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• Wood product manufacturers' association condemns EPA finding on carbon

  December 8, 2009
  Saying “The Clean Air Act is not the right vehicle for regulating greenhouse gases,”.  More

• Economic conditions to cause drag on cement consumption

  December 3, 2009
  The conditions facing the construction industry are likely to remain weak for another year or more, causing a drag on cement consumption, according to the most recent economic forecast from Skokie, Ill.-based Portland Cement Association (PCA).  More

• Auto dealer prep facility receives new HVAC

  December 1, 2009
  Employees at a Toyota auto dealer preparation center in Houston spray undercoating on hundreds of cars a day. Making these workers comfortable in summer and winter while earning LEED points was the goal when the owners decided to add new HVAC systems. Reznor Model RDH split systems with matching condensing units, which operate on R410A refrigerant, helped this project qualify for LEED Silver st...  More

• Paperless gypsum boards perfect for hospital addition and renovation

  December 1, 2009
  Building materials have changed considerably since the original 1912 construction of Children's Hospital & Research Center in Oakland, Calif. When a 28,000-sf addition to the hospital was planned, the hospital administration and owner's representative Charles Smith of local firm Harris and Associates chose DensGlass mat gypsum products to reduce the potential for mold growth.  More

• Building controls help green Louisville campus

  December 1, 2009
  The University of Louisville is moving to achieve a more sustainable future for its Belknap Campus with the help of a $21.7 million energy and resource efficiency improvement project delivered by the Building Technologies Division of Siemens. Siemens specified a package of HVAC system upgrades, building automation and lighting control retrofits, and water conservation strategies.  More

• Waterless urinals cut consumption at Cal State Northridge

  December 1, 2009
  California State University at Northridge is one of California's largest universities, with 36,000 students and 4,000 faculty members. While Stanford and UC Berkeley use about two to three million gallons of water a day, Cal State Northridge uses close to four million gpd. To save water, the university is replacing its conventional urinals with no-flush urinals from Waterless Co.  More

• 650 Wal-Mart stores to be retrofitted with LEDs

  December 1, 2009
  Wal-Mart plans to install Cree LRP-38 LED light bulbs in 650 stores during 2010. Designed to last 50,000 hours, the LRP-38s consume 82% less energy than the 70-watt ceramic metal halide bulbs they are replacing and can last more than five years in a 24/7 operating environment. The design of the LRP-38 also reduces glare for customers, focusing attention on the merchandise and not the lighting.  More

• Reflective panels light up new Illinois casino

  December 1, 2009
  The new $151 million Jumer's Casino & Hotel in Rock Island, Ill., lights up in color, in broad daylight as well as at night. The property features 57,083 sf of Alucobond aluminum composite material panels, including 36,580 sf in Spectra Cupral color and 20,503 sf in a custom Texas Copper color. Alucobond Spectra changes colors as different wavelengths of light are reflected back to passersb...  More

• Suburban Dallas police station gets a modern look, thanks to ACM panels

  December 1, 2009
  In the last half-century, the city of Mesquite has grown from a quiet farming town into an incorporated city of 136,750 outside Dallas. To accommodate the growing need for police services, Mesquite commissioned Brinkley Sargent Architects of Dallas to design a state-of-the-art facility for the Mesquite Police Department.  More

• LED retrofit nets energy savings

  December 1, 2009
  Limited Brands, Inc. has deployed energy-efficient lighting from GE for a comprehensive lighting retrofit of five distribution centers at its headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. Within the 3.5 million sf of impacted facilities, the company's lighting energy consumption has been cut by 50%. Limited Brands expects annualized energy and maintenance cost savings of approximately $775,000.  More

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