Trane Shares 50 Ways to Green a Building
Trane, provider of indoor comfort systems and services, recently released a list of 50 strategies for increasing the performance and reliability of buildings and managing operational costs: ...
Survey Reveals Lack of Diversity in A/E/P and Environmental Consulting Firms
The architecture, engineering, planning (A/E/P) and environmental consulting industry remains mostly white and male-dominated for reasons ranging from archaic hiring practices to fewer minorities seeking careers in the field, ZweigWhite, source of business-management services, reports in the March 21 issue of The Zweig Letter, its weekly journal. ...
HPAC Engineering Teams With Lennox for Free Webinar
During summer, the electricity consumption of commercial rooftop HVAC units reaches its peak at the same time demand on the grid reaches its peak. For business owners, that means reduced comfort from load shedding or brownouts and increased electricity costs from demand charges and peak rates....
ITT Issues "Ideation Challenge" to Help Solve Global Water Issues
ITT Residential & Commercial Water, along with foundation partner ITT Watermark, is seeking solutions to the problem of educating illiterate populations about the importance of purifying drinking water, offering a $5,000 prize for the best idea. ...
Pyramid Designed to Prevent Urban Water Crises
A visual representation of critical opportunities in water conservation, efficiency, and supply is available from green-building and water-conservation consultant Jerry Yudelson. ...
Calendar
APRIL 18-20 (ALSO MAY 16-18) Little Red Schoolhouse: Modern Hydronics Basic Seminar; Morton Grove, Ill.; Bell & Gossett; http://schoolhouse.itt.com/....
Journal: Design Pros Growing Leery of Green Promises
Legal claims arising from gulfs between sustainability promises and the performance of certified green buildings are mounting and so are warnings to architecture,...
CODES & STANDARDS
ASHRAE The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) recently announced the publication of ASHRAE Guideline 10-2011,...
Pyramid Designed to Prevent Urban Water Crises
A visual representation of critical opportunities in water conservation, efficiency, and supply is available from green-building and water-conservation...
IN BRIEF
Buildy Deadline April 15 Individuals have until April 15 to nominate themselves, their company, or their peers for a 2011 Buildy Award. Recognizing leaders,...
Journal: Design Professionals Growing Leery of “Green” Promises
Legal claims arising from gulfs between sustainability promises and the performance of certified green buildings are mounting—and so are warnings to architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firms, ZweigWhite, source of business-management services, reports in the Feb. 28 issue of The Zweig Letter, its weekly journal. ...
Nominations for 2011 Buildy Awards Sought
Nominations for the eighth annual Buildy Awards—recognizing leaders, visionaries, and implementers of smart devices and smart systems—are being accepted....
Speakers for ConnectivityWeek 2011 Sought
Clasma Events Inc. is seeking experts in the areas of connected buildings, connected homes, industrial automation, electric vehicles, demand response, Smart Grid, cyber security, information and communications technology, and related areas to speak at ConnectivityWeek 2011, to be held May 23-26 in Santa Clara, Calif....
2011 Conference on Total Building Commissioning Set for April 13-15
AABC Commissioning Group (ACG), a non-profit association of certified commissioning authorities dedicated to the advancement of professional, independent commissioning services through education, training, and certification of qualified architects and engineers, will present its seventh annual Conference on Total Building Commissioning April 13-15 in St. Louis....
LEED Professional Credentials Achieve ANSI Accreditation
The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) has announced that three of its LEED Professional Credentials have received American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accreditation under international standard ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024, Conformity Assessment: General Requirements for Bodies Operating Certification of Persons....
AHRI Accepting Energy Star Product Registrations Until March 24
AHRI Certification Participants’ products featuring energy-efficiency criteria that has not changed since 2010 are subject to annual verification testing starting this year. Energy Star partners participating in AHRI's Commercial Refrigerator Manufacturers, Unitary Large Equipment, Unitary Small Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, and Water-Source Heat Pumps certification programs are required to register models previously qualified through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prior to Jan. 1 using a U.S. EPA-recognized certification body such as AHRI. ...
Registration for USGBC's Government Summit Open
Registration for the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) Government Summit 2011: Fuel for a Clean Energy Economy, formerly the Federal Summit, is open. The summit, which will be held May 10 and 11 in Washington, D.C., focuses on governmental leadership in green building and highlights the roles of public-sector building professionals and private-sector partners in making green building a reality....
ASHRAE Funds Research to Improve Building Maintenance, Operation
Guidance for specifying engineers and designers on how to use building data to improve building operations, energy efficiency, comfort, and sustainability will be developed through newly funded research from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)....
AHRI Releases January Heating- and Cooling-Equipment Shipment Data
According to the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), shipments of commercial gas storage water heaters decreased 7 percent in January 2011 to 6,138 units, down from 6,598 units shipped in January 2010. Shipments of commercial electric storage water heaters increased 6 percent in January 2011 to 4,381 units, up from 4,120 units shipped in January 2010. ...
USGBC Releases List of Top States for LEED-Certified Buildings
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its 2010 list of top 10 states for LEED-certified commercial and institutional green buildings per capita, based on 2010 U.S. Census information. The District of Columbia led the nation with 25 sq ft of LEED-certified space per person in 2010, while Nevada was the leading state with 10.92 sq ft per person in 2010. Other top states included New Mexico, New Hampshire, and Oregon....
Recovery in Nonresidential Construction Lagging, not Expected Until Next Year
Economists who follow the design and construction industries are pointing to a halting recovery in nonresidential construction, retreating on predictions of a recovery in 2011, ZweigWhite, source of business-management services for architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firms, reports in the Jan. 14 issue of The Zweig Letter, its weekly management journal....
District of Columbia Tops 2010 List of LEED-Certified Space per Person
The District of Columbia led the nation in commercial- and institutional-building space certified under the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC's) LEED green-building certification system per person in 2010, the USGBC recently announced....
CODES & STANDARDS
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) recently announced the publication of a user’s manual for ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings....
IN BRIEF
Danfoss, manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components and controls for air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration, and motion systems, is accepting applications for its second annual EnVisioneer of the Year award competition....
LEED Volume Program Certifies 500th Pilot Project
More than 500 building projects have been certified through the LEED Volume Program since the pilot launched in 2006, according to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The program streamlines the certification process for high-volume property owners and managers, from commercial real-estate firms, national retailers, and hospitality providers to local, state, and federal governments. ...
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