Q&A: Skanska’s Beth Heider Discusses WGBC Study
In April, the World Green Building Council released The Business Case for Green Building study, which highlights why green building means good business and helps tackle th
June 2013
Spotlight: UC Davis Opens Sustainable Winery Building
DAVIS, Calif. — The University of California, Davis will soon be home to the first self-sustainable winery after celebrating the opening of the Jess S. Jackson Sustainable Winery Building on May 29.
Eco-Friendly Floor Underlayment
Suitable for hardwood, laminate and luxury vinyl tile floors in educational facilities, VersaWalk from MP Global Products is the company’s latest earth-friendly acoustic fiber underlayment. Designed for nail- or glue-down installation, the product comes with a special moisture management system to coat and protect floors. The odorless, non-allergenic and VOC-free underlayment is composed of at least 94 percent post-industrial/pre-consumer textile fibers and scrap material, according to the company.
Lignacite Introduces Carbon-Negative Building Block
BRANDON, Suffolk, U.K. — As manufacturers continue to break the mold in creating energy-efficient materials, green building will continue to improve.
The latest: British masonry producer Lignacite, in partnership with Carbon8 Aggregates, debuted what it says is the world’s first carbon-negative building block. The Carbon Buster has more than 50 percent recycled aggregates and combines with Carbon8’s carbonated aggregates to capture more carbon dioxide (14 kilograms of carbon dioxide per ton) than is emitted during its manufacture.
Energy Efficiency Bill Heads to the Senate
WASHINGTON — A new bipartisan energy efficiency bill, introduced by Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), lists several measures to help raise energy efficiency levels in the U.S., while creating more private-sector jobs, reducing global warming pollution and reducing the country’s dependence on oil.
CANstruction Promotes Building for the Hungry
PHILADELPHIA — Sometimes green building applies to social responsibility, and Array Architects took that seriously at the Philadelphia CANstruction 2013 in April.
FACILITY OF THE MONTH: Gov. Brown Calls ZNE Center ‘The Future’
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. — The grand opening of the Zero Net Energy (ZNE) Center in San Leandro made history on May 30, as the facility became the first commercial building retrofit designed to meet the U.S.