YERINGTON, Nev. — Nevada’s fourth largest school district, Lyon County School District in Yerington, Nev., has entered into an Energy Savings Performance Contract that is expected to save the District $345,000 annually for 15 years.
LOGAN, Utah — The Princeton Review, in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council has recently named Utah State University in Logan, Utah, a “green” college for the third year in a row.
The recognition honors the university’s commitment to sustainability and recognizes the wide-range of green initiatives that have taken place at USU’s campus.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Green Building Council has recently announced that the planned revision of the LEED green building system that was due later this year is now delayed until June 1, 2013.
The new system, renamed from LEED 2012 to LEED v4 because of the date change, has been delayed due to members feeling the changes were happening too fast — and many were not prepared.
BERKELEY, Calif. — The new Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences building at the University of California, Berkeley, is open for research into some of the most enduring medical challenges.
As it revises LEED standards in 2012, the U.S. Green Building Council is considering amendments to forest product certification, a subject that has sparked debate among members of the forestry industry and other stakeholders.
The Center of Energy Efficient Design in Rocky Mount, Va., is the first public school to use the energy-efficient Passivhaus technology, which has enabled it to use 68 percent less energy than conventional schools.
By Steven Lichtenberger, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP. Lichtenberger is a managing principal for the architecture department in the Phoenix office of AECOM and serves as principal in charge of project management for selected projects.
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Port of Los Angeles earned LEED Gold certification for its new Los Angeles Port Police Headquarters building, the first LEED Gold building in San Pedro.
The new building, which Port Police recently moved into, was designed with sustainable features that include pervious paving, landscaped bio-filtration/stormwater retention areas, high-reflectance paving and cool roof materials to reduce heat island impacts.
DALLAS — A new design is in place for the 400,000-square-foot Victory Park mixed development planned for downtown Dallas.
The Dallas-based design firm Boka Powell designed the 23-story Class A office tower with 14 floors of office space above an eight-story parking structure.
The tower can accommodate floor plate sizes that range from 25,000 square feet to 54,000 square feet, the size of a large trading floor, according to the firm.
By: John McGrath, Director, International Standards and Training Alliance (INSTALL)
