Articles for April 13, 2009
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BUILDINGS
"Hockey
Arena Scores LEED Points," by Charles Redell, Associate Editor,
Sustainable Industries, - describes a hockey arena that is likely to be
the first LEED-certified one in the United States, the second in North America. The Showare Center is in Kent, Washington. Among other pluses, it saves impressive
amounts of water and energy compared with buildings that just meet code. Additionally,
almost all of construction waste was recycled. View this article in
Sustainable
Industries
, March 2009, at http://www.sustainableindustries.com/greenbuilding/39525062.html
.
"Turning College Campuses Green," by Carol A. Moore, AIA, LEED AP, Project Executive at
Gilbane Building Company, is a three-part article appearing in the March 2009
issue of Building Operating Management:
Part 1: Intelligent Buildings Are Green sets the record straight as far as
comparisons between first costs and long-term operations and maintenance
costs. It, also, suggests energy savings strategies that should be included in
the design of a new building. See it at http://www.facilitiesnet.com/educationalfacilities/article/Intelligent-Buildings-Are-Green--10657
.
Part 2: The Role of Lighting and HVAC Systems in
Green Campuses discusses, very briefly, the role of these two systems in
holding down a building's life-cycle costs. View it at http://www.facilitiesnet.com/educationalfacilities/article/The-Role-of-Lighting-and-HVAC-Sytems-in-Green-Campuses--10658
.
Part 3: LEED Lessons for Campus gives useful tips,
based on projects winning LEED certifications. Read it at http://www.facilitiesnet.com/educationalfacilities/article/LEED-Lessons-for-Campus--10659
.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
STANDARDS
"Changing the Standards for Energy Efficiency" was authored by Dan Young Dixon, AIA CID, LEED
AP, and Director of National Design, Opus Architects & Engineers. It
describes the Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative (CBI), an effort
by the U.S. Department of Energy to change the design and construction of
commercial buildings so that they will use no more energy than they generate
onsite by 2025. See this article in Sustainable Industries, March 2009,
at http://www.sustainableindustries.com/energy/38947579.html
.
FORECASTING
"EPRI
Report Assesses Residential Electricity Feedback Potential" is a March 26,
2009, press release from EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) that
announces the availability of a new EPRI report,
Assessment of Achievable
Potential from Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Programs in the U.S. (2010
- 2030)
. To see the press release, go to http://my.epri.com/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_222923_317_205_776_43/http%3B/uspalecp604%3B7087/publishedcontent/publish/epri_report_assesses_residential_electricity_feedback_potential_da_637415.html
. A 20-page Executive Summary of the report is at http://mydocs.epri.com/docs/public/000000000001018363.pdf
.
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GEOTHERMAL
"Paris
Digs to Harness Heat," by Nick Hilden, Editorial Intern,
Sustainable
Industries
, explains that 54% of the energy needed by a new neighborhood in
Paris' 19th Arrondissement will be from geothermal. See this
article in Sustainable Industries, March 2009, at http://www.sustainableindustries.com/energy/39677972.html
.
INDUSTRIAL HEATING
"Excelfrax
Microporous Insulation - The Solution for the Nonferrous Industry," by Jim
Smith, Unifrax I LLC, discusses the advantages of energy-saving microporous
insulation in several areas including conduction, convection, and radiation.
Industrial
Heating
, February 2009, at http://www.industrialheating.com/Articles/Feature_Article/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000521578
.
LIGHTING
"Retrofitting
Office Lighting Controls," authored by Ken Lovorn, PE, President and Chief
Engineer, Lovorn Engineering Assoc. Inc, explains various lighting controls
options given applicable code. Other issues discussed include controls
challenges and how to meet them, the cooperation required among building and
systems designers, building owner, building occupants, and rebates and
incentives that may be available. Additionally, the interesting sidebar, "Sensor
Mishap" is included. See this article in
Consulting-Specifying
Engineer
, February 2009, at http://www.csemag.com/article/CA6637982.html
.
STANDARDS
Two articles, the first on the
ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA 2004, the second on ASHRAE 90.1 2007, appeared in the February 2009 issue of
Consulting-Specifying
Engineer
:
"DOE Adopts 90.1-2004: Standard 90.1-2004 Established as National Reference
Standard by DOE" was prepared by Consulting-Specifying Engineer staff. It
explains what is required under this standard which addresses efficiency in
commercial buildings. See this article at http://www.csemag.com/article/CA6626930.html
.
"Saving Energy with
90.1," by Matthew E. Lininger, PE, LEED AP, at GRAEF, explains the
implications for the thermal envelope of commercial buildings in ASHRAE 90.1
2007. See this article at http://www.csemag.com/article/CA6637979.html
.
SUSTAINABLE MIXED-USE
DEVELOPMENTS (NEW URBANISM)
"Dead
Malls," by Charles Redell, Associate Editor, Sustainable Industries,
is a very interesting article about the morphing of centralized shopping in the
United States from dedicated malls to mixed-use urban centers.
See this article in Sustainable Industries, March 2009, at http://www.sustainableindustries.com/greenbuilding/40449337.html
.
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