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Architecture 2030 Is Architecture 2030 a reachable, worthy goal? Many are rising to the challenge.

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Green building naturally includes the ever-growing healthcare sector.

Administrators at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin, decided to install an LED lighting system that would also perform advanced control functions. Sustainability was important to achieve LEED for Healthcare Platinum certification. See p. 46.

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18 Renovation Combines Existing, Modern Design

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42 Curtainwall Encases Auto Showroom

Architectural firm uses its own office to demonstrate the principles and possibilities of adaptive reuse.

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Aluminum-and-glass front is an integral part of a new modular system for Audi dealerships.

22 Metal Building Exceeds Expectations The first building constructed as part of a sports complex, the Sanford Health Fieldhouse had to meet a tight deadline.

32 Thermal Storage Slashes Energy Costs A Florida school district implemented energy-efficiency measures that saved 30% to 40% on utility costs.

36 Pump Retrofit Keeps Science Center Comfortable Minnesota campus upgrade boosts efficiency despite record-cold winter.

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46 Hospital Addition Builds On Sustainability Children’s hospital wing uses lighting and control technology to help earn LEED for Healthcare Platinum certification.

51 LED Retrofits Light Up College Library

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56 Glass Panels Muffle School Noise Sound-deadening glass panels provide acoustics and daylighting for learning.

58 New Energy For Historical Structure A deep-energy retrofit includes geothermal, lighting, and windows.

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Green Integrated G

reen is an interesting beast. Depending on the person and the perspective, it can mean just about anything, fortunately most of it positive. As with all things, there are some people

who sing a green song and, if you listen carefully, you soon realize that they’re simply making stuff up. Then it simply becomes entertainment.

These days the green beast isn’t quite what it used to be. It’s no longer a fad or a play toy. It didn’t take long for people to realize that, in addition to reducing environmental impact, going green, if done right, brought with it real monetary savings and better work environments.

Once that realization occurred, green quickly moved from the fun new toy to an integrated and expected part of any renovation or new construction. I would venture that a vast majority of the renovation projects that have been started in the past three or four years had green as their driving force. When it comes to new construction, if green isn’t an inherent part of the plan, people will look at you like you have three heads (Why is it always three heads and not two or four?).

Because it’s become an integrated and expected part of con-

struction, one would think that the green beast would become part of the “fabric of our lives” (pause here to recall the song, TV commercials, and product) and fade from our consciousness. Fortunately, that hasn’t been the case.

Once we got a taste of green, it became like potato chips, i.e., it’s not humanly possible to open the bag and eat only one chip. Now we want net-zero buildings, miniscule carbon footprints (Does anyone still buy and sell carbon credits?), topnotch lighting, and indoor air quality. Many are striving to meet the lofty expectations of the Architecture 2030 Challenge/AIA 2030 Commitment, depending what variation you prefer (see p. 10).

In addition, LEED v4 continues to fight toward credibility (see p. 8) and is now keeping company with Green Globes, Living Building Challenge, Energy Star, Energy Benchmarking, and probably 15 other rating/certification programs. In this case, the competition is definitely a

Since I’m required to have a photo for this page to keep the artist from getting cranky (never make an artist cranky), I was going to be snarky and use a square filled with a forest green color. Instead, I’ll offer this view from a morning bike ride to remind us of what we’re ultimately trying to protect.

good thing.

I loved the early days when green was about hugging trees. It made you feel good. The greenproduct days that followed were interesting because it was fun to watch what could happen when manufacturers put their minds to developing products and processes that minimized environmental impact from cradle to grave. An incredible amount of good stuff came out of that phase.

It was also an entertaining time, read “green washing.”

But we’re now in the best phase of the journey—the phase in which we combine all that’s gone before and truly make a difference. This phase has a feel-good comfort to it, too, much like the tree-hugger days. Even better is that we’re doing it without sacrificing the architecture. CBP

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the green angle Paul Nutcher, CSI CDT, USGBC, AIA Allied

Chemicals Of Concern Causes Consternation LEED v4’s chemicalsof-concern credits have raised concerns on several fronts, resulting in some forthcoming tweaking.

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o stay competitive, it might be a good idea to learn some-

said they will work together. The timing of the joint news release

thing about LEED v4. But don’t be surprised if during

came after further and significant threats to participation in the

your research you discover a growing number of critics

LEED program at federal and state levels. While presidential ex-

who question the common sense behind the new LEED v4 chem-

ecutive orders require LEED Gold certification on GSA projects,

icals-of-concern credit.

One such critic is Chicago attorney Ujjval Vyas. He claims the

legislation in Congress has sought to limit military spending on

new LEED v4 chemicals-of-concern credits (MR Credit 4, Build-

ing certifications. States from Maine to North Carolina have

ing Product Disclosure & Optimization: Material Ingredients) are

passed laws striking down certain requirements in the new LEED

focused too narrowly on the hazards of chemicals in building ma-

program. Groups, including the ACC, are among those who

terials and products and not the potential risk.

fought for these changes.

“It’s like saying to someone, ‘if you try to cross that street, you

A charter is forthcoming for the joint working group, and the

may experience an injury that could cause serious bodily harm

USGBC steering committee will soon be finalizing the members

and potentially life threatening injuries, so don’t cross the street.’

of the working group, according to Taryn Holowka Hristova, vice

It is the precautionary principle that motivates these material

president, marketing and communications at USGBC.

chemistry sections in LEED,” he said.

Meanwhile, architectural firms such as SmithGroupJJR, Detroit,

His voice and others, including chemical-industry groups, may

are plowing ahead with the material-selection requirements in LEED

be wearing down the resolve at the USGBC. According to USGBC

v4, using the tools the USGBC has approved. According to specifier

president and CEO, Rick Fedrizzi, the USGBC and the American

Wade Bevier, FCSI, CCS, LEED AP BD+C, GCP, his firm had com-

Chemistry Council (ACC, Washington) will form a cooperative

pleted more than 100 LEED projects by early 2014. It does try to

Supply Chain Optimization Working Group to address building

avoid using red-list chemicals, such as those already mandated by

materials in LEED. A news release said the USGBC and ACC

authorities having jurisdiction, as well as honor requests by building

would form, “a new initiative designed to ensure the use of sus-

owners. This means working closely with manufacturers and assist-

tainable and environmentally protective products in buildings by

ing them in understanding the requirements to achieve an HPD or

applying technical and science-based approaches to the LEED

C2C certification for their products.

green building program.”

Requirements in the third option in MR Credit 4 of LEED v4 have caused considerable consternation and resulted in a joint ACC/USGBC effort to make adjustments.

sustainable buildings as well as the GSA’s spending on green-build-

“The efforts are to continue researching products to determine

The ballot-approved MR Credit 4 has three options for gaining

their chemical components and then determine whether there are

LEED points: material ingredient disclosure, optimization, and

concerns that need to be addressed or if a search for substitute op-

supply-chain optimization. The credit requires project teams to

tions should be implemented,” Bevier said. He added, “In some

source a certain percentage of products on a LEED v4 registered

cases there may not be a substitute in today’s market and in other

project that are listed in third-party verified green-product data-

cases different manufacturers for product types are using different

bases, such as Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard,

chemicals.” Bevier said selection criteria development is in the very

GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals, and HPD Collaborative—

early stages, and the decision-making protocols continue to evolve.

Health Product Declaration (HPD), or other USGBC-approved

The certainty is that the LEED v4 chemicals-of-concern credit

programs. Most critics have few complaints with the first two op-

appears to be due for another change or tweaking. Meanwhile,

tions. However, the third option in MR Credit 4 requires proj-

product manufacturers who can afford to keep up with this mov-

ect-team members to source products that do not contain certain

ing target will benefit, and those who cannot may be paying for

chemicals. It’s that requirement that has chemical manufacturers

additional product tests and certifications. CBP

and many in the architectural community upset.

