Q&A: DIRTT Sustainable Solutions Offers Versatile Green Interiors
CALGARY, Alberta — DIRTT Sustainable Solutions’ prefabricated architectural interiors can deliver a flexible design without waste.
2013
Oakland University Achieves First LEED Platinum Certification
ROCHESTER, Mich. — The $64 million Human Health Building at Oakland University has become the first LEED Platinum building on the campus.
Boomerang Buildings Bring Projects Closer to LEED
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.
Sefaira Announces New Energy Analysis Software
LONDON — In continuing to provide innovative software to develop high-performance buildings, Sefaira today announced the Sefaira for SketchUp plug
Energy Microgrid to Come to Bridgeport
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.
First LEED v4 Building Certified in Beijing
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.
Deron Patterson
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.
Heating and Cooling Unit
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.
Q&A: LEED v4 to Include Cradle to Cradle Credit
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.
Solar Decathlon Showcases Net-Zero Collegiate Designs
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.