Greening Correctional Facilities: Water Efficiency & Conservation
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Dunn Read MoreCSU Signs Deal With SunEdison for Solar PowerSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s Department of General Services struck a deal with SunEdison to install and maintain solar panels on 15 California State University campuses through the next 20 years. Under the deal, SunEdison will install solar arrays and sell power back to the campuses at or below market prices. Colorado Private School Awarded LEED GoldHIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — Valor Christian High School is the first private high school in the state to receive a LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, according to school officials. Adorned with brick and stone, the campus was designed to accommodate up to 1,200 students in 9th through 12th grade. It was designed to conserve energy and was constructed with recycled materials, among other environmentally friendly features. Architect Outlines Tips For Sustainable Healthcare DesignWhile sustainable building practices are found throughout the architecture and design industry, it is especially critical that they are incorporated in healthcare facilities. It’s not a revolutionary concept to build green, yet facility designers and managers at healthcare facilities are often unsure how to embrace the concept. With tightening budgets, an uncertain economic future and an abundance of information to decipher, it can seem like a daunting task to go green. Sheriff’s Dept. Completes Efficiency, Upgrade ProjectLUDLOW, Mass. — The Hampden County Sheriff’s Department completed major infrastructure improvements designed to increase energy and water efficiency, reduce operational costs and reduce the department’s environmental footprint. Sustaining a Budget With Sustainable DesignLEED certification has made facility design concepts easier for architects, engineers and owners to achieve by standardizing and formalizing much of the approach to facility design. But what process should architects, engineers and owners apply in selecting green design strategies? Building Sustainability into Existing FacilitiesWhile reducing the environmental impact of facilities and promoting a healthier work environment are emerging as central goals for a growing number of jurisdictions and agencies in the corrections and justice market, many facility owners, administrators and managers remain skeptical about how to fund such programs given the constant pressure to keep operating costs low, especially as energy prices continue to climb. |