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California Buildings News • Q2 2021
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Mobile Storage Solutions PAC-CLAD | Petersen NEW Wood Grain Finishes
Every project has its own unique challenges, and keeping tools and equipment organized is just one of the many important aspects of a well-managed job site. National Construction Rentals offers mobile storage containers in many sizes, so additional room is never an issue. Whether it’s 10, 20 or 40 feet in length, every unit offers the maximum in usable space. For additional information, call 800-352-5675 or visit www.rentnational.com today.
Clean Air GOLD Certified Membrane Abates Sound
Super SAM® 125 has been certified Clean Air GOLD, conforming to the CDPH Standard Method v1.2 for private office and classroom, verifying no VOCs. The peel and stick sound abatement membrane is specifically designed to reduce airborne (STC) and impact (IIC) sound transmission under tile, stone, marble and other hard surface flooring. Super SAM, which already complies with Prop 65, can be installed over concrete or wood substrates. Super SAM is the perfect solution for apartments, condominiums, multi-level hotels, high-rise office buildings, schools and other areas needing sound reduction. Visit www.nacproducts.com for more information. Enjoy the look of beautiful natural wood with the durability of metal. PAC-CLAD PVDF wood grain finishes are available on all PAC-CLAD wall panel systems. Offered in 16 finish options, these unique finishes appear nearly indistinguishable from natural wood, offering architects and designers ultimate creative flexibility. For more information and to see examples of these unique finishes, visit PAC-CLAD.com/wood-grain.
Since 1936, Krieger Specialty Products has been a leading manufacturer of specialized door and window products for acoustical, blast resistant, bullet resistant, radio frequency shielding, thermal shielding, tornado, and hurricane applications. Built to your precise specifications, Krieger doors and windows have been the choice for premier buildings in California and throughout the world. Learn more at https://www.kriegerproducts.com or call 562-695-0645.
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California Buildings News • Q2 2021
The Reliable Controls® MACHProViewTM LCD is a powerful BACnet Building Controller (B-BC) and BACnet Operator Display (B-OD) which provides a fully customizable, high-resolution graphical user interface called EQUIPMENTview. This freely programmable, touch-screen controller also features six universal inputs and outputs and communicates on industry standard topologies such as Ethernet, Power over Ethernet, Wi-Fi and EIA-485, using BACnet and Modbus protocols. In addition to temperature, the MACH-ProView LCD supports occupancy, humidity, CO2 and VOC sensing. Visit www.reliablecontrols.com.
Kings III's Emergency Monitoring Reduces Risk and Mitigates Liability Exposure
Elevator malfunctions are inevitable. Entrapments coupled with health emergencies and a wide spectrum of passenger reactions can quickly become an ongoing headache. Kings III helps you reduce risk and mitigate liability exposure via its class leading emergency monitoring for help phones in elevators, stairwells, parking structures and more. Its concierge level service helps you manage tenant experience, while also reducing your risk and liability with value-added benefits not common in the monitoring space. For more information, visit www.kingsiii.com.
Help Stop the Spread: Anti-Microbial Elevator Interiors
Dallas/Fort Worth-based custom elevator cab manufacturer, Eklund’s, Inc., has launched a new product offering, CabShield™, to mitigate disease transmission inside elevators. CabShield helps keep passengers safe from pathogens by continuously disinfecting the space. CabShield targets airborne and surface-dwelling pathogens inside elevators via UV light and advanced air filtration. Available exclusively as an upgrade option for cab interior projects, the anti-microbial components are seamlessly integrated into design plans during engineering. For more info about CabShield, visit eklunds.com/cabshield or contact us at sales@eklunds.com.
California Buildings News • Q2 2021
New Tool To Stimulate Green Buildings Careers
Green Buildings Career Map Showcases Diverse Energy Efficiency Career Options
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) has launched a Green Buildings Career Map, an interactive career map highlighting the breadth of rewarding career opportunities in building energy efficiency. The Map was supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office, in partnership with the Building Performance Association (BPA), Community Action Partnership (CAP), Home Builders Institute (HBI), Building Performance Institute, and National Institute of Building Sciences.
The Green Buildings Career Map features 55 jobs in energy efficiency for buildings across four different industry sectors, as well as over 300 potential advancement routes— all developed with input from industry subject matter experts. By helping interested job seekers learn about quality jobs related to energy efficiency in buildings, the Green Buildings Career Map will help foster a robust and inclusive pipeline of qualified workers to meet employer demand.
“The Green Buildings Career Map will raise awareness about the diversity of meaningful career options in energy efficiency, particularly among diverse and underserved communities,” said IREC President & CEO Larry Sherwood. “This is crucially important to sustaining the rapid growth of this important industry and ensuring the benefits of employment in this sector are accessible to more people.”
Energy efficiency is one of the fastest-growing industries in the country. These jobs will become increasingly important to meeting climate goals because power and space conditioning for buildings accounts for 40% of all energy use in the U.S. To ensure this job growth also benefits underserved communities, the Map even highlights 32 “New-Collar” Green Jobs—skilled roles that do not require a college degree. IREC and the partners will conduct extensive outreach to share the Map with relevant audiences, including underrepresented groups, such as communities of color and low-income communities, and organizations that serve them.
The map can be used by a wide range of audiences from job seekers and workers to school and career counselors, training providers, and recruiters. Job seekers from entry-level to advanced can use the map to identify opportunities for career progression. Current and prospective students can use it to evaluate the skills needed and possible on-ramps for different roles, while counselors and training providers can use it to help people identify different career paths and training options. Recruiters can showcase the variety of advancement opportunities stemming from specific jobs.
To access the Green Buildings Career Map, visit www.greenbuildingscareermap.org/.
California Leads the Nation in Energy Efficiency
California ranks #1 as the most energy-efficient state overall based on its low energy consumption per capita and progressive climate-related policies. That is according to Expertise.com, a top resource for finding the top ranked service providers in over 200 industries. Its recent study on the most and least energy efficient states in 2021 examines all 50 states and provides overall scores based on energy consumption and policies.
Minnesota earns high scores with the most climate-friendly energy policies, and Rhode Island consumes the least amount of energy per capita. The report also identifies North Dakota, Wyoming, and West Virginia as the least energy-efficient states.
“Energy efficiency can significantly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change,” says David Franklin, CEO of Expertise. com. “Hopefully, this study will raise awareness about collaborative efforts and policies that can help prevent climate change.”
Researchers at Expertise.com applied a wide-ranging methodology using nine metrics across two subcategories. Each metric was graded on a 10-point scale and used to determine the weighted average of each state.
To view the complete report and list of most and least energy efficient states in 2021, visit: https://www. expertise.com/research/most-andleast-energy-efficient-states
The most energy efficient states are: California, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Oregon, Vermont, Connecticut, Maryland, Washington and Colorado.
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