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Industry Spotlight:
LEEDing By
Example
The interest in creating sustainable,
environmentally friendly buildings is growing tremendously.
Architects, building owners and other professionals are
discovering the economic and social benefits related to
choosing quality, sustainable building products.
The LEED (Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design) Green
Building Rating System is a voluntary, consensus-based
national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable
buildings. Based on well-founded scientific standards, LEED
recognizes achievements and promotes expertise in green
building through a comprehensive system offering project
certification, professional accreditation, training and
practical resources.
The organization that certifies green buildings,
the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), has recently granted
the Chicago Institute for Green Technology (CNT)
“Platinum” certification. Platinum is the highest
certification the USGBC grants under the LEED green building
rating system, and CNT’s building is only the thirteenth in
the country to have received it. Designed by Chicago-based
Farr Associates Architecture and Urban Design, the award
winning, nationally recognized green building was once an
abandoned building surrounded by seven stories of illegally
dumped debris. Read
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Managing
Urban Stormwater |
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The City of Denton, Texas’s proximity to Dallas/Fort
Worth has made it a growing area like so many cities in the
western United States. With this growth comes the challenge of
managing stormwater runoff from developed areas and the
impervious surfaces that accompany them. The existing
stormwater controls were unable to handle heavy rainstorms,
flooding part of Bonnie Brae Street near Interstate 35 and the
University of North Texas.
The city’s first proposal was to protect the channel
with 24 inch (60 cm) rock rip-rap, but because of the
visibility of the project, the unaesthetic appeal of rock was
a concern. Another problem was the cost of rock was far beyond
the city’s projected budget. The alternative to using rock
rip-rap was to find an attractive soft-armor solution that
would perform comparatively to 24 inch rock.
Fortunately, Lone Star Products, an authorized North
American Green Erosion Solutions Supplier based in the
Dallas/Fort Worth area, had frequently battled similar
situations... |
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SKEET'R
BEAT'RŪ Motorized Roll-Up Screens |
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Imagine a retractable screen that with the push of a
button automatically rolls down, providing insect control, sun
control and/or privacy for virtually any structural
opening.
Introducing SKEET'R BEAT'R SCREENS! With both manual
and automated roll-up screens you have protection when you
need it. Screens are effortlessly and automatically, stored,
protected, and out of sight when not required.
SKEET'R BEAT'R SCREENS are customized to fit virtually
any structural opening. You receive full ventilation with
multiple panel doors, such as sliding glass or French doors.
These screens offers minimal obstruction of outward view and
has a minimal effect on the architectural lines of the
entry. |
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Industry
Events: Ecobuild America |
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Chicago, Illinois
June 28-29,
2006
Ecobuild America and AEC-Science &
Technology will explore the breadth of commercial, industrial,
institutional and residential green building techniques,
construction products, renewable energy resources, sustainable
design and ecological planning processes, and information
technology collaboration strategies. |
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Next Month:
Designing for Diversity |
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Universal Design (UD) accommodates people of all ages
and abilities in a way that is non stigmatizing and benefits
all users. Next month on CADdetails we profile Panasonic's
ground breaking Eco & UD House, a life-size model home
that embodies the company's commitment to ecology and the
principles of Universal Design. Located within the complex of
Panasonic Center Tokyo, it is open to the general public for
visitors to experience innovative and futuristic living in the
context of a typical home setting.
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