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Hospitals Look to Vegetated Roofs to Improve Aesthetics, Efficiency
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Platinum Update: Community College Achives 70 Percent Energy Reduction
SAN FRANCISCO — Utility records at the LEED Platinum certified Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology reveal that the campus achieved a nearly 70 percent reduction in gas and electricity consumption during its first year of operation.
Fans Help Airport Hangar Earn Platinum Certification
BURBANK, Calif. — Air is being pushed around a 60,000-square-foot LEED Platinum hangar at Bob Hope Airport by some Big Ass
Read moreN.Y. Jails Test Sustainable Roofing Solutions
JAMESVILLE, New York — Officials at Onondaga County Correctional Facility are using a routine re-roofing project to test green roofing technology in an effort to reduce county energy use and operating costs.
The jail’s four housing units are nearly identical, with the same design, location and exposure to weather conditions, presenting a unique opportunity to the county to try out different roofing options.
Read moreElectronically Controlled Window Tinting Helps Schools Earn LEED Certification
ELK RIVER, Minn. — Twin Lakes Elementary School in the Elk River Area School District installed SageGlass’ Electrochromics, a glass tint that is electronically controlled, to help it earn LEED Silver certification.
Read moreBoarding School Addition Expected to Achieve Significant Savings
WESTON, Mass. — The new 21,000-square-foot addition to the Cambridge School of Weston campus is designed to significantly reduce its impact on the environment through several water- and energy-saving features and sustainable elements.
The new Garthwaite Center for Science and Arts will provide educational program space for the boarding school’s 320 9th-12th graders and is expected to use 60 percent less water than conventionally designed school buildings and only 10 gallons of water a day.
Read moreSiemens Signs Contract With Monterey College to Lower Energy Use, Emissions
MONTEREY, Calif. — Siemens Building Technologies Inc. is working to implement several changes at Monterey Peninsula College that are expected to save the school more than $2.4 million in annual energy costs.
Part of a campuswide facility overhaul, the improvements are designed to lower operating costs and reduce energy consumption during the next 10 years, as well as increase student and faculty comfort in classrooms.
Read moreLanguage Center Features First Geothermal Heat System for University
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| The 18,000-square-foot center features a new transparent envelope consisting of low-E glass windows. Photo by James Steinkamp, Steinkamp Photography |
Q&A: Tom Perry, Shawmut Design
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Perry Read moreGeothermal: New York School Uses Closed-Loop System for Housing ComplexBROCKPORT, N.Y. — In a climate of rising energy costs and growing interest in environmentally sustainable campus design, officials at the State University of New York at Brockport turned to sustainable technology and geothermal ground-source pumps to support the heating and cooling needs at the college’s recently completed 208-bed student housing complex. Read more |