RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina House of Representatives is taking a stand against the restrictions in the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program. On May 13, the House approved 70-43 a third and final reading of House Bill 628, which would basically ban public projects from using LEED.
Franklin Electric announces the release of SubDrive SolarPAK, a one-box system solution that provides the pump components needed to build a solar-powered water well. Designed specifically for pumping clean water, the system contains a solar-powered controller, a submersible pump and motor, and a flow switch that allows water to run from five to 90 gallons per minute, according to the company. Using a photovoltaic system as the input power source, the product provides an alternative solution to traditional grid power.
Integrated Architecture Electrical Engineer William Swanson, PE, LEED AP has been appointed to serve on the U.S. Green Building Council’s Sustainable Site Technical Advisory Group (TAG), in which he will help provide technical advice to assure that LEED standards and prerequisites are met. With expertise in electrical lighting for outdoor environments, Swanson actively serves on LEEDuser.com, where he shares his knowledge on limiting light pollution.
DETROIT —The USGBC announced March 27 that Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School of Detroit has been awarded LEED gold certification for its 198,000-square-foot expansion.
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CEDARVILLE, Ohio — A large-scale solar power system was dedicated at Cedarville University in Ohio on April 26.
The 2,154-kilowatt solar array will convert sunlight into electricity, which helps meet the campus’ growing power requirements and supplies an average of 10 percent of the school’s energy demand, enough to serve the needs of 250 homes and contribute to cleaner air by removing more than 2,478 metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere each year.
WASHINGTON — On April 22, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) announced the selected projects for the COTE Top Ten Green Projects program, a recognition program for sustainable design excellence now in its 17th year. The projects will be honored in Denver at the AIA 2013 National Convention and Design Exposition in June.
