SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In October, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) accepted the Cool Planet Award from the Los Angeles-based environmental nonprofit Climate Registry and Rosemead, Calif.-based electrical company Southern California Edison (SCE).
ROME — In 2009, the United Nation’s (UN) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome began to work towards making its building more energy efficient, first seeking a LEED certification for sustainability. These efforts were prompted by the UN’s Greening the Blue initiative. On Nov. 16, IFAD announced in a statement that the existing buildings had been awarded LEED Platinum certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for operations and maintenance.
Architectural Lighting Works — an international manufacturer of high-performance, commercial luminaires designed for use in office, retail, hospitality, civic and academic environments — announced the release of its Lightplane 1 Round luminaire. Measuring a mere 1-inch in diameter, Lightplane 1 Round is a sleek and slim luminaire that virtually disappears into the architectural environment.
ROCKFON Medical stone wool ceiling panels offer cleanliness, aesthetics, performance and sustainability. The panels provide a surface that is easy to clean and disinfect, while meeting health care facilities’ design goals, sustainability objectives and stringent performance requirements. The product is made from basalt rock, which provides noise reduction coefficients, fire protection with UL/ULC certification for Flame Spread and Smoke Development and dimensional stability at up to 100 percent humidity.
PHILADELPHIA — The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) opened the doors at the new Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care on July 27.
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) athletes have seen their facilities undergo major renovations and upgrades in recent years.
ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. — Orange County recently selected Moseley Architects of Charlotte, N.C., to design the new Orange County Detention Facility. The new jail aims to improve both energy efficiency and mental health care for inmates.
While design is still in its earliest phases, the new jail will likely include a number of sustainable features and cost approximately $20 million. It will replace the current Orange County Jail, which was originally constructed in 1925.
RANDOLPH, Vt. — Gifford Medical Center became one of the first hospitals in Vermont to achieve the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star Certification for their main medical campus in Randolph.
Desso, a Tarkett company, is the world’s first carpet tile manufacturer to achieve Cradle to Cradle gold level certification. Desso provides carpets that help to improve the learning atmosphere and contribute to health and wellbeing in the education sector in classrooms, study areas, computer laboratories, libraries and other parts of educational buildings. With Desso SoundMaster carpet, sound is reduced or absorbed, which can be a great way to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning.
LAKE WORTH, Fla. — The Prison Ecology Project was formed earlier this year in order to ad-dress the problems that arise when prisons negatively impact the environment. Not only can in-mates face possible health and safety risks, but the land and surrounding communities can be im-pacted as well.
