Emerson Industrial Automation announced the addition of Craig Wilkens as sales manager for the firm’s North American region. A 1988 graduate of Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Wilens brings 25 years of power generation experience, including equipment sales and project management, to his new role.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven earned LEED certification in recognition of its sustainable design and construction strategies.
The hospital spans 516,000 square feet and features 14 floors, 168 private patient rooms, 12 operating rooms, radiation therapy and several integrated imaging technologies.
By: Hon. John McCann, President, Board of Trustees and Dr. Edward M. Brand, Superintendent
The numbers are in for the Top 10 stories of 2011 with sustainable city programs, new green technology and industry news topping it out.
SEATTLE — The first phase of Seattle’s new building energy efficiency program is under way for nonresidential buildings measuring more than 50,000 square feet.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a proposal to revise the methodology that calculates rental rates for the use of government lands by hydropower projects.
FERC-regulated hydropower licensees must pay an annual charge to compensate the U.S. government for the use of federal lands.
DAVIS, Calif. — The winds that famously chill the streets of downtown San Francisco will help power a skyscraper set to open in the fall that could pave the way for a new world market for energy-generating wind turbines in new buildings.
Gerry Bugyra was recently hired as Solar Logix’s general manager, where he will be responsible for the complete internal and external operations of the firm’s Thunder Bay, Ontario office. Bugyra has more than 12 years of experience in the Renewable Energy Sector and more than 28 years in the business management field. He plans to educate future clients about the advantages of the microFIT and FIT programs offered by the government.
McLean, VA-based design and architecture firm FOX Architects has promoted Damon Josue, IIDA, LEED AP, to the position of Associate. An Interiors Director/Associate in the McLean, VA office, Josue is a graduate from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State of University. Josue’s design career spans over 13 years, 5 of which have been with FOX. Josue specializes in large corporate and government spaces.
Derek Wood, AIA, LEED AP, a Senior Architect for FOX Architects, was promoted to the position of Associate. He currently serves at FOX’s base building studio and the Building Information Modeling leader for the firm. With14 years of experience and 5 years with FOX, Wood is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, his prominent projects include: 440 First Street, 1400 Crystal Drive, and 2175 K Street in Washington, D.C.