Mark Rossi of Clean Production Action, Somerville, MA, which administers the GreenScreen program, is among the leaders

For an extended version of this article, click on this link in the digital version of this issue at cbpmagazine.com/digital/oct2014.

within the green-product database market. He rejects critics comparing hazard-based assessments of chemicals to telling people

Paul Nutcher, CSI CDT, USGBC, AIA Allied, is president of the Green Apple Group

not to cross the street, adding rhetorically, “Aren’t you going to

LLC, Maitland, FL, a marketing, technical, and sustainability consulting firm.

cross the street where there is a crosswalk?” He says it makes sense

He has more than 11 years of building-industry experience and has served in

to use chemistry that does not contain known carcinogens.

leadership roles with CSI, USGBC, and AIA. He can be reached at pnutcher@

Still, as LEED v4 remains in effect, the ACC and USGBC have

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esign with a purpose, because life depends on it, keynote speaker Ed Mazria told an audience of architects at the American In-

stitute of Architects (AIA, Washington) convention in Chicago earlier this year.

When he says, “life depends on it,” Mazria, the founder and spokesperson for Architecture 2030, Santa Fe, NM, is talking about climate change, and his single-minded purpose is to challenge architects to reduce global energy consumption and greenhouse gases through low-carbon design. His presentation at AIA made a convincing statistical case that climate change can and must be addressed by architects.

Why architects? Because the premise of the Architec-

ture 2030 challenge is that buildings, designed by architects, are a major source of global energy demand and, consequently, a major contributor to greenhouse gases (GHG). Slowing the rate of GHG emissions from buildings, and then reversing it, is key to addressing climate change—that is, limiting global average temperature to an increase less than 2 C above pre-industrial levels. Mazria himself is an architect who closed his practice to devote all of his efforts to convincing fellow architects they can have a major impact on climate change.

The 2030 Challenge has some very specific goals.

Initially, new buildings and major renovations would be designed to a, “fossil fuel, GHG-emitting, energyconsumption performance standard of 60% below the regional (or country) average/median for that building type.” The amount of renovations, the challenge stipulated, would at least equal new construction. The reductions increase to 70% in 2015, 80% in 2020, 90% in 2025, and carbon-neutral in 2030.

Mazria told the audience that, until a decade ago, the building sector was overlooked as a major energy user, crediting a 2003 article in Metropolis magazine, entitled “Architects Pollute,” with raising awareness that the building sector was a major emitter of greenhouse gases. Mazria apparently provided the impetus

Architecture 2030: A Reachable, Worthy Goal?

Architecture 2030, established by Ed Mazria, puts forth a lofty goal for architects, builders, and owners. Many are rising to the challenge.

Kenneth W. Betz, Senior Editor

for that article. According to the Metropolis website, Mazria cold-called the magazine with an idea for an article that would reveal that buildings, and not SUVs and industry, were a leading cause of climate change.

Architecture 2030 issued its challenge in 2006 and has steadily gathered support since then. The AIA adopted the challenge the same year, calling it the AIA 2030 Commitment. Government, likewise, has incorporated the challenge’s goals. For example, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, incorporated the 2030 Challenge targets into Target Finder, its webbased building energy-reduction calculator.

The Energy Independence and Security Act, passed in 2007, requires that all federal buildings meet the 2030 Challenge performance standards. California’s Long Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan takes it a step further, requiring that all residential buildings

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achieve net-zero energy use by 2020, and commercial buildings reach the same goal by 2030.

Mazria presents compelling numbers that suggest change can be effected by the architectural and building community. For example, he says, 60% of the entire building stock worldwide, or 900 billion sq. ft., will be built or rebuilt in the next 15 to 20 years, presenting a substantial opportunity to reduce emissions. “If we get it right, we solve the problem; if we don’t get it right, we lock in emission patterns for 80 to 120 years—80 years for buildings and 120 for infrastructure. That’s the average global life span of

Preceding page. Designed by BWBR, St. Paul, MN, the 159,000-gross-sq.-ft. Beck Academic Hall at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, opened in 2011 as the first new academic building on the rural campus in 20 years. Envisioned as an energy-neutral addition to the campus, the LEED Platinum facility uses strategically placed classrooms and offices to maximize daylighting opportunities throughout the day, as well as roof-mounted solar-thermal panels, a photovoltaic array, and other energy-saving tools to achieve energyconsumption goals that are about 77% better than the Architecture 2030 baseline. Photo: Don Wong Photography Below. The newly opened 217,000-sq.-ft. Institute of Environmental Sustainability (IES) at Loyola Univ., Chicago, showcases many ecofriendly features, including natural light and views from nearly 400 large, high-performance windows from Wausau Window and Wall Systems. The goal of the IES is to become a closed-loop urban agricultural community, a net-zero sustainable environment where people live, work, and grow their own food. Photo: Courtesy Wausau Windows

buildings and infrastructure,” he said.

Design and planning, from buildings to regional transportation and walkable communities, is a first step in getting to carbon neutral, Mazria said. The second part of that equation, accounting for perhaps 20% carbon reduction, is technological—renewables, onsite renewables, sun, wind, biomass, and hydro are a few examples that make up this 20%.

Numbers aside, Mazria noted that there remains an information gap. “What we know in the United States, not everybody knows; and not even we know everything we need to know. The folks in Peru or Bangladesh or all around the world need to get the right information as well. Right now, the information is highly technical.

Nobody wants to read it: It’s in an inaccessible format, it’s compartmentalized, it has limited applicability, and it has a very limited audience. So how do we bridge the gap? We need user-friendly and visual information, because architects and planners are visual thinkers. Visual is a universal language,” he said. “We need [the information] to be global in scope but local in application.” It should address mitigation, reducing emissions, and adaption, because some climate change is already in the pipeline.

To address the need for information, Architecture 2030 launched the 2030 Palette with the goal of taking the best available information and aggregating it into one site. “We’re just curators; all the information is coming from you, everything from regional planning issues all the way down to buildings and building elements. We need to tie all that together because each piece of information is not isolated,” he told the AIA audience.

In addition to the challenge and the palette, Architecture 2030 issued Roadmap 2050 to Zero Emissions as a guide to help individual countries achieve CO2 emissions, taking into account differences between developed and developing counties. The International Union of Architects (UIA) World Congress in August 2014 adopted the 2050 Imperative based on the roadmap initiated and drafted by Architecture 2030.

Yet another component to Architecture 2030 is the 2030 Challenge for Products, which states that, “products for new buildings, developments, and renovations shall immediately be specified to meet a maximum carbon-equivalent footprint of 30% below the product category average.” Further, the embodied carbon-equivalent footprint reduction shall be increased to 35% or better in 2015, 40% or better in 2020, 45% or better in 2025, and 50% or better in 2030.

Mazria’s various challenges clearly depend heavily on statistical projections and economic assumptions, but they present a plausible

Above. The Nueva School Hillside Learning Complex, Hillsborough, CA, is woven into the land, designed to connect students to the natural world on a daily basis. The middle-school project targets 69% energy-use reduction from a typical U.S. school. Photo: Courtesy

scenario under the right circumstances and a target to which archi-

Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

tects, individually and collectively, can aspire.

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he American Institute of Architects, Washington, incor-

program continues to dominate the public’s perception of

porated the reduction goals of the Architecture 2030

high-performance architecture. But, as acceptance of the

Challenge into the AIA 2030 Commitment. In the forward to

reality of climate change grows, client interest in meet-

the most recent annual 2030 Commitment report, the authors

ing the Architecture 2030 goals is growing too—just too

state, “it is no longer acceptable to strive to reduce the envi-

slowly.

ronmental impact of a building only for those clients that ask for, and can afford, green building certification.”

