Planted Wall System
Hortech introduces LiveWall, the planted wall system that transforms ordinary walls into vertical green landscapes. Made for easy installment and maintenance, the LiveWall system features WallTer planter modules that slide onto its RainRail mounting tracks, securing them in place. It also includes hidden conduits and built-in nozzles for integrated mist irrigation. Measuring six inches deep and five inches wide, the system’s recycled architectural grade plastic WallTers are available up to 8 inches and 16 inches in length, according to the company.
Helen A. Gurfel, an expert in real estate investment and sustainability, has been named executive director of the Urban Land Institute Greenprint Center for Building Performance. With a focus on individual building and portfolio performance on the basis of energy consumption and carbon emissions, Gurfel was most recently a director of GE Capital Real Estate’s global sustainability group.
Brianna Bell has joined Brady, a provider of energy efficient HVAC systems and comprehensive building solutions for commercial and industrial facilities across North Carolina, as a material coordinator for the company’s controls department. A 2012 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Bell comes to Brady with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and a minor in communications.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — When people think of solar panels they typically envision the panels installed horizontally on a roof or perhaps even in large field — but now MIT researchers may change the way people perceive solar installation.
HOUSTON — Hess Tower, a business structure in central downtown Houston, has surpassed the LEED Gold mark and reached LEED Platinum with the completion of high-performance glazing. Joining only a handful of other buildings in Texas with that rating, the 29-story Class-A office space was able to reach the highest rank largely due to the glass and metal façade done by Rogers, Minn.-based Quality Metalcrafts and Wausau, Wis.-based company, Linetec.
Lisa C. Sachs, a managing principal at San Diego-based Cumming Construction Management, Inc., was recently inducted into the AIA’s College of Fellows. Sachs, a licensed architect and long-time active member of the AIA, was on hand to be recognized in person in Washington D.C. Sachs is also a certified construction manager and LEED green associate.
YERINGTON, Nev. — Nevada’s fourth largest school district, Lyon County School District in Yerington, Nev., has entered into an Energy Savings Performance Contract that is expected to save the District $345,000 annually for 15 years.
Kingspan Insulated Panels North America has chosen Joe Brash to assume the position of the firm’s new president. Brash has been with the company for several years and has most recently served as the managing director of its central and eastern European business. In his European role, Brash oversaw the Kingspan manufacturing plant as well as 35 sales offices in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.