Read this one page case study on Hill Air Force Base, Utah, which was the first Federal agency to award a project delivery order under the Department of Energy’s BAMF Super ESPC.
Case study.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Green Building Trends for 2007
As a consultant to this industry, I have a great vantage point to see what’s been happening and what is likely to occur in the coming year. I wanted to release these predictions right after New Year’s to encourage others to share their expectations for the growth of green buildings.
Here are my predictions click.
Here are my predictions click.
Academy for underserved youth first LEED-designed building in Newark, NJ
St. Philip's Academy is celebrating the completion of their new school campus, the first LEED-designed building in Newark. Designed by Gensler from a 1920's factory building at 342 Central Avenue, St. Philip's Academy is an independent K-8 school founded in 1988 to serve underserved city youth. The school welcomes all children regardless of their family's ability to pay tuition. StructureTone was contractor for the project.
Read the full article.
Read the full article.
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Long Beach Welcomes Eric Corey Freed
Principal of San Francisco, California-based organicARCHITECT, Eric Corey Freed will speak on the Power Panel for "Sustainability & Going Green" March 14, 2007, at HOME·X 2007 Homebuilder Summit & Expo.
A founding board member of the San Francisco Design Museum, Freed served as chair of architecture from 2002 to 2005, where he developed weekly evening lecture series and hands-on workshops for corresponding exhibits. Consulted as the LEED Accredited Professional for five LEED Silver Rating green buildings, Freed has shared his keen insight and dynamic approach to design with his industry colleagues as a lecturer for the San Francisco Institute of Architecture, San Francisco’s Harvard Club, the Industrial Designers Society of Los Angeles, the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Users Group, several AIA chapters, the University of San Francisco and more.
"I firmly believe that a building should follow three simple principles: that it be individual so that a unique design is created for each unique client; that it be ecological so that we take responsibility for the materials and systems we place into the building to protect our natural resources; and finally, that it be organic such that the design grows based on the needs and functions of the site and program," says Freed. "I am continuing the tradition of Organic Architecture founded by Frank Lloyd Wright. Each project is a new set of issues and problems to solve. Each project has its special challenges."
Co-founder of ecoTECTURE: The Online Journal of Ecological Design, Freed is an adjunct professor of both the Academy of Art University and the University of California Berkeley and was awarded San Francisco magazine’s Best Green Architect award in 2005.
Go Green or Go Home Industry leaders in the fields of residential building, land development, architecture, engineering, interior design and planning will gather at HOME·X 2007 for a riveting three-day summit during which they will tackle the most pressing issues affecting all realms of housing today. Topping the list is the importance of cutting-edge green building practices and innovations, as well as the international need for highly livable, truly sustainable communities. Topics to be covered in the HOME·X 2007 summit tract entitled "Sustainability & Growing Green" include:• Why Go Green? The Market, the Environment and Profits in 2007 • Energy Savings & Efficiencies from the Experts • Sustainable Architecture, Structure & Design • Lessons Learned — What Sells and What Doesn’t in a Buyer’s Market
For more information, visit www.organicarchitect.com. To register for HOME·X 2007, where you will here the latest words of wisdom from this inspiring industry luminary, please visit www.homex2007.com/register.
A founding board member of the San Francisco Design Museum, Freed served as chair of architecture from 2002 to 2005, where he developed weekly evening lecture series and hands-on workshops for corresponding exhibits. Consulted as the LEED Accredited Professional for five LEED Silver Rating green buildings, Freed has shared his keen insight and dynamic approach to design with his industry colleagues as a lecturer for the San Francisco Institute of Architecture, San Francisco’s Harvard Club, the Industrial Designers Society of Los Angeles, the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Users Group, several AIA chapters, the University of San Francisco and more.
"I firmly believe that a building should follow three simple principles: that it be individual so that a unique design is created for each unique client; that it be ecological so that we take responsibility for the materials and systems we place into the building to protect our natural resources; and finally, that it be organic such that the design grows based on the needs and functions of the site and program," says Freed. "I am continuing the tradition of Organic Architecture founded by Frank Lloyd Wright. Each project is a new set of issues and problems to solve. Each project has its special challenges."
Co-founder of ecoTECTURE: The Online Journal of Ecological Design, Freed is an adjunct professor of both the Academy of Art University and the University of California Berkeley and was awarded San Francisco magazine’s Best Green Architect award in 2005.
Go Green or Go Home Industry leaders in the fields of residential building, land development, architecture, engineering, interior design and planning will gather at HOME·X 2007 for a riveting three-day summit during which they will tackle the most pressing issues affecting all realms of housing today. Topping the list is the importance of cutting-edge green building practices and innovations, as well as the international need for highly livable, truly sustainable communities. Topics to be covered in the HOME·X 2007 summit tract entitled "Sustainability & Growing Green" include:• Why Go Green? The Market, the Environment and Profits in 2007 • Energy Savings & Efficiencies from the Experts • Sustainable Architecture, Structure & Design • Lessons Learned — What Sells and What Doesn’t in a Buyer’s Market
For more information, visit www.organicarchitect.com. To register for HOME·X 2007, where you will here the latest words of wisdom from this inspiring industry luminary, please visit www.homex2007.com/register.
