles - As part of the City of Los Angeles' green building effort, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) is moving forward with its Healthy Neighborhoods Policy. The
policy will guide sustainable development in the CRA/LA's 32 project areas, reportedly making it the largest redevelopment agency in the country to follow environmentally friendly building practices...more
First Scholarship to Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction
New York
- Gar Yan Yeung, a top-ranking senior from the first graduating class of the Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction (UASDC) has received a $5,000 Thornton Tomasetti Foundation scholarship at a recent ceremony at UASDC in New York City. The presentation was made on behalf of the Foundation board of governors by Richard Tomasetti, chairman of the Thornton Tomasetti Foundation and founding principal of Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., an international building engineering and technology firm...
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Going Up and Going Greener
Wellesley, Mass. -
When AT&T found the perfect site to build a new facility in Mt. Laurel, N.J., there was one thing standing in its way - wetlands. In order to provide the amount of parking its new facility would need, surface parking lots would have to encroach onto the wetlands. However, the solution was quite simple: go up instead of out. Building a vertical parking structure, which requires 15 percent less land than surface lots, made the land viable for development...
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2008 Beyond Green High-Performance Building Awards
Washington, D.C.
- The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) is now accepting applications from both the public and private sector for the 2008 Beyond Green High-Performance Building Awards. The Awards recognize the initiatives that shape, inform and catalyze the market for high-performance buildings, as well as the real-world application of high-performance design and construction practices...
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Companies Partner on Greywater System
Franklin Park, Ill. - Sloan Valve Company and WaterSaver Technologies have joined forces to provide greywater technology to the commercial/residential marketplace...
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Historic Providence Landmark Goes Green
Providence, R.I.
- First Bristol Corporation, the developer and manager of the new Hampton Inn & Suites in downtown Providence, plan to incorporate a series of environmentally-friendly initiatives at the historic site of its new 110-room hotel property. Located in the heart of the financial district, this notable building, the original home of the Old Colony Bank and most recently St. Francis Chapel, will feature cutting-edge, energy-efficient technology to yield greater customer satisfaction and lower operating expenses after it opens in December 2008...
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Company Responds to Industry Call for Green Building Training
Gainesville, Fla.
- The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) has partnered with the Sustainable Facilities and Infrastructure Research Team of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Va., to create green training for the construction industry...more
For more news, visit www.EDCmag.com. |
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Surfaces from Recycled Porcelain
EnviroMODE is made from pre-consumer, recycled Kohler® toilets and sinks.
EnviroGLAS converts pre- and post-consumer glass and porcelain bound for the landfill into elegant, sustainable hard surfaces and landscaping materials. Unique mixtures of recycled glass and porcelain are combined with custom colored epoxy resin, then poured by hand to create exquisite Terrazzo applications for flooring, counters and tabletops. EnviroGLAS surfaces are low maintenance, extremely durable, contain no VOCs, last more than 40 years and can contribute to eight or more LEED credits.
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Retaining Wall Units
Minneapolis - Millenia Wall Solutions (
www.milleniawalls.com) announced that its lightweight, eco-friendly retaining wall units have been selected for listing in the
GreenSpec Directory. Millenia uses 100 percent recycled, pre-consumer polymeric resin materials in all its wall products. The company reports these materials are inert and do not leach any chemicals into the soil. Because they are lightweight, it reportedly takes much less energy to transport Millenia wall units (versus conventional wall materials) from the factory to distributors and then to project sites.
 Turnkey Battery Backup Power
New York - PowerTower from Gaia Power Technologies (
www.gaiapowertechnologies.com)
is an advance in battery-based energy storage for renewable energy systems, the company reports. It offers a ready-to-use system that eliminates the need for costly and time-consuming self-assembly typically required for battery backup systems. The entire turnkey system is safety-certified to UL standards, and every unit undergoes extensive testing to ensure superior performance. In addition, all PowerTowers are protected by a full system warranty.
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 ECOsurfaces Commercial Flooring
ECOsurfaces Commercial Flooring (
www.ecosurfaces.com
) is made from the highest quality 100 percent post-consumer SBR tire rubber and 30 percent post-consumer colorful EPDM flecks. ECOsurfaces products meet the Washington State minimum for low-VOC emissions, contain no PVC or formaldehyde, and use minimal water in the production process. Scrap is reused to eliminate waste. Plus, ECOsurfaces is designed to meet stringent criteria required to earn points under two out of six categories of LEED. Based on these criteria, ECOsurfaces products can potentially contribute up to seven points toward LEED certification.
Holcim Inc.
Holcim (US) Inc. (www.holcim.us
) offers an extensive line of cements and related construction materials, including Envirocore, a family of environmentally-friendly products. As part of this family, Holcim manufacturers blended cements and masonry cements that can be used in applications that a regular portland cement concrete is used. Holcim has made the choice to manufacture these high performance products while minimizing our environmental impact.
To see more of ED+C's Green Book listings, visit www.EDCmag.com/CDA/greenbook. |
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 Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo
September 9-11
Navy Pier, Chicago
Shaping the Future of Healthcare Facilities - The Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo, now in its 21st
year, is the original event that brings together the entire team who designs, plans, constructs and manages healthcare facilities. HFSE focuses on how the physical space directly impacts the staff, patients and their families, and the delivery of healthcare. Ideas, practices, products and solutions will be exchanged, explored and discovered at HFSE that improve current healthcare facilities and plan the facilities of tomorrow. Visit
www.hcarefacilities.com for complete details and to register.
Solar Power Conference & Expo 2008
October 13-16
San Diego Convention Center
Top vendors presenting the state-of-the-art in solar energy technologies and services; 60-plus conference sessions and workshops; world-renowned CEO Panel plenary session; extensive exhibits and industry networking opportunities including manufacturers, project developers and contractors, electric utilities, and large buyers such as big box stores. Solar Power 2008 will encompass the full range of solar energy technologies, including photovoltaics, concentrating photovoltaics, concentrating solar power, and solar hot water and space heating and cooling.
Last year's event sold out in advance, so organizers encourage early registration. For more information visit: www.solarpowerconference.com.
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Green Roof Infrastructure Design & Installation 201
This is GRHC's second course in the Green Roof Accreditation Program. Registrants should have already taken the Green Roof Design 101 Introductory Course or have a solid understanding of green roof design and available technology. The course this month can be found in:
This course covers a multitude of implementation issues and what cannot be taught in one day will be available as supporting documentation in the participant's manual. Covering material dealing with green roof actors' roles and responsibilities, construction contracts & administration and material implementation, Green Roof Infrastructure Design and Installation 201 has it all! Tuition for this one-day course is $399 per person and includes course materials and lunch. Contact Jordan Richie at jrichie@greenroofs.org or visit
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The October 2008 print issue of ED+C will feature a Product Focus section featuring ENERGY STAR-rated Products; Software and Web-based Tools; and Flooring Underlayments and Adhesives. The ED+C 2008 Editorial Calendar is available online -
send your case studies, projects, stories, products and comments to Derrick Teal, associate editor, ED+C, at teald@bnpmedia.com. |
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