NYC’s First Net-Zero Energy School Planned
NEW YORK — New York City is planning its first net-zero energy school on Staten Island. The elementary school will be 68,000 square feet and house 444 pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students.
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Mike Helton
Gkkworks, an architectural planning firm based in Irvine, Calif., hired Mike Helton as senior vice president. Helton’s primary responsibilities will be to evaluate and establish best practices for the processes of service delivery, with an emphasis on Integrated Services. In his new role, he will lead all integrated services of the firm with a focus on growth and optimal use of resources, and will work to improve efficiency and foster innovation.
LED Mirror
Kichler introduces its first line of lighted mirrors, including one mirror featuring LED technology. Kichler’s LED mirror is ideal for green building projects with its simple yet sleek design. The 10 LED lights that peep through etched glass on each side provide ambient lighting. The contemporary mirror is 33 inches by 28 inches.
Q&A: A BIM Tool for Early Concept Design
As BIM technology continues to reinvent the construction industry wheel, Introspective Systems has come up with technologies to enhance the early concept design phase of a construction project.
The Bridge Building Breaks Record in Sustainability
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — History and sustainability merged in a recent milestone for Nashville’s Bridge Building, located along the east bank of the Cumberland River.
Historic SF Building Achieves LEED Gold
SAN FRANCISCO — The historic 240 Stockton Street building in San Francisco was recently awarded LEED Gold in the Existing Buildings Operation and Maintenance (EBOM) category. Built in 1908, the building was already eco-friendly, as it was built with recycled aggregate concrete from the buildings destroyed in the 1906 earthquake.
LEED v4 Approved, Incorporates Cradle to Cradle Certified Program
WASHINGTON — In early July, the U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC) membership voted with 86 percent favor to adopt LEED v4, the latest version of the green building rating system. The voter percentage includes 90 percent approval from the user category of the voting body, 77 percent approval from the general interest category and 89 percent approval from the producer category. In order to pass, the overall percentage needed to be 66.7 percent.
Gary Baner
Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, promoted Gary Baner, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, to senior associate at the firm’s Peoria, Ill., office. Baner is an experienced architect focused on providing a strong team approach with 33 years of diverse experience in architectural design. His expertise ranges from large, complex projects to small renovations for both public- and private-sector clients.
Room Controller System
The Greengate Room Controller system from Cooper Controls is the first room-based lighting control system designed to eliminate potential mistakes that can occur throughout the design, installation and everyday use of a lighting control system. The Room Controller system equips a room to switch and dim the lights with pre-configured wallstations, save energy with occupancy sensors and daylighting sensors, control emergency lights with an integral UL 924 and meet the latest code requirements.
PALM SPRINGS, Calif.