MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The sustainable, flexible design of Boomerang Buildings offers up versatility and LEED points to any given construction project. The energy-efficient buildings are designed to withstand extreme weather conditions and can be deconstructed and repurposed multiple times.
LONDON — In continuing to provide innovative software to develop high-performance buildings, Sefaira today announced the Sefaira for SketchUp plug
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Designed to provide a minimum of four weeks of power to several critical public facilities in the event of an outage, the Bridgeport energy microgrid is the first of its kind in the U.S.
The project is part of a statewide pilot program that launched in January 2013. The project, which is estimated to complete in July 2014, will serve as a case study on how to best implement microgrids on a wide scale.
BEIJING, China — The Haworth Inc. Showroom is the first LEED certification under the new LEED version 4 (LEED v4) beta program.
The space, located within Beijing’s LEED Platinum (version 3) Parkview Green building, has been named the world’s first LEED v4 project after the U.S. Green Building Council awarded the showroom LEED Gold status. The project earned 71 out of the possible 110 points.
PPG Industries has named Deron Patterson international sales manager, flat glass international. Patterson holds 14 years of experience in the U.S. glass industry with seven of those years handling architectural accounts in Texas, Louisiana and Mexico while also conducting strategic business development for PPG flat glass in Mexico.
Munters FreeDry unit combines the low-cost benefits of cooling-based dehumidification technology with an advanced low temperature desiccant rotor for unequaled moisture removal capacity and 60 percent lower annual operating costs. Instead of using natural gas to reactivate the desiccant wheel, Munters’ FreeDry unit uses the waste heat from the arena’s ice plant. The FreeDry heat pump and multiple-scroll air conditioning compressors enable FreeDry to easily maintain indoor humidity levels even under the most extreme summer outdoor conditions.
The Cradle to Cradle Certified Program has been integrated into the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) new LEED Version 4 rating system, which will be rolled out next month. The new system will give one LEED point to buildings that use a minimum of 20 Cradle to Cradle-certified products.
IRVINE, Calif. — The US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon 2013 ended Oct. 13 with more than 4,000 college students from 19 teams representing four countries participating in the two-year project.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Changes to the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code were approved at the 2013 International Code Council Annual Conference and Public Comment Hearings earlier this month. The updated code will reduce energy waste in new homes and offer more flexibility to builders.
LACEY, Wash. — Receiving 97 out of the 110 possible LEED points, Cebula Hall at St. Martin’s University has received the highest LEED score of any building on the Western Hemisphere.