While we have been fortunate to have designed and built many projects that meet these goals—including two

The AIA takes pains to point out the AIA 2030 Commitment

designed to meet net-zero energy criteria—many clients

and the 2030 Challenge are not the same program. Architecture

still aren’t convinced that deep carbon reduction in our

2030, a separate nonprofi t founded by Ed Mazria, issued the

built environment is imperative. There is still a tendency to

2030 Challenge. AIA adopted the reduction goals of that chal-

perceive the investment in deep energy efficiency and car-

lenge and launched the 2030 Commitment in 2009 to create a

bon reduction on a first-cost basis, not in terms of either

reporting framework and accountability for the 2030 goals.

the broader global imperative or the proven long-term ben-

Representatives of three architectural firms that have

efits of reduced operating costs and occupant well being.

signed on to AIA’s 2030 Commitment were asked for their

Even when we are successful in designing environments

reaction to the initiative. They are:

that should exceed the Architecture 2030 goals, convinc-

• Terri Ulrick, AIA, LEED AP, project manager, BWBR, St.

ing users to operate the buildings as they are intended is

Paul, MN

often difficult. Meeting the 2030 Challenge will require a

• William Leddy, FAIA, principal, Leddy Maytum Stacy Ar-

massive shift in global values and expectations.

chitects, San Francisco

• Jason Chandler, AIA, LEED AP, vice president, director of

Jason Chandler: Epstein has been a signatory firm to the

project management, Epstein, Chicago.

AIA 2030 Commitment since 2010. We have seen the AIA

Questions and their comments follow:

2030 Commitment grow and expand its influence within the architectural community and building industry. Initially the

Q The renovation of Building 13 at the Edward Hines Jr. Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Hines, IL, provides outpatient mental-health counseling services for veterans returning from the Middle East. Enhancing the insulation value of the existing envelope, efficient lighting, and a ground-source heat-pump system helped the project achieve a LEEDNC Gold rating. Photo: Courtesy Epstein, Chicago

first major thrust to meet the commitment was awareness : : As a firm that has committed to Architecture 2030,

and measuring how our designs as architects were per-

describe the experience—success or failure, diffi-

forming from an energy standpoint (measured by pEUI—

culties encountered, and lessons learned.

predicted energy use intensity) because the only quantifiable way to know you are improving is to measure it. This

Terri Ulrick: As a firm, BWBR has been formally pursuing

task of measuring the energy performance of projects from

sustainability initiatives for 14 years with the establish-

across the country of varying sizes, project types, and lev-

ment of our Performance Design Group. The group focuses

els of commitment to sustainability is a challenging task.

on an all-encompassing approach to sustainable design to

The AIA took a leadership role and created a record-

reduce the cost to create, own, and operate environments

ing methodology. Each of the AIA 2030 working groups im-

that enhance the well-being and productivity of their inhab-

proved and enhanced the reporting tool. As data began to

itants and use the Earth’s resources efficiently. This focus

be recorded, the next step was to use the data. Case stud-

is what has led the firm to commit to Architecture 2030.

ies were developed to show other architects how projects

One of the initiatives we employed following our com-

can achieve sustainability goals. Additional sustainability

mitment to Architecture 2030 was to develop a database of

metrics for water usage and lighting density were added.

projects, tracking their projected and actual energy consump-

We continue to explore ways to use this data to fi nd ways to

tion, compared with the Architecture 2030 energy goals. What

make us all better architects and meet our ever-increasing

we learned is that several of our projects, while perhaps not

sustainability goals. We are also exploring synergies with

meeting the 2030 goals, were performing better than national

civic and government agencies to create an ever-larger da-

CBECS (U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Commercial

tabase of information.

Buildings Energy Consumption Survey) averages. This effort

Some of the observations [resulting from] this process

has taught us that a collaborative design-team approach is

relate to finding useful information to help architects be-

key to successfully meeting 2030 energy goals.

come better and deliver more sustainable projects. Since the beginning of the commitment focused on recording data

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William Leddy: The USGBC’s LEED (U.S. Green Building

and awareness, it was harder to point to straight benefits

Council, Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design)

of the commitment and how we can achieve our ultimate

goals in 2030. As we are gaining more data, we are more

that integrates into the community and respects the sur-

team with all team members aligned with the same goals.

able to provide real examples and data and, in turn, pro-

rounding context.

Many organizations are apprehensive of the initial capital

vide strategies for implementing highly sustainable goals on real projects.

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Part of this was achieved through passive sustainability

costs for sustainable building strategies. Regulations help

solutions—including building orientation, massing, shad-

align those interests by creating a common goal and pro-

ing, location of functions, and natural ventilation. As more

moting the environmental and potential fi nancial benefi ts of

advanced mechanical means of ventilation and cooling were

sustainable building.

: : An article in Metropolis magazine ten years ago

developed in the mid century, along with the rise of the glass

proclaimed, “architects pollute.” The inference was

boxes, some of the those passive sustainability solutions

William Leddy: Regulatory intervention is key. These goals

that buildings had been largely overlooked as contribu-

unfortunately became less prevalent. As the awareness has

are not optional, and governments around the globe need

tors to greenhouse-gas emissions. What was your reac-

increased, coupled with cost and social factors, new designs

to step in to ensure that their populations have every pos-

tion? Was it an eye-opening moment or old news?

are beginning to be more responsive to sustainable goals

sible incentive to meet them.

and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Terri Ulrick: The comment was neither eye-opening nor old

Jason Chandler: The AIA 2030 commitment is voluntary at this

news, but rather a [provocative] statement meant to elicit

point as it aligns with architects’ roles helping to lead the proj-

discussion. By the time the article was written, European designers had already been incorporating sustainability ini-

Q

: : The goals of Architecture 2030 are optimistic and

ect. Architects do not view sustainable and responsive designs

far reaching. Are they possible?

as a fad; climate change is a real pressure impacting our en-

tiatives for years into buildings and construction. Think of

vironment. We need to collectively work together to improve

Norman Foster’s Commerzbank in Frankfurt, constructed in

Terri Ulrick: Yes. Several of these initiatives are being put

the situation and reduce our carbon emissions. Any regulatory

1997. The 56-story building incorporated natural ventilation,

into practice in other locations around the world. The Ar-

intervention would be in support of this effort. In [many] areas

interior winter gardens, and material conservation. Howev-

chitecture 2030 goals are aggressive. However, with the

of the country, regulatory intervention already exists, and we

er, that’s not to say such practices reached far and wide, and

desire and creative design approaches, these goals are

as an industry need to get out in front of this issue.

I think [the article] was a fair assessment of practices in the

achievable for most buildings. In addition, several national,

United States. Compared to evolving European practices, it

state, and local codes are starting to align energy require-

was eye opening to see how much waste domestic construc-

ments and goals with those proposed in Architecture 2030.

tion was generating, how much energy and water buildings

Q

: : What lies beyond Architecture 2030? Is it the only initiative with which architects should be concerned?

were consuming, and the fact that this was seen as accept-

William Leddy: Absolutely! But a massive shift in the ex-

able. It was exciting to see Metropolis bring the issue to light

pectations of every individual across the globe needs to

Terri Ulrick: While Architecture 2030 has established goals

and gave hope that it would stimulate change.

happen within 15 years or less. In the developed world, we

for reduction of energy consumption within built environ-

need to quickly learn how to make do with less: less ener-

ments, we understand our impact goes beyond a specific

William Leddy: That article and the work of Ed Mazria in

gy, less things, less travel. The populations of the develop-

building. Recently, BWBR began exploring the Living Build-

general has had a huge impact. At that time, my partners

ing world must be convinced that mimicking our wasteful

ing Challenge and how we can utilize it with our partners

and I had been practicing sustainable design for 15 years.

ways, as attractive as that may seem, is not a viable course

to think more broadly and holistically about sustainable

However, as with many of our colleagues, the inspiration

of development. While this seems to be a monumental task,

design, engineering, and construction. While most in the

for this work was simply the desire to make buildings that

momentum is building toward a tipping point globally when

industry tout being good stewards of clients’ resources,

were more respectful of the natural world. It was an ethi-

attitudes will change more quickly, supported by rapid

more and more we understand the imperative is for all of us

cal motivation. When Mazria started making links between

technological innovation and governmental regulation.

to be great stewards of our planet’s resources. The Living

buildings and climate change, all that changed: the ethical motivation was radically shifted to a practical imperative.