Friday, February 02, 2007
Fight Global Warming
National Coatings AcryShield Roof Coatings Fight Global WarmingLast year alone, the cool-roof coating materials manufactured by National Coatings under the AcryShield label helped avoid as many as 24 million pounds of CO2 being produced due toreduced demands for energy.Camarillo, CA February 2, 2007 -- National Coatings is proud to announce that their AcryShieldcool-roof acrylic, water-based roof coatings, manufactured and installed last year alone, helped avoid as many as 24 million pounds of CO2 production in reduced demands for energy across the nation.National Coatings, http://www.nationalcoatings.com/, the leader in Acrylic Cool Roof Technology continues to demonstrate leadership in the roofing industry's fight against Global Warming. The commercial/industrial low slope roofs that have an installed AcryShield Cool-Roof will experience ongoing savings for years to come."Each company doing their part can make a significant impact on the environment." Matt Kolb, President of National Coatings Corporation further comments, "The compounded cumulative savings that can be realized can be staggering if owners of low slope roofs choose a cool roofing system" The cumulative effect can quickly move into annual avoided production of hundreds of millions of pounds of CO2 annually." says Bill Kirn, Technical Director, noted author, speaker and chemist in acrylic cool roof technology.About National Coatings CorporationPerformance through Innovation™, National Coatings Corporation (Camarillo, CA) is a leading manufacturer and supplier of premium-quality elastomeric roof and wall coating products. For over 25 years, NCC has provided its customers with leading edge products, support, and thought leadership. National Coatings is a charter member of the Reflective Roof Coating Institute the Cool Roof Rating Council and the ENERGY STAR® Roof Productsgroup, and was twice recognized as ENERGY STAR Roof Products Partner of the Year. NCC's leading brands include AcryShield®, AcryPly®, AcryPly-D™, AcryFlex® and White Armor™.
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Major Industries Joins iGreenBuild.com
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Orange, California
Major Industries, a firm that specializes in manufacturing quality skylights and translucent curtainwalls, has joined a growing list of companies advertising on iGreenBuild.com in 2007.
iGreenBuild.com is the leading online source of information about green building, sustainability and environmentally friendly living. Architects, engineers, builders, building owners and home owners use the web site to source information about topics such as energy conservation, green products, recycling, home and office design and global warming.
Orange, California
Major Industries, a firm that specializes in manufacturing quality skylights and translucent curtainwalls, has joined a growing list of companies advertising on iGreenBuild.com in 2007.
iGreenBuild.com is the leading online source of information about green building, sustainability and environmentally friendly living. Architects, engineers, builders, building owners and home owners use the web site to source information about topics such as energy conservation, green products, recycling, home and office design and global warming.
Contact Matt Banes, iGreenBuild.com Publisher, at (714) 279-7933 for more details about the web site.
Green Building Portal Adds Amazon.com As Partner
iGreenBuild.com now has an extensive offering of green building, sustainability and environmentally friendly living books, cds and DVD's from Amazon.com. Visitors at iGreenBuild.com will now have access to hundreds of books with titles covering a variety of topics covering everything from energy conservation to green home design.
"I can see iGreenBuild.com becoming the Google of green building information and adding Amazon.com as a partner gets them one step closer" says Eric Hasting of EH Design who is a regular user of the web site.
"I can see iGreenBuild.com becoming the Google of green building information and adding Amazon.com as a partner gets them one step closer" says Eric Hasting of EH Design who is a regular user of the web site.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Recycled Leather As A Green Building Material
Recycled leather used for floor tiles? I just reviewed this product on www.iGreenBuild.com and it really looks impressive, environmentally friendly and it meets LEED criterial. When I first heard about leather floor tiles I was skeptical, but after learning more about how the leather is processed, how easy the tiles are to install and how durable they are, I quickly became an interested prospect.
If you are a home owner, builder, architect or green building advocate I suggest that you take a look at EcoDomo and share your thoughts on this Blog.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Green Building Is Ripe For Marketing
This week I've seen the phrase "green building" in the business magazines I read, on TV and even in my local Mother's Market grocery store. For a business owner in the green building publishing business these are wonderful signs that our business planning and "assumptions" of three years ago were right on.
From a marketers perspective "the north forty" is ready for harvesting! Companies of all sizes are positioning their environmentally friendly building products and services in trade publications, on web sites, in television ads and even on public transportation vehicles. This is a great time for a new market and it's even a greater time to start living responsibly. The fact that both of these can be accomplished and there's thousands of companies getting involved sure makes me a happy farmer.
Were are you going to start planting your green marketing seeds?
From a marketers perspective "the north forty" is ready for harvesting! Companies of all sizes are positioning their environmentally friendly building products and services in trade publications, on web sites, in television ads and even on public transportation vehicles. This is a great time for a new market and it's even a greater time to start living responsibly. The fact that both of these can be accomplished and there's thousands of companies getting involved sure makes me a happy farmer.
Were are you going to start planting your green marketing seeds?
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Green Building, Sustainability, LEED
Have you searched GOOGLE for green building, sustainable design, LEED or other environmentally friendly building information lately? It's great to see so many companies moving into the green space. Combine this with GreenBuild, The World Energy Engineering Congress, West Coast Green, EcoBuild Federal and other conventions and the amount of information pushing the green movement is amazing.
Start surfing!
Start surfing!
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