VANCOUVER, Wash. — The New Buildings Institute recently announced the official release of its new LEED automation tool, called the COMNET Energy Modeling Portal.
The institute is a non-profit organization with the stated goal of making it easier for builders to create green structures, with the hope of eventually building net-zero energy structures — which would consist of a building receiving all of its energy needs from renewable sources.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Martha Jefferson Hospital proved that green can be beautiful when it was named America’s Most Beautiful Hospital of 2012 by Soliant Health, a health care staffing firm, which began holding a vote on the topic four years ago.
ERLANGEN, Germany — The largest wind turbine rotor blade in the world will soon be installed off the British coast, thanks to the collaboration between Siemens and DONG Energy.
NEW YORK — Since its launch in 2000, the LEED building certification system has become a unanimously recognized scale on both the national and international level, for honoring projects that focus on efficiency and green aspects of design and construction.
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.
