Building the Future Faster: Prefabrication’s Role in Modern, Efficient School Design
Schools are expected to fulfill multifunctional roles as educational, community and recreational spaces.
November 2024
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Brown University Continues to Go Green
Brown University is a key player in the state’s largest solar panel project, emphasizing the campus’ commitment to achieving net-zero energy use by 2040.
Efficient Snowplow
SnowWolf Plows help facility operations and maintenance professionals to clear more snow with significantly less equipment, labor, maintenance and repair.
Polycrystalline Solar Panel
The SOLARA M-Series Polycrystalline Solar Panel is a lightweight and compact solution to reach efficient energy goals.
Non-Toxic Insulation
HempWool Insulation is a negative footprint, high-performing thermal insulation. Composed of 90% hemp fiber and 10% binder, HempWool insulation is free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and toxic additives and is even safe to touch and handle without gloves.
Industrial Heat Pumps
Siemens Energy’s large-scale industrial heat pumps efficiently and cost-effectively regulate temperature by taking heat from a low-temperature source, like waste heat from a factory or water from a river, and using electricity to “boost” that heat to a higher temperature.
Architectural Framing Systems
Tubelite offers easy-to-install, durable storefront, entrance, operable window and curtainwall framing systems in a variety of sizes and hardware options, including ThermlBlock, a high-performance thermal framing that provides superior insulation through improved thermal breaks and air baffles.
Eco-Friendly Finishing
As member of the U.S. Green Building Council, architectural finishing company Linetec supports green building through its eco-friendly paints and specialty finishes.
Julianne Laue
Julianne Laue, LEED AP, a licensed professional engineer with building design and construction designation, has joined the Minneapolis office of construction company JE Dunn as the firm’s new environmental and sustainability director.
University of Maryland Aims for Fossil-Free Energy System by 2035
In April 2021, Darryll Pines, University of Maryland (UMD) president, announced the college’s vision for a net-zero carbon emission campus by 2025.