Cool Roofs Lower Building Energy Demand
Last year, the eighth consensus-based sustainability standard — NSF/ANSI 347, Sustainability Assessment for Single Ply Roofing Membranes — developed through NSF for building products went into effect.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.Window Retrofit Achieves High Efficiencies
In 2012, Kevon Office Center, a 40-year-old office building in Pennsauken, N.J., received an Energy Star rating of 90, placing it among the top 10 percent for energy efficiency in buildings of its type across the country.
University at Albany – SUNY Debuts 21st Century Business School
ALBANY, N.Y. — Yet another 21st century business school was completed this summer and debuted on Aug. 19 at the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY).
Castle Rock Adventist Hospital Reaches Completion
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Construction on the new Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, which began in the summer of 2011, reached completion earlier this month. HuntonBrady Architects, a health care architectural firm based in Orlando, Fla., designed the 219,000-square-foot hospital.
Dell Children’s Becomes First to Achieve LEED-HC Platinum
AUSTIN, Texas — The new LEED-HC rating continues to make its mark as the new W.H.
Q&A: The Future of Multi-Family Housing Solar Installations
As the price of solar energy drops, many developers now see solar electricity and solar hot water as a significant way to save energy, which turns into a profitable return on investment.
HGA Gets Creative with New Interdisciplinary Learning Space
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — At the American River College (ARC) in Sacramento, a new kind of education is developing: one that focuses on learning more than teaching.
First Military Brigade Achieves LEED Gold
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Green Building Certification Institute recently awarded the MCIEAST Regional Brigade at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune LEED Gold certification.
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