Kohl's Department Stores announced activation of the company's largest solar project at its million-square-foot e-commerce fulfillment center(EFC)in Edgewood,Md.The EFC opened in 2011 and recently earned Leadership in Energy and ...
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Once the lonely crusade of astronomers, the dark-sky movement is finding increasingly vocal support in the lighting community; and is gaining regulatory traction with the sustainability and conservation movements. Plants and animals, ...
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U.S.Green Building Council(USGBC)has released a new alternative set of Global Alternative Compliance Paths(ACPs)for international commercial projects seeking LEED green building certification using the 2009 versions of the rating ...
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Built on 6 acres of an 8-acre site in the southwest side of the Dallas Central Business District, magnificent new Omni Hotel has a very appealing and sophisticated persona. A contemporary reflective-glass exterior and rich native textures ...
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Whether you are a home owner or a trades person you will probably use lighting design at some point in your life.Lighting affects not only your visual abilities but also your mood,so why not do it right?For those of you interested in ...
MASPETH,N.Y.,Sept.21,2012—/PRNewswire/--Davis&Warshow,(www.dwny.com)an 87-year-old family-owned business and New York`s premier dealer of luxury kitchen and bath fixtures and plumbing materials,has converted its entire ...
As members of the U.S.Green Building Council(USGBC),Tubelite Inc.supports building projects that are designed and constructed to meet LEED®Rating Systems'criteria.Exemplifying the company's commitment to sustainable design,Tom ...
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Researchers at the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have proposed a new metric to help architects and builders more easily take advantage of the benefits of daylighting,from significant energy savings to the ...
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South Gate, CA, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 - It is estimated that up to one billion birds are killed each year in North America due to collisions with glass on buildings — an issue NPR's ''Morning Edition'' covered in a two-part series this ...
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South Gate, CA, SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 - It is estimated that up to one billion birds are killed each year in North America due to collisions with glass on buildings — an issue NPR’s ''Morning Edition'' covered in a two-part series ...
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One of the reasons the construction codes have held my interest for decades is that they always seem to present a new challenge.Just when we start to figure something out—whether it be compliance with the Americans with Disabilities ...
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Glasswerks Inc.officials announced a partnership with German glass manufacturer Arnold Glas to be the exclusive North American fabricator of Ornilux Bird Protection Glass.Winner of a 2011 Glass Magazine Crystal Achievement Award,Ornilux ...
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. - A new Ashley Furniture HomeStore by South Florida licensee City Furniture here is being built to achieve U.S. Green Building Council construction standards. The 25,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open in early ...
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) has selected 15 educational and cultural facilities for this year’s CAE Educational Facility Design Awards. The purpose of the design awards ...
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New Buildings Institute(NBI)today announced the official release of one of the first LEED Automation tools available to LEED project teams.The COMNET Energy Modeling Portal is an online platform used to collect energy modeling simulation ...
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