LMN Architects-designed Vancouver Convention Centre West
As media from around the world descend upon Vancouver, B.C. for the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games, they will experience in the Games’ broadcast media center an unparalleled model of sustainability. Designed by Seattle-based LMN Architects, in collaboration with Vancouver-based MCM and DA, the Vancouver Convention Centre West (VCC) has just been awarded LEED® Canada Platinum certification, the first convention centre project in the...
Entech Solar Launches the Entech Tubular Skylight
Entech Solar, Inc. announce the launch and immediate availability of its new Entech™ Tubular Skylight, a state-of-the-art tubular skylight developed based on Entech Solar’s patented Solar Collimator™ technology. This proprietary Solar Collimator is designed to provide superior optical efficiency, increase lumen output, and improve light distribution over conventional tubular skylights, providing enhanced all-day illumination in desired areas....
Alcoa’s Kawneer Architectural Aluminum Products Enhance Learning in an Environmentally Friendly Way
The Hot Springs Intermediate School, located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, may appear to be an everyday, two-story school. But in taking a closer look at the aluminum, glass and brick building it is apparent that there is much more to the building than meets the eye. Sustainability was a key factor in creating the new school. It was important that the Intermediate School incorporate solutions that help provide a healthy, productive learning environment,...
Solatube Daylighting System, Meeting the Green Roof Challenge
It’s not surprising that designers are starting to embrace the concept of green, or living, roofs as the industry moves to meet the increased demand for environmentally conscious buildings. In addition to the obvious benefits of providing a habitat for many small animals and insects, they also work effectively as giant air filters, removing pollutants and putting oxygen back into the atmosphere. They can also make a significant contribution to reducing...
Sustainable Architectural Aluminum Products From Alcoa’s Kawneer Business
Curtain wall from Alcoa’s Kawneer architectural aluminum products business envelopes much of the vibrant colorful palette of the newly constructed Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. The facility incorporates a range of Kawneer products that maximize daylighting and thermal performance, including curtain wall, sunshades and thermally broken windows and doors. To learn more about Kawneer’s sustainable products visit www.kawneergreen.com....
Vancouver Convention Centre West in British Columbia
A global model in sustainability, the Vancouver Convention Centre West in British Columbia celebrates its grand opening this week. Designed by Seattle-based LMN Architects in collaboration with Vancouver-based MCM and DA, the project represents a whole new direction in convention center design. It is on track to achieve LEED Canada Gold certification, and substantially raises the bar for “green” convention centers around the world. Located on...
Crystal clear safety thanks to DuPont SentryGlas
Laminated architectural glass is being used increasingly to meet modern safety codes and save energy through added daylighting and solar design. It also adds anti-intrusion security, sound reduction and protection from UV rays. Two common types of interlayer for laminated glass are films made of polyvinyl butyral, also called PVB, or DuPont™ SentryGlas ionoplast. The latter, developed especially for structural elements in architectural glazing,...
DIVA Interior Glass Partitions
DIVA, from Nordwall, is a movable partition wall system with daylighting and sound-control benefits that uses 48- or 60-inch by up to 20-feet glazed or solid panels, deployed vertically or horizontally. With single- or double-pane, ¼-inch tempered glass options, a sound transmission class (STC) of 40 is achieved—a typical fiberglass-insulated wall has an STC of approximately 39. Manual or remote-controlled venetian blinds located within the glass...
White Paper Recommends 22 Ways Building Designers and Contractors Can Fight Climate Change
Green Buildings + Climate Change,” a 64-page White Paper from Building Design+Construction magazine (http://www.bdcnetwork.com), offers 22 action items that architects, building engineers, contractors, homebuilders, building owners, and real estate developers can take to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Buildings account for about 70% of electricity use, about 40% of primary energy consumption, and 40% of carbon emissions in developed...
Foster Student Innovation Center at the University of Maine, Orono, Maine
Designed by Oak Point, the LEED-registered Foster Student Innovation Center was created as an incubator for knowledge-based business ventures that will lead to the creation of new Maine-based industries. Oak Point’s goal was to provide a stimulating environment that fosters innovation and creativity within a solution that encompasses a vision for the future through adaptability and green design.
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