Web Exclusive - Sustainable Facility

	Web Exclusive: LEED’s Influence on the Electrical Design and Contractor Sustainable or green design is quickly becoming a high priority, and even a standard, for many building owners today. Early coordination between the owner, project design team, and general contractor and subcontractors are critical to the implementation of a successful LEED-certified project. by Timothy Koch, PE, LEED AP

Web Exclusive: Getting More Green Out of Green Projects

Green buildings are more than a trend; they are becoming fixtures in the construction marketplace. Mechanical contractors have real concerns about how they can deliver green buildings and still remain profitable. There are, however, opportunities for mechanical contractors to turn this construction challenge into a real success.

by John Conover

Web Exclusive: Commitment to Conserving Water —The Redwood City Recycled Water Project

Sofitel San Francisco Bay was recently recognized for becoming the first to collaborate with the City of Redwood City, Calif., on its Recycled Water Project. The award ceremony, which was held at the hotel’s poolside on June 28, 2007, also celebrated the first gallons of recycled water that have traveled through the recycling system.

Only Online: How Much Do You Know About Green Building? How much do you know about green building? Take the following quiz and find out. The answers to this quiz came from the MCA Chicago green building Webinar, “LEED and Sustainable Design.” by Mechanical Contractors Association (MCA) of Chicago

Web Exclusive: On the Path to Sustainability Less than a year after opening last February, Shaw’s Evergreen Nylon Recycling facility in Augusta, Georgia is successfully achieving the company’s vision of producing a truly sustainable product — carpeting that can be recycled back into the same product over and over with no loss of aesthetic or performance properties. by David Harless

	An Acorn Becomes a Tree When faced with a challenge, the easy solution is to look at the tools and resources in front of you to solve the problem. But what if a solution does not yet exist? Do you abandon the challenge and wait, or do you go out and create a solution? by John Bradford

Web Exclusive: Greening Facilities

Creating a sustainable building is not only a matter of plans, materials and codes. Of course the right materials must be specified, the smart systems and designs chosen, the appropriate actions—such as recycling excess materials during construction—taken. But, unless the green and sustainable mandates are ultimately embraced by owners, there is no assurance a building that is actually built green, will be operated in a sustainable manner going forward.

by Michael B. Lehrer, FAIA

	Web Exclusive: Improve Building Efficiency and Cut Costs with Energy Management Building owners and facility managers can achieve superior financial and operating performance through an energy management strategy that incorporates analysis and planning, energy procurement, and energy conservation. by Larry Wash

	Web Exclusive: New Media Will Transform Your Business We understand. You are overwhelmed with information and non-stop technology. Every day you are bombarded with options... by Tim Fausch

	Web Exclusive: Saving Energy Starts With Consensus Establishing a meaningful energy conservation program requires more than comparing year-to-year metrics. To really make a difference, you must incorporate energy reduction into your sustainable policies and practices, starting at the top and extending into the daily choices of everyone in the organization. by David Beard

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