The team made a strategic investment to develop a Zero Net Energy (ZNE) design, which would balance annual energy consumption with renewable energy generated on site. With few comparable built examples, the question was: how to achieve ZNE for an energy-dense program in a cold climate?
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Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, is pleased to announce the expansion of its architectural-grade, AR400 powder coating palette, with the new–Alesta® AR400 Champagne Metallic color. This addition offers powder coating customers even more premium color options that are designed to have exceptional color quality and weatherability.
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As CMU’s third-longest President and current Director of the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, Dr. Jared L. Cohon has been a devoted catalyst for the university’s sustainability policies, practices, and successes. From energy efficiency and conservation to renewable energy, green buildings, sustainable product research, and much more, Dr. Cohon emphasized environmental sustainability from the start of his CMU presidency in 1997. He directed the university to reduce dining hall waste by switching to washable dinnerware and banning plastics, unveiled a new central recycling education center, and created a full-time environmental coordinator staff position.
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Tarkett, the worldwide leader in innovative and sustainable flooring and sports surface solutions, announced today that two of their product collections have received the GreenCircle Material Ingredient LEED v4 Compliance certification. Tarkett is the first company in the flooring industry to receive this certification. As part of Tarkett’s continued efforts for transparency and material health, the products, Tandus Centiva Victory® Series Luxury Vinyl Tile and Johnsonite iQ homogenous flooring, have gone through a rigorous third party audit process to achieve certification.
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is sending a delegation of topical experts led by AIA President, Russell Davidson, FAIA, who will be moderating the panel, Building Better Environments: Resilience, Health & Design.
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From gently weathered to intricately crafted, the 23 new additions to the Wilsonart® Virtual Design Library, the Artfully Repurposed Woods Collection, tell a story of America’s spirited history while honoring sustainability. Wilsonart, a leading manufacturer of decorative engineered surfaces for 60 years, traveled from coast to coast gathering inspiration for the collection. From the pine fields in Pennsylvania to whiskey barrels in Kentucky and the discovery of the modern marquetry movement in California, each design in the collection reflects today’s trends, while offering sustainable solutions.
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Delos™, a wellness real estate and technology firm, today announced a strategic alliance with preeminent full-service construction services provider Structure Tone to accelerate integration of health and well-being in the built environment. The partnership will advance Delos’ mission to transform indoor environments into spaces that help nurture, sustain and promote human health and well-being through Structure Tone’s global network of construction management professionals and sustainability-focused projects.
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Emanuel said nearly a century ago, the former Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartment building was a “beacon of the south side of Chicago,” but saw increasing deterioration in the last 15 years. “I’ve done a lot of ribbon cutting, folks, and this is a big turnout,” Emanuel said. “It reflects something that touches all of us. We’re standing on the shoulders of greatness.”
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The Dodge Momentum Index fell 4.3% in September to 129.0 from its revised August reading of 134.8 (2000=100). The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year. The decline in September was the result of a 5.3% drop in institutional planning and a 3.6% decrease in commercial planning, retreating from the strong performance in August which benefitted from an influx of large projects ($100 million +) into planning.
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Phelps Construction Group, a full-service construction management firm, participated in a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, October 6 for the new 26,000 square foot Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, a project of The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. (SOLEIF) working in partnership with the National Park Service.
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