USGBC Releases New Report for Industrial Facilities
NEW YORK — The USGBC has released a new report, LEED in Motion: Industrial Facilities. The full report includes examples of how and why industrial facilities can and should use LEED.
July 6, 2016
World Green Building Council Sets New Goal for Net-Zero Buildings by 2050
PARIS — The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) announced a new project on June 30 that aims to achieve net-zero building performance by 2050. The project, Advancing Net Zero, will help WorldGBC and Green Building Councils in countries with some of the highest projected growth in building roll out net-zero building certification and training so that these highly-efficient buildings become commonplace over the next 35 years, according to a statement by WorldGBC.
Andy Robison
Wojan Window & Door, a Charlevoix, Mich.- based commercial window and door manufacturer, recently promoted Andy Robison to the position of operations manager of their Coldwater, Mich. office and manufacturing facility. Robison has been with Wojan since 2004 as an estimator, focusing primarily on the projected and double-hung window lines, plus the sliding glass doors.
Energy-Saving Garage Door
With a rapid opening speed of 60 inches per second, strong rigid slat construction and tight seal around all four sides, the Rytec Spiral door is the ideal solution for parking garage doorways, especially for structures attached to hospitals, office complexes, department stores and malls, government/educational buildings, residential developments and other high-use facilities. The Rytec Spiral high-speed doors benefit owners and users of parking structures by keeping up with traffic, as the door opens in under two seconds. It also helps keep heated garages