Building Challenge embodies that imperative, challenging Jason Chandler: The goals are optimistic and far reach-

us to look beyond certifications, adopt a higher philosophy,

ing and can only be achieved through a combined effort of

and assume the role of advocates for better practices and

Jason Chandler: I would not say it was eye opening because

owners, users, contractors, engineers, architects, and the

buildings. Net-zero water and energy use is at the heart of

the creation and particularly the operation of buildings

public. One group, acting alone, will not be able to meet the

the Challenge. While daunting, it’s exciting. It’s giving us

have always contributed toward greenhouse-gas emis-

goals single handed.

the language, tools, and, more importantly, impetus to work

sions. The article helped to frame, however, an increased

with owners, contractors, and government entities to dis-

awareness by the public and industry sectors over the past

cover new possibilities that improve what we are leaving

decade. You can attribute this to rising energy costs, energy independence, social consciousness, and the world

Q

: : Architecture 2030 is a voluntary initiative. Can it suc-

our children—the Earth and our impact on it.

ceed without regulatory intervention? Or in spite of it?

getting smaller as a result of technology and the population

Jason Chandler: The AIA 2030 Commitment is just one ini-

explosion. Architects have a leadership role in designing a

Terri Ulrick: Referencing that several national, state, and lo-

tiative that is working in conjunction with other programs /

building and inherently have a duty to deliver responsive

cal codes are aligning energy requirements and goals with

initiatives (LEED, Green Globes, Living Building Challenge,

designs that protect the health and life safety of the public

those proposed in Architecture 2030, regulatory interven-

Energy Star, Energy Benchmarking, and on and on). Sus-

while serving our clients. In addition to direct life-safety

tion already plays a role and, as it has demonstrated, can

tainable and responsive designs that minimize our impact

concerns, such as fire exits, minimizing our negative im-

play a positive role. Regulations or not, many organizations

on the environment are the ultimate goal. Sharing ways to

pact to the environment is part of that duty. As architects

are going to strive to meet these lofty but achievable goals.

achieve this goal and pushing the industry and each other

we have historically been trained to create architecture

However, architecture is not an individual sport. It takes a

will bring us closer to meeting our goal.

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green construction

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Manufacturers Commit To Sustainability I

t’s not just completed buildings that use energy or

been evaluating many of our families of products using

have an impact on the environment. The components

cradle-to-gate life-cycle modeling for over 20 years.

More can be done to ensure buildings are audited

and materials that go into those buildings have a sig-

These models have allowed us to evaluate raw-materi-

over time to prove the green statements that they

nificant effect on energy use and the environment as

al alternates and manufacturing improvements.

claim, and the Living Building Challenge is setting

well. The Architecture 2030 Challenge for Products

With the release of 12 Environmental Product Dec-

the precedent on how this can be achieved. Facilities

prescribes that, “products for new buildings, devel-

larations (EPD) last year covering 36 ceiling-tile offer-

must prove that they are achieving certain high green-

opments, and renovations shall immediately be speci-

ings, we also accepted the Architecture 2030 Chal-

building standards by showing records over time. This

fied to meet a maximum carbon-equivalent footprint

lenge for Products. With this challenge and using our

auditing and ongoing monitoring is one aspect of green

of 30% below the product category average. The em-

historic data of impacts, we have already begun raw

building that should be stressed more.

bodied carbon-equivalent footprint reduction shall be

material improvements and new product offerings

A holistic approach to green building is also vital.

increased to 50% or better in 2030.”

needed to reduce our products’ contribution to a build-

Truly sustainable building products are environmental-

ing’s carbon footprint.

ly friendly in more than one way and should encompass

Whether or not manufacturers specifically support

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building, occupant health, and workplace safety.

that challenge, most have made commitments to sus-

We have created several continuing-education

all aspects of the product and manufacturing compa-

tainability and efficiency. Whether building-materials

seminars for the design professional which discuss the

ny.”—Philip Ivey, strategic sustainability leader, Mil-

manufacturers are doing enough in that regard, and

benefits of high-performing design solutions and sim-

liken global floorcovering division, Spartanburg, SC.

what else they might be doing, was addressed by sev-

ple material and system attributes for improving effi-

• “The greenest building is one that doesn’t need to be

eral manufacturers. Download a complete transcript of

ciencies.”—Richard (Rik) Master, AIA, CSI, AL A, LEED

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• “A large majority of the building industry embraces

upgrades, and buildings’ re-use. Likewise, the greenest

oct2014.

the green-building movement through their manufac-

building component is one that’s never produced. Dura-

•

“I believe that building codes and the jurisdictions

turing practices and the products they offer. However,

bility and product life is an often-overlooked aspect of

that adopt them are the true drivers of change. Product

this revolution will never be complete, since green /

product selection. The NSTC’s 2008 Federal Research

manufacturers work to meet all of those market codes

sustainable goals are fundamentally a process of

and Development Agenda, is clear in its goal to, ‘double

and needs. Ultimately, the end-user will determine

continual improvement. In this process, today’s best

the service life of building materials, products, and sys-

what’s important in terms of sustainability and energy

practices becomes tomorrow’s standard practices, al-

tems, and minimize life-cycle impacts.’ For windows

efficiency.”—Lance Premeau, LEED Green Associ-

lowing for continued levels of higher performance.”—

and curtainwall, A AMA standards and voluntary speci-

ate, product and market manager, Kolbe Windows and

Tammy Schroeder, LEED Green Associate, senior mar-

fications address such issues as thermal cycling and

Doors, Wausau, WI.

keting specialist, Linetec, Wausau, WI.

life-cycle testing of architectural AW Class operable

• “You are asking someone who feels we can always

• “The building industry has recently made great ad-

windows to 4,000 cycles, as well as film integrity, chalk-

do better. Until we stop thinking of trash as a lost re-

vances to promote sustainable building goals. Drivers

ing, and fading of organic paint finishes on aluminum.”

source of no value we have work to do. As for sustain-

like the Living Building Challenge are moving the in-

— Steve Fronek, PE, LEED, Green Associate, vice pres-

ability at USG, we have a long history of environmental

dustry in a responsible direction. There are opportuni-

ident of technical services, Wausau Window and Wall

awareness and stewardship. For example, we have

ties, though, to stress the importance of holistic green

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Ken’s View Y

Part of Building 13 at the Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL, was reroofed with photovoltaic roof shingles that complement the original look of the building and generate 16,000 W. A wind turbine and geothermal system help meet federally mandated renewable-energy goals.

DATA CACHE ˆ Want more information? The resources below are linked in our digital magazine at cbpmagazine.com/digital/oct2014.

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ou say what the green/sustainable/climate-change

the connection and got lucky when a magazine editor

dialogue really needs is a good slogan or some nice

put a provocative headline on the story.

moral outrage to get people on the same page? Maybe

That architects-pollute headline, however, dem-

reducing climate change to a sound bite or a tweet

onstrates how perceptions are most of ten based on

would be helpful for those unaccustomed to long-form

a chance combination of words and images. Facts

conversations. Alas, history is not encouraging.

usually come later, if at all—although Ed Mazria

The conversation, if you can call it that, started

can’t be faulted in the statistics department. It’s just

years ago as debate about something dubbed an ener-

that some folks’ at tention tends to wander af ter the

gy crisis or, more specifically, an oil crisis and the dis-

initial sound bite, and too many numbers make their

ruption of the supply chain of said fossil fuel. The dis-

eyes glaze over.

course has only become more convoluted as time has

Perceptions, especially those based on a slogan

passed. Along the way, some folks started to notice

or a sound bite, are imprecise, unpredictable, and

smog, wheezing sparrows, and rivers that unexpect-

short-lived. The environmental phase of the green

edly combusted. Thus, the environmental movement

movement once focused on pollution. People could

was born and linked to energy consumption, although

see smog and gunk in rivers and dead fish. “Give a

environmentalism, of course, comprises more than just

hoot, don’t pollute,” was catchy if you were an eight-

energy utilization. Now, the concept of climate change

year-old. But the populace doesn’t talk so much about

puts another spin on what to do about unrestrained

dirty air these days, maybe because some of these

energy use.

