CHICAGO — JLL, a Chicago-based real estate investment management firm, has released its 2013 Sustainability Report, which provides a summary of the company’s performance against its sustainability areas. Those areas include energy and resources and green buildings.
WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia has surpassed 100 million square feet of space certified as meeting LEED standards, Mayor Vincent Gray announced on Sept. 11.
Only three other cities in the country — Chicago, New York and Houston — have passed that threshold, but the District leads all U.S. cities in the total number of LEED projects. Per capita, the District has led all states and major cities in LEED-certified projects and square footage for several years, according to a statement.
SALT LAKE CITY — ARCOM, a provider of building specification tools, and GreenWizard, a company that helps track green-building progress, are combining their resources to help architects identify products and materials that will fulfill green-building goals.
KTGY Group has added Terry A. Willis, AIA, LEED AP, as a principal in the firm’s Denver office. With more than 30 years of design practice, Willis’ experience and project leadership has successfully guided a broad range of development projects to completion including high-profile commercial, retail, residential, entertainment and resort projects.
SmithGroupJJR has added Eric Kirkland, PE, LEED AP BD+C, senior vice president, as director of engineering in the company’s Dallas office. He formerly served in the same role at the firm’s Phoenix office. During his 33 years with SmithGroupJJR, Kirkland’s design work has focused on unique environmental conditions that inform and influence the energy efficiency and sustainable design performance of buildings.
In this era of sustainable building practices and environmental conservation, the selection of roofing system for low-slope commercial buildings is often overlooked and undervalued.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — When DirecTV launched a massive renovation project in 2011 for its headquarters in El Segundo, the satellite television provider aimed high to give employees a more sustainable and functional workplace.
Cree introduces the MR16 Series LED lamp with TrueWhite technology. Featuring a design that delivers greater than 580 lumens in conjunction with a proprietary lens, the LED lamp eliminates the glare commonly associated with 50-watt halogen MR16 lamps to deliver a soft, diffused light with a Color Rendering Index of 92. The LED lamp consumes up to 83 percent less energy and is designed to meet Energy Star qualification to deliver a rapid payback of less than one year.
The LEED Water Use Calculator from Green Badger allows users to make real-time computations to see what impact different plumbing fixture options will have on their ability to earn LEED points. The LEED Water Use Calculator app eliminates spreadsheets and the LEED online calculator, so designers can easily plug and play different plumbing fixture solutions to meet their project needs. In design meetings or on the go, users can figure out what plumbing fixture combinations will maximize the water savings and LEED points for their project.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — An advanced cooling system has helped Grainger’s new data center achieve LEED v4 Gold certification, a first for this type of facility.
