Green/LEED

• Nation's first set of green building model codes and standards announced

  BD+C staff, March 11, 2010
  The International Code Council (ICC), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) announce the launch of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC), representing the merger of two national efforts to develop adoptable and enforceable green building codes.  More

• Gafcon announces completion of Coronado animal care facility

  BD+C staff, March 10, 2010
  Gafcon, a leading California-based construction management and consulting firm, announced today that construction is now complete on a new $1.6 million animal care facility located at 1395 First Street in Coronado, Calif.  More

• Georgia Tech requires LEED Gold for all new buildings and renovations

  Jeffrey Yoders, February 16, 2010
  The Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta is currently updating its facilities design standards to meet LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold as set by the U.S. Green Building Council. Energy Ace, Inc., an Atlanta-based sustainability consulting firm is assisting Georgia Tech in preparing the Standards upgrade.

   

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• UC Merced researchers receive $568,000 grant to develop solar sensing, tracking system 

  Jeffrey Yoders, February 9, 2010
  Alberto Cerpa, an engineering professor at the University of California Merced, has received a $568,202 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a system that will measure and track the amount of sunlight that reaches ground level where photovoltaic panels and solar concentrators used in solar energy systems collect light and heat to turn into electricity.  More

• Mark McCracken named chair-elect of USGBC Board of Directors

  Jeffrey Yoders, February 2, 2010
  Mark MacCracken, CEO of CALMAC, Inc., a producer of cold storage energy solutions, has been selected as Chair-elect of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Board of Directors for the 2010 calendar year. The USGBC Board of Directors is responsible for articulating and upholding the vision, values and mission of USGBC. In 2009, MacCracken was elected to serve a second 3-year term as Director in the Energy Services Seat.  More

• Blue ribbon panel unveils recommendations for NYC's green building codes

  BDC Staff, February 1, 2010
  In response to City's request, the task force unveils more than 100 recommendations for greening NYC buildings, in most sophisticated analysis ever conducted by a municipality  More

• City offices to up daylight, reduce water use

  By Andrew Baltazar, Associate Editor, February 1, 2010
  Breaking ground this month and scheduled for completion in November, the Palmetto Bay Village Hall in Miami-Dade County, Fla., will become the operating center for the mayor, village commissioners, government departments, the police department, and commission chambers. The two-story facility has been designed by JMWA Architects to win LEED Gold certification.  More

• Replacement school puts old school's materials to good use

  By Andrew Baltazar, Associate Editor, February 1, 2010
  Replacing an existing school in the University School District near St. Louis, Mo., the new Barbara C. Jordan Elementary School will accommodate up to 500 students in 24 classrooms. The $13 million school spans 64,834 sf and will use recycled elements from the old building, including mosaic tiles from water fountains, an entryway tile mural, and a freestanding masonry bench.  More

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