conditions have improved a bit. But they haven’t

Ed Mazria’s Architecture 2030 takes a stab at fram-

gone away. The National Weather Service still in-

ing the dilemma in terms of building energy use—and

corporates air-quality warnings in its forecasts. And

even more specifically, the fossil-fuel-derived energy

folks put on their save-the-polar-bears T-shirts, fire

used in those buildings. He even came close to a slo-

up their SUVs, and go buy some toxic chemicals to

gan. The “architects pollute” cover story in Metropolis

spread on their lawns without a second thought. Per-

magazine back in 2003 surely got the attention of archi-

ceptions. Go figure.

tects and clearly focused attention on energy usage in

A change could be in the wind, though it could be

the building sector, but it wasn’t quite slogan material,

just as unpredictable as those very air currents. A re-

at least not for non-architects. Architecture 2030’s

cent New York Times op-ed piece talks about a pos-

website suggests another alternative that comes close

sible climate swerve, a term borrowed from a Harvard

to being a slogan: Buildings are the problem; buildings

humanities professor to describe, “a major historical

are the solution. Will there be bumper stickers?

change in consciousness that is neither predictable

The fact that buildings use energy came as a sur-

nor orderly.” Contrasting the supposed climate swerve

prise is, well, surprising. The energy crisis mentioned

to the nuclear threat, and consequent swerve, of pre-

earlier spawned all sorts of government agencies,

vious decades, the author notes the difficulty people

including the Energy Information Administration,

have imaging future catastrophic events, such as

Washington. The EIA, in its spare time, came up

climate change, that lack the graphic effects such as

with something called the Commercial Buildings En-

those provided by images of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

ergy Consumption Survey (CBECS) back in the 1980s.

Conclusion: There may be a climate swerve or it could

Those Washington energy wonks had an inkling early

just be business as usual. Thanks for that good news.

on that buildings, and not just transportation and industry, were major-league energy users.

No, the real good news is that those architects who are actively involved in designing buildings to reduce

Be that as it may, data lying around in Washington

their carbon footprint have the imagination to see the

isn’t the same thing as public awareness—or policy,

consequences of doing nothing and aren’t waiting for a

for that matter. Ed Mazria, no doubt because he was

the right perception, slogan, or swerve to come along.

an architect and buildings were his business, made

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Renovation Combines Existing, Modern Design Architectural firm uses its own office to demonstrate the principles and possibilities of adaptive reuse.

I

n mid-2011, the leadership team at CSHQA, a full-ser-

Front Street, was only three blocks away from CSH-

and concrete block remained but, in keeping with the

vice architecture and engineering firm in Boise, ID,

QA’s then current location. The size and the footprint

new-technology showcase plan, the team considered sev-

met to plan, review, and make strategic decisions on

met the needs of the firm’s growth plan for the next 10

eral additional options to add contrast, including metal,

its leased space, up for renewal in July 2013. The firm

years, and it kept the firm within the boundaries of

wood, aluminum-composite panels, phenolic-resin pan-

had more space than it needed—two entire floors—in a

downtown and in a solid position as the city grew.

els, and fiber cement. In the end, fiber-cement panels

mid-rise building in the heart of downtown Boise.

The decision was made to renovate the warehouse.

and boards, manufactured by Nichiha, John’s Creek, GA, provided flexibility to work with different design

The firm used the full 18-month window to deter-

As it turns out, the decision included benefits be-

mine what they needed and wanted to do—new con-

yond providing an ideal office space. It allowed CSH-

struction, extend the lease, or renovate. An employee

QA to develop a demonstration piece to show exist-

Nichiha’s Illumination series architectural wall pan-

task force was formed to devise a list of options.

ing and potential clients how a building can be

els were used because they feature a clean, flawless look

During this time, the firm’s CEO, Kent Hanway, was

updated with new, innovative products while preserv-

that adds a modern edge to the exterior. The panels’

walking back from lunch one day and noticed a

ing its historical nature and respecting the surround-

ColorXpressions system allowed the designers to per-

non-descript building that everyone passed by and ig-

ing architecture.

fectly color-match the cool-white sheet-metal coping at

nored multiple times a week. The building had good

decisions, while upgrading the historical look.

the top of the new walls. Another selling point: a built-

bones with an open floor plan that had not been

RESPECTING THE BONES

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carved up into Class B offices.

That mission began on the exterior. Despite the free-

threat of trapped moisture.

Located on the southeast side of Boise, the nearly

dom to transform the façade in any way they wished,

In addition to exterior walls, smooth NichiBoard pan-

20,000-sq.-ft. warehouse, erected in 1959 and original-

the firm’s diligence to honor and respect the bones of

els were used in the patio, which is beneath the building

ly used as storage for the rail lines that once ran along

the building was a philosophy of restraint. The brick

roof, yet open to the elements. The panels cover the walls

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The CSHQA office renovation was the first large-scale use of fiber-cement panels in the Boise area.

A similar intermingling of existing and modern continued on the interior. Just a single story, the new location allows closer collaboration between employees while trading some personal scale for organizational scale. The new building economy reduced the per-person square footage, but created more non-cubical space for conference rooms—large and small— which are great for communication, visibility, and collaboration. There is less storage space, encouraging the team to embrace digital storage.

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composed of 10- x 26-in. solid-timber beams and joists, while flooding the space with uniform daylight through 14 new skylights. The existing 10-in.-dia. concrete columns were refurbished and many were left exposed. In keeping with the vintage feel, reclaimed timber was used for some of the interior woodwork, as well as for artwork frames.

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One of the many renovation goals was to explore different technologies and showcase by connecting to the city’s geothermal water system. The same radiant system is used to cool the space in the summer. Other sustainable upgrades include integrated automated lighting and dimming systems, the widespread use of LED fixtures (27 different models), native-based plant landscaping and on-site storm-water management, low-use water fixtures, covered bicycle storage, and preferred parking for fuel-efficient vehicles.

The building is targeting LEED Platinum and Green Globes certifications. If achieved, the CSHQA office will be the first LEED Platinum office renovation in Idaho. Existing R-19 insulation was reused in the ceiling and perimeter walls, and credit was given for reuse of existing office-furniture systems—double credit for trans-

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exteriors The administrators at Sanford Health wanted to create a premier indoor sports facility for local, regional, and national athletic training and develop a strong and unique image.

Metal Building Exceeds Expectations The first building constructed as part of a sports complex, the Sanford Health Fieldhouse had to meet a tight deadline.

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hen administrators at Sanford Health,

Sanford Health chose Fiegen Construction, a de-

Sioux Falls, SD, sold its Power athlet-

sign/build firm and a Butler Manufacturing (Kansas

regional, and national athletic training that is protected from the elements.

ic facility to the University of Sioux

City, MO) authorized contractor, located in Sioux

• House physical-therapy facilities, Sanford Power

Falls and embarked on plans to construct a larger,

Falls, because of its past relationships on successful

academies, sports-medicine outreach, and NIAHP

state-of-the-art fieldhouse, they faced a very tight oc-

projects that accomplished design/build work quick-

professional services and research.

cupancy deadline. The timetable for the new facility

ly and cost efficiently. Sanford Health took advan-

• Develop a strong and unique image to serve as the

was budget conscious and ambitious—it only allowed

tage of Fiegen’s in-house architecture department to

focal point of a new sports complex.

three months for design and six months to complete

design the space. JLG Architects, with offices in Min-

construction.

nesota and North Dakota, was retained by Fiegen to

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serve as a sports-facility architectural consultant.

