April 2011

CEFPI and EPA Host Free IEQ Event

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SAN ANTONIO — CEFPI and the EPA are offering a free one-day training session with national indoor environmental quality experts for districts interested in learning more about maintaining healthy schools.
 
The program, “Healthy Schools: Effectively Implementing an IEQ Management Program,” will take place on May 12 at the North East Independent School District in San Antonio. 

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Hybrid Cooling System Saves District Money

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WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. — For its new high school campus in Weeki Wachee, Hernando County School District in Florida chose hybrid cooling for its temperature regulation needs — a move that earned it an award from the region’s HVAC and refrigeration technical society and LEED Silver certification.

The district earned the Central Florida ASHRAE Chapter Institutional Building Technology Award for its 450,000-square-foot campus, which features a “high school as a small town” design concept drafted by SchenkelShultz architectural firm. 

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California Approves Power Purchase Contract With Sempra

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SAN DIEGO — The California Public Utilities Commission approved a contract to purchase 150 megawatts of solar power from a Sempra Generation power facility in Arizona.
 
The commission unanimously approved the 20-year contract for power purchase from San Diego-based Sempra Generation’s Mesquite Solar 1 facility in Arizona.
 
With approval of the contract secured, the company plans to begin construction on the photovoltaic solar power plant in June, according to a company statement.
 
The project,

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Green Development: Dollars and Sense

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In addition to its eco-friendly benefits, facilities that have LEED certification can attract tenants and may lead to lower total occupancy costs, according to some property managers. 

 
The Ameriplex at Elm Hill warehouse property in Nashville recently received LEED certification for the core and shell of one of its buildings in March.
 
The facility, owned by full-

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Recycling Receptacle

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Built to withstand the daily demands of high-traffic public environments, the Orbit Litter & Recycling Receptacle is available in stainless steel with four integral finishes or fused metal. Receptacle bodies utilize four-panel construction and can be configured for single-stream or split-stream waste collection. Single-stream receptacles have a single 30-gallon liner; split-stream receptacles have two 13-gallon liners. All liners are replaceable and are designed to be used with or without plastic bags. Liners are molded from black polyethylene and have a UL94HB fire rating.

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Army Releases List of Sites for Net Zero Program

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WASHINGTON — The Army released a list of installations earlier this week that will participate in an energy-conserving pilot program that aims to use only as much energy as they create by 2020.
 
The initiative, called Net Zero, will focus on energy, water and waste usage procedures, according to Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment.
 
"Operational energy is a critical focus to the whole Department of Defense, and everything that we can do to reduce that logistical

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Denim Insulation

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UltraTouch Denim Insulation from Bonded Logic provides insulation with post-consumer blue jeans. The product is designed with a portion of the batts in each package containing perforations, allowing consumers to easily size the batt to the dimensions needed. The perforation pattern was developed to provide the most common "off size" pieces with the least amount of cutting. The insulation is available in R-13, R-19, R-21 and R-30.
 

 

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