MIDDLESEX, Mass. — Wind turbines have proved to be a great way to produce energy, but there is usually a downside to every great creation. Installing these massive structures has led to the deaths of many avian creatures throughout the world.
David F. Hales was selected president and CEO of Second Nature. Prior to his new role, Hales was the fifth president of College of the Atlantic, where under his leadership, the school was recognized as a net-zero emitter of greenhouse gases.
Technical director for the New Buildings Institute, Mark Frankel, AIA, ASHRAE, LEED AP, has been nominated to the board of directors of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). A member of USGBC’s Cascadia Chapter since 2006, Frankel is currently involved in national coalitions to market strategies for energy retrofits and in the development and implementation of programs focused on building performance.
The two new ScandMist air filtration systems from Clean Air America are designed to capture and remove oil mist within manufacturing facilities. The 70D and 100D models are small in size, allowing users to fit the machines anywhere at their convenience, according to the company. Each system features a fiber bed technology that enables oil mist to condense on the filter fibers, where it collects and drains into the machine’s reservoir. Designed to remain unclogged, the filters measure air speed for maximum air cleaning and minimum power consumption.
Provider of exterior and interior LED lighting applications, i-lighting introduces its deck, stair, and landscape lighting solutions, made to improve visibility and safety of stairways, decks and patios. Designed with custom low-voltage DC system and patented wiring harness, the systems can also come with the optional stair-lighting kit for spiral, wooden, or carpeted stairs. With a lifetime warranty, the LED lights use nearly 80 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs and can withstand up to 100,000 hours or operation, according to the company.
BOSTON — The recent renovation of Boston’s Tufts School of Dental Medicine has received LEED Gold for its level two renovation and LEED Silver for its vertical expansion project. The projects’ certifications have showed the school’s commitment to staying sustainable even in a larger and more complex space.
WASHINGTON — The green building revolution might not get a lot of air time, due to the relatively blasé headlines it tends to create, but change is still occurring, even if its mostly taking place in the background of public perception.
Instrumental in Washington University’s School of Law Anheuser Busch Hall renovation is Super Sky Products that manufactured and installed a custom dome skylight, spanning 80 feet by 85 feet over the previous outdoor space. Shielding against weathering, aging and pollution, Linetec finished the skylight’s aluminum framing in a revere gray color using 70 percent polyvinylidene fluoride coating, providing durability, according to the company.
Newly appointed project estimator of Joerin General Contractors Ltd., Brian Rosamond, LEED AP, has spent 24 years in the construction industry. He will be based in the company’s Dallas Fort Worth office. Leading professionals in estimating, design assistance, value management, and integrated project delivery process of design-build or design-assist, Rosamond has served in all phases of construction.
Charlie Hall has been chosen to represent U.S. Green Buiding Council member, Tubelite, as the new client development manager in Virginia. He will be working with G. Bowie and Associates. As part of the manufacturer’s representative team, Hall will provide Tubelite’s glazing contractors and architectural clients with storefront, curtainwall, entrance and daylighting systems.
