Ed McGatha, facilities director of the Children’s Medical Center of Daytona, had a unique opportunity when it came time to select roofing materials for the organization’s new outpatient care center in Springboro, Ohio. He and his team wanted to choose materials that would improve the patient experience at the clinic while laying the groundwork to meet LEED certification.
NEW ORLEANS — A $1.6 billion master plan to rebuild schools here is coming to fruition with the fall opening of Langston Hughes Elementary School.
The 96,000-square-foot facility is the first school to open in New Orleans since 2003 and is the first public building to open since Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding caused widespread damage in 2005, according to officials.
Several schools planned under the 15-year master plan for the Recovery School District and Orleans Parish School Board are scheduled to open in coming months.
The QA Graphics energy dashboard provides information to educate occupants about real-time energy efficiencies, carbon footprint and green initiatives within a building. The information is presented on an interactive touch screen with a format similar to many Web sites. The product was recently installed at the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland.
New Brunswick — Dorchester Penitentiary, a 466-inmate, medium-security facility in New Brunswick, Canada, is home to the first large-scale wind turbine erected by the Correctional Service of Canada and the largest installation on Canadian government property.