Following the design phase, Fiegen Construction as-

Although Sanford Health operates hospitals, clinics, long-term-care facilities, research centers, and oth-

“We understood that for a project of this magnitude

sembled a uniquely qualified A-team of subcontrac-

er healthcare facilities in the Dakotas, Iowa, Minneso-

and schedule, we needed to clearly establish significant

tors and suppliers to meet scheduling goals. To ensure

ta, and Nebraska, its Power program, for which the

goals and objectives, identify roadblocks, and create a

construction went smoothly, Fiegen used building-in-

new fieldhouse was intended, provides athletes and

plan to follow through with our objectives,” said Jarrett

formation-modeling (BIM) technology to track con-

individuals access to a team of medical, athletic, exer-

Hallvin, project manager at Fiegen Construction. “We

struction progress, allowing faster project delivery,

cise, and health experts to help meet their training and

take pride in guiding our owners, subcontractors, and

improved quality, and lower costs.

physical-conditioning needs. Sanford Power operates

suppliers through a fast-paced process.”

sports academies for young athletes and is home to the National Institute for Athletic Health & Performance.

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The goals for the fieldhouse included:

• Creation of a premier indoor sports facility for local,

Construction began in March 2012, enabling Fiegen to save Sanford Health thousands of dollars in winter construction and energy costs. The fieldhouse was the first

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Above. The Butler structural system provided the 3:12 roof pitch that the 85,400-sq.-ft. facility needed to accommodate sporting events.

Left. An exterior wall system was chosen to enable the contractor to hang pre-cast off of the frames of the building with exterior elevations, creating a Greek temple-like look.

building constructed as part of the new sports complex on Sanford-owned land, which

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meant no roads and no utilities were in place. The seasonal construction savings offset the costs of building temporary roads for construction access.

In addition, the fieldhouse’s proximity to an airport posed a challenge—not only from a noise-control perspective but also coordinating construction equipment with Federal Aviation Administration flight paths and other construction happening in the area.

Butler’s Widespan structural system provided the 3:12 roof pitch that the 85,400-sq.-ft. structure needed to accommodate sporting events. “The roof ’s clearspan framing system was an attractive feature for us,” said Austin Parks, construction project manager, facilities planning at Sanford Health. “It helped minimize the use of interior columns and maximize use of the interior space, which needed to accommodate many features under one roof.”

The multifunction facility includes:

• 62,000 sq. ft. of professional-grade Tarkett, Whitehall, PA, FieldTurf, which can be divided into four quadrants for multiple activities at once

• The latest technology for athletic performance, physical therapy, and research of injuries, such as concussions in football

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The Butler MR-24 roof system protects the fieldhouse from South Dakota’s cold, dry winters and summer heat. Movable clips can assist roof movement under changing temperatures. To enhance the energy efficiency of the fieldhouse, the roof was painted with a cool-roof finish and accommodates additional insulation thickness.

To provide further insulation, Hallvin recommended Butler’s ThermaLiner in-

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perforated ceiling liner, it also offers acoustic qualities.

“Without the turf and perforated liner in the ceil-

Fiegen Construction is one of the first builders to use

ing, playing soccer and other sports in a facility of this

Sanford Health wanted to make a statement with the

a perforated ceiling liner in this manner, so Hallvin

size would sound like being in an echo chamber,”

fieldhouse, which would be the focal point of the non-

consulted with Butler regarding vapor barrier location

Hallvin said. “These features also helped reduce out-

profit’s sports complex. Fiegen Construction recom-

and installation.

side noise from the nearby airport.”

mended Butler’s Thermawall wall system, with a fineline panel finish that enabled them to hang pre-cast off of the frames of the building with exterior elevations, creating a Greek temple-like look.

After 288,000 man hours, zero injuries, and 39 cranes and lifts in operation, the fieldhouse was completed on schedule.

Hallvin credits the success to open lines of communication, a positive team working relationship,

and

mutual

respect.

“Through solid communication, we delivered an awesome facility in just eight months,” Hallvin said.

Sanford Health administrators were delighted with the finished product. Fiegen is currently collaborating with them on other sports-complex projects, including the Sanford Pentagon, a basketball facility with nine indoor courts near the fieldhouse.

“When Fiegen proposed a metal building, we had preconceived notions of what that would look

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Roof restoration systems

Revitalizer restoration systems are said to restore the wearing surfaces of smooth- or mineral-asphalt and metal roofs to better than the original condition. The multi-purpose, asphaltic, liquid waterproofing membranes adhere to a variety of roof coatings, providing an additional 80 to 112 wet mils to extend system life.

Using a cold-process, low-odor formulation, the process does not disrupt building operations or occupants.

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CavityComplete wall system for steel stud with masonry veneer construction includes components from five companies to form a compatible, code-compliant, and warranted system. Designed to take the guesswork out of specifying, the system includes the company’s Foamular 250 extruded XPS rigid-foam insulation, Tremco Inc. ExoAir 230 vapor-permeable air barrier, Rodenhouse Inc. Thermal-Grip ci prong washers, Heckmann Building Products Inc. PosI-Tie masonry-veneer anchoring system, and Mortar Net Solutions multi-plane drainage system using TotalFlash.

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Formawall Graphix insulated metal panels, with directional reveals, form unique, complex patterns and designs, combining horizontal, vertical, and diagonal reveals within a single panel. A single-component system, the panels have a steel face and liner and foamedin-place insulation.

Centria, Moon Township, PA Circle 52

Insulation blanket

HPI-1000 building insulation blanket is a thin-profile insulation said to provide improved thermal resistance (R 9.8/in.), compared with conventional insulation. Applications include sealing tough connection points in building envelopes, such as where glazing systems meet cavity walls, below-grade systems meet above-grade systems, and parapets meet roofs. The blanket is fire resistant, hydrophobic, and reportedly does not settle over time.

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The Landmark 2000 structural system uses Truss PurlinXT technology to allow a framing system that can span as much as 60 ft. The system combines solid-web primary frames, factory-punched secondary structural members, and rod bracing to form a long-bay framing system. Applications include retail centers, manufacturing plants, and warehouses.

Butler Mfg, Kansas City, MO Circle 54

Project-management app

ProConnection app is a mobile tool for paint contractors to project manage while on the go. Features include importing and storing client files, calculator to determine paint requirements, weather forecast based on client location, ability to capture and store images, and access to data and safety sheets.

Benjamin Moore & Co., Montvale, NJ Circle 55

Woodgrain louver finishes

Airowood woodgrain finishes are available on the company’s sun controls, louvers, and louver screens. The simulated finish is said to be durable and colorfast and will not warp, crack, or chip.

Airolite, Schofield, WI Circle 56

Trimboard fastening system

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InvisiPro hidden-fastening system includes a one-piece corner system and three-piece trimboard system with a choice of TrueTexture woodgrain and smooth finishes.

Part of the Restoration Millwork line, the boards have concealed flanges that secure directly to a wall for a face nail-free fit. The systems finish windows, doors, and other openings.

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Air, vapor barrier

Roof insulation

W. R. Meadows, Hampshire, IL Circle 58

Insulfoam, Puyallup, WA Circle 59

Air-Shield air/vapor and liquid moisture barrier self-adhesive membrane is said to remain flexible when surface mounted and adheres to most primed surfaces at temperatures of 40 F. The barrier reportedly will not shrink, sag, dry out, crack, or rot. Self-healing characteristics facilitate recovery if minimal damage is sustained under normal-use applications.

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InsulFoam HD composite panel is a closed-cell, lightweight EPS foam bonded to high-density polyisocyanurate cover board. The insulation has a 100-psi compressive strength and provides high thermal efficiency. It can be used to achieve UL Class A fire ratings on combustible roof decks without the use of gypsum or other cover boards. It is available in 4 ft. x 8 ft. panels with thicknesses from 1 1/2 in. to 7 in.

HUFCOR’S TIME-TESTED PRODUCTS OPERABLE PARTITIONS

Hufcor steel-framed operable partitions set the standard for quality, durability, sound separation, and ease of movement.

They are the creative way to add flexibility and functionality to your space. Optional tracks and accessories enable doors to be moved on curves and/or to intersect with other doors to create multiple rooms. Standard or custom finishes allow the partition to match or complement your décor and inset writing surfaces offer additional functionality for schools and offices.

SUMMIT® VERTICAL LIFT PARTITIONS

Shhh. Hufcor again offers industry leading acoustically rated operable partitions.

