Officials at Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) in Michigan recognized that Long Lake Elementary School needed a major overhaul. Running out of renovation options, the district opted for a complete rebuild of the nearly 50-year-old building in an effort to make the new school a model of energy efficiency and sustainability. To help achieve ...
The newly released 2012 International Green Construction Code (IgCC) will increase the energy-efficiency of structures, while providing governments direction and oversight of green design and construction, according to the International Code Council (ICC) the code's author and one of several US Green Building Council (USGBC) partners in the ...
The Washington, DC, LEED-CI Silver headquarters of the Alliance to Save Energy was already energy-efficient – but it recently became even more so with a new efficient lighting upgrade. The first phase of this lighting project is complete, and now one of the main gathering spots at the Alliance is twice as bright while only using half as much ...
OSRAM SYLVANIA Encelium, a manufacturer specializing in advanced lighting control and energy management systems for commercial and industrial buildings, has published a free, downloadable white paper, “Obtaining LEED® Points with Addressable Dimming Controls,” geared to commercial building owners, managers, and engineers. The paper ...
Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO, and founding chair of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) has been elected chair of the World Green Building Council. The WorldGBC is a coalition of green building councils from 89 countries around the world. "I've watched in awe as the green building movement has grown on a global scale – as people from ...
Leviton Manufacturing Company, a leader in electrical wiring devices, lighting energy management systems, and commercial data networking solutions, announced the acquisition of Obvius, a recognized leader of cost-effective hardware solutions to collect energy information. Obvius products offer data acquisition, wireless communications, energy ...