With the touch of a button, the panels in this innovative retractable wall system cascade down through a narrow slot in the ceiling, quietly sliding into place, and rise to store above the ceiling when not needed. Optional full-width writing surfaces are available.

HYDRAU-LIFT™ BI-FOLD DOORS

The Hydrau-Lift™ automated bi-fold doors quickly open your restaurant, hotel, bar patio, pool area, sky boxes and even large interior spaces. The special lift system forms a tight weather and sound seal around the door.

Hufcor 600 Series...56 STC. Hufcor launches a new, higher STC rated operable partition for occasions where optimal acoustics is key to your flexible space designs. Now, Hufcor offers the tests and proven field performance of the new construction so customers can rest easy when installing these ultra-high acoustically rated operable walls. And that’s something we can no longer remain quiet about.

Visit www.hufcor.com/56STC to download the actual test report and to learn about Hufcor’s new ultra-high STC movable walls.

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to seal them tightly into place.

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Robot Quickly Cleans, Seals Ducts

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hen Cool Zone Inc., Naples, FL, an HVAC contractor and a Carlisle HVAC Products, Wylie, TX, factory-trained authorized applicator, was contacted to clean and remediate the ductwork of a 27,000-sq.-ft. facility in South

Florida, they knew the task wouldn’t be simple. The building’s dual-wall spiral ductwork was painted purple and exposed to the interior of the building for aesthetic reasons. It was leaking and needed to be cleaned and sealed, but Cool Zone faced a problem: no sealant could be applied to the outside of the ductwork, and no access holes could be cut to clean or apply sealant to the interior, as either would take away from its visual appeal. These factors meant the ductwork had to be sealed from the inside, which presented a challenge.

However, Cool Zone had a solution—Carlisle HVAC Products’ ISAAC (inspecting, sealing, and advanced cleaning) robotic system. The system was created specifically to inspect and repair ductwork and reaches difficult areas that would otherwise require

Remediating ductwork from the inside was the only option.

much more complicated and costly renovations. The robot effectively removes debris and is outfitted with a digital video recorder to provide footage of interior duct conditions. The device can inspect, coat, and seal all types of ductwork from the inside with minimal disruption to building occupants. “If we didn’t have ISAAC, we would have had to crawl inside the ducts to do the work,” said Chris Wilson, commercial indoor air-quality manager for Cool Zone.

After Cool Zone used the robot to clean the ductwork, removing dirt and debris in a single pass, it was then used to apply Carlisle HVAC Products’ RS-100 water-based duct sealant. RS-100 is a sprayable duct sealant that is engineered to seal joints and seams from inside the ductwork. The sealant meets and exceeds all Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA), Chantilly, VA, pressure classes, while providing a SMACNA Class A seal. Its flexibility allows system vibration without cracking, supplying a permanent fix to leaking ductwork. Wilson added, “The way the product adhered to the internal side of the spiral was very good, even though its surface was slightly lubricated.”

The ductwork was leaking at the joints, fittings, couplings, and 90- and 45-deg. bends. Even though there was a lot of work to be done, Cool Zone finished the project in two weeks.

“The project was relatively easy, especially using the robot,” said Wilson.

Cleaning and sealing this facility’s duct system provided numerous benefits. Leaky ducts are inefficient and make a building’s HVAC system work much harder, contributing to higher energy bills and an increased carbon footprint. In addition, improperly sealed ducts can circulate and deposit dirty, dusty air throughout a facility, causing problems for those who suffer from

Above. The ISSAC robotic system was created specifically to inspect and repair ductwork and is capable of hardto-reach remediation with minimal disruption to building occupants.

allergies and asthma.

Thanks to an experienced contractor with the right products and equipment, this potentially difficult, lengthy, and costly job was performed quickly and efficiently.

Cool Zone was able to provide an easy, cost-effective method for sealing the ductwork and ensuring proper airflow, which resulted in a happy customer whose air-distribution system will operate at peak efficiency for years to come. CBP

Right above, right below. After ISAAC cleaned the facility’s ductwork (above), removing dirt and debris in a single pass, it was then used to apply a water-based duct sealant (below) engineered to seal joints and seams from inside the ductwork.

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Thermal Storage Slashes Energy Costs A Florida school district implemented energy-efficiency measures that saved 30% to 40% on utility costs.

The first St. Lucie County School District building to implement IceBank tanks in the form of a full-storage system was St. Lucie West Centennial High School, Port St. Lucie, FL.

S

t. Lucie County School District (SLCSD) is a K-12

ergy-efficiency upgrades, SLCSD made a commitment to pro-

system in Florida with more than 40,000 students and

mote energy-efficiency awareness and improve equipment. St.

5,000 employees. Over the past seven years, the district

Lucie assembled an energy-advisory team and partnered with

has made a commitment to creating healthy, energy-efficient

the local utilities that supplied power to the district. Full-time

building environments that reduce operating costs. The district

energy manager Sean P. Murray was hired to develop and exe-

has implemented energy-efficiency upgrades that include an

cute a strategy to reduce utility costs as well as track and monitor

ice-enhanced chiller plant using Calmac Mfg. Corp.’s (Fairlawn,

results. Murray implemented ice-based thermal energy storage

NJ), thermal-energy storage technology, independent meter-

into existing facilities and managed a behavior-modification

ing equipment, and air-cleaning technology. The ice-enhanced

program. Additional strategies included utility rate-structure

chiller plant has allowed SLCSD to save 30% to 40% on utility

modifications, control-system enhancements, and other ener-

costs annually—in total, about $5 million in savings to date.

gy-efficiency upgrades.

In 2007, SLCSD had one of the highest energy costs/sq. ft. of all

Calmac’s IceBank thermal-energy storage was identified as an

the school districts in the state. The facilities within the district were

important solution. Despite drawing power from two utilities that

wasting energy, and the schools were faced with a lack of funds. En-

used very different pricing structures, energy storage would allow

ergy costs within the district were paid from the same pool of financ-

a facility drawing power from either utility company to shift ener-

es that covered teacher salaries. This meant energy inefficiencies

gy usage away from expensive peak-demand periods.

within the facilities were having a serious financial impact on how much salary revenue was available to educate students.

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“We did our homework and looked at a variety of technologies,” said Murray. “After looking at Calmac and looking at some of the other manufacturers, we decided that there was no competition,

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School proved to be about $300,000/yr. By inde-

cooling. This flexible system operation allows the

pendently metering the chiller plant, Centennial High

schools to use smaller, more efficient chiller equip-

School was able to identify a 50% reduction in cooling

ment than was previously required and reduce the

costs due to energy storage. Because of its success, the

peak-demand charge from the utility. One partial-stor-

St. Lucie School District began to install the IceBank

age system at Lincoln Park Academy, Ft. Pierce, re-

energy-storage tanks in their buildings whenever

duced cooling costs by 32%.

chiller replacement projects became necessary.

With a strong commitment to improving the

Several schools were able to take advantage of Flori-

schools, the St. Lucie district not only installed cost-sav-

da Power & Light incentives that cover most of the cost

ing equipment but also promoted energy-efficiency

of installation for full-shift storage. However, not every

awareness throughout the schools

school in the district is powered by Florida Power &

Displays were installed in multiple sites to showcase

Light, Juno Beach, which uses time-of-use pricing

that school’s energy performance, which naturally led

(TOU). Many of the educational facilities in St. Lucie

to friendly competition that was backed by incentives

are supplied electricity from Fort Pierce Utilities Au-

for improvements. These initiatives extended beyond

thority, Fort Pierce, FL, (FPUA). FPUA implements a

physical upgrades to the facilities and helped change the

$10/kW demand charge and does not offer TOU rate

culture of the school district. For example, due to the

incentives to help offset installation cost. It was more

increased awareness of energy usage, it became com-

effective to use partial-storage systems in those schools.

mon to group after-school activities into fewer buildings

The facilities using the partial-storage system create

to minimize resource use.

and store enough ice to assist but not fully handle peak ADDITIONAL UPGRADES

cooling requirements. Throughout the day, stored en-

In addition to the installation of energy storage, other

ergy can be discharged to help the chillers provide

Top. Trane chillers create enough cooling at night, when outdoor temperatures are low and energy costs are less, to cool the entire school from noon to 9 p.m. the next day.

Above. The cooling load is stored overnight as a block of ice in Calmac IceBank tanks. The next day, the chillers satisfy the cooling-load requirements during the morning hours. At noon, the stored ice is used to cool the school until 9 p.m., without any assistance from the chillers.

that we were going to pick the Calmac tank based on the superior design and operation of those tanks.”

CREATING COOLING AT NIGHT

The first school to implement IceBank tanks in the form of a full storage system was St. Lucie West Centennial High School, Port St. Lucie, in 2007. In this full-storage system, high-efficiency chillers from Trane, Davidson, NC, create enough cooling at night, when outdoor temperatures are low and energy costs are less that half of what they are during the day, to cool the entire school from noon to 9 p.m. the next day. This cooling load

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is stored overnight as a block of ice in IceBank tanks.

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upgrades increased heating- and cooling-operation effi-

By executing a clearly mapped plan to increase en-

ciency. Independent metering equipment was installed to

ergy efficiency, the St. Lucie School District has been

separately meter various systems. This allowed St. Lucie

able to garner significant, tangible results. In total, 15

“St. Lucie should be commended for the way they

to gather performance data and ensure optimal results

facilities are using Calmac’s IceBank energy-storage

completely changed the philosophy throughout the

from different upgrades and equipment.

tanks. The schools using full-shift strategies for their

entire school district when it comes to energy efficien-

energy-storage systems have saved more than $615,000

cy,” said Mark MacCracken, CEO of Calmac. “Every-

annually in energy costs, a 50% reduction.

one has bought into their goals of creating an ener-

To improve operation of the existing system, control-system enhancements were implemented with minimal costs.

ments, and colleges wanting to understand what we did here,” said Murray.

Partial-storage strategies are also dramatically re-

gy-efficient, healthy learning environment. Their use

Other strategies were embraced to improve opera-

ducing operating costs. Lincoln Park Academy is a per-

of energy storage has allowed them to take control of

tional efficiency by reducing reheat conditions, in-

fect example. Prior to installation, its 3-yr. average en-

their utility costs and use the savings in important ar-

cluding the use of occupancy sensors, which has min-

ergy costs were $475,000. One year after using

eas, such as teacher salaries.” CBP

imized sub-cooling during unoccupied periods by

partial-energy storage, energy costs were down to

reducing cooling air flow. Adjustments were also made

$334,000, a 32% annual reduction.

to the pumping system, which has reduced the amount

In the 2008-2009 school year, the St Lucie School Dis-

of chilled-water flow. High-efficiency chiller equip-

trict was ranked 60th among statewide districts in terms of

ment kept part-load efficiencies below 0.3 kW/ton.

energy costs/sq. ft. The use of energy storage, in combina-

St. Lucie also saw a significant opportunity for savings by reducing outdoor air-intake rates to lower system

tion with the other energy upgrades, catapulted the district into the top 20.

capacity. The district introduced air-cleaning technolo-

The district is benefitting from a 30% to 40% reduc-

gies that leveraged bipolar ionization into some of their

tion in annual energy costs and has saved about $5 mil-

facilities to kill mold, bacteria, and viruses, creating a

lion in costs since the initiatives were undertaken. This is

healthier environment for students. In laboratory spac-

the equivalent of salaries for 100 teachers.

es, green fume-hood filtration systems were used. These systems significantly reduced outside air requirements.

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“Our board is thrilled with the energy cost savings and we have other school districts, county govern-

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St. John’s Univ., a Benedictine school in the town of Collegeville, MN, undertook a heating system retrofit of its Peter Engel Science Center just in time for the 2013-2014 winter.

Photos: Craig Lassig

Pump Retrofit Keeps Science Center Comfortable Minnesota campus upgrade boosts efficiency despite record-cold winter.

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innesotans have a well-earned reputa-

town of Collegeville, undertook a heating-system retrofit

Energy efficiency is important on every campus,

tion for toughing out the snow and cold

just in time. Campus HVAC service technician David

but environmental stewardship is a core Benedictine

each winter, but even this hardy state

Schlumpberger oversaw the project. “We were ap-

tradition at St. John’s, which boasts an office of sus-

was tested over the harsh 2013-2014 cold season.

proached by our local wholesaler, Ferguson Enterprises,

tainability and sits on 2,700 acres that range from

With at or near record lows, heating systems across

Roseville, MN, with the suggestion that we consider re-

wetlands to lakes and prairies to forests. “The smart

Minnesota were put to the test. While many com-

placing the pumps in the Peter Engel Science Center with

technology is a really good fit for a school that teach-

mercial buildings required more energy to keep occu-

Grundfos Magna3 smart circulator pumps,” he said. “I

es students a respect for the land,” Schlumpberger

pants comfortable with consistently below-freezing

wasn’t aware of them before, but the existing pumps were

explained.

temperatures, one private school in the south-central

nearing the end of their lives, so we decided to do some-

Schlumpberger and his team opted for the circulators

region actually saved money this winter.

thing more efficient.” The pumps are manufactured by

due, in large part, to the products’ sophisticated electron-

Grundfos Pumps Corp., Downers Grove, IL.

ic technology and demonstrated energy efficiency. Al-

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Top, left. Grundfos sales representative Brian Soderholm worked on the St. John’s retrofit, which replaced four older pumps with smart circulator pumps. Each pump has a built-in energy meter and a flow-limiting function to save energy.

Below, left. Since the building wasn’t zoned and no variable-frequency drives were installed, the old system was operating full-bore throughout the heating season. The retrofit saw the new pumps running at 25% of the head of the old pumps, while still keeping the building warm.

Below. While many Minnesota buildings required more energy to keep occupants comfortable during consistently below-freezing temperatures, St. John’s Univ. actually saved money during the winter.

though the pump has a higher up-front cost than most

money by continuously fine-tuning power consump-

were on a variable-flow system. “But after the pumps

conventional circulators, its performance produces fast

tion, discharge head, and flow rates to meet the dy-

were installed and we started it up, we realized that the

payback on investment, post-installation.

namic needs of the system.

system was not variable; it was a fixed flow,” he said.

Laid out in four wings, the Peter Engel Science A LOGICAL SOLUTION

Center is used primarily during the school year, run-

BUILDING NOT ZONED

The unit is an energy-optimized, variable-speed, wet

ning heat from fall through spring. It was built in the

Since the building wasn’t zoned and no variable-frequen-

rotor circulator that features a permanent-magnet mo-

1960s of concrete, typical of that era, and of the con-

cy drives were installed, the entire system was operating

tor design that will cut power consumption as much as

struction style found throughout the rural campus.

full-bore throughout the heating season. The team per-

85%. “These pumps adapt to existing situations and

“We had a feeling the old pumps were oversized, but

formed an audit of the existing pumps and found the

can be adjusted accordingly,” said Brian Soderholm,

there was no way to tell until we did the replacement,”

north wing was originally designed for 41.5 gal./min. at 20

a Grundfos sales representative in Ramsey, MN, who

Schlumpberger said.

ft. of head; the south, 24.1 gal./min. at 21 ft.; the east, 23.7

worked on the St. John’s project.

The building contains two primary circulators,

gal./min. at 21 ft.; and the west, 17.4 gal./min. at 21 ft.

“Grundfos offers a pump that has an integrated logic

pumping hot water supplied by a steam-to-hot-water

“As suspected, the engineers had oversized that old-

algorithm to ‘learn’ the varying energy-usage patterns of

converter, with the steam coming from a central plant.

er system,” said Soderholm. “Oversizing wastes energy

any application. This was a huge improvement over the

There are four pumps on the secondary loops—each

and is hard on the pipes. In fact, we saw evidence of

Science Center’s antiquated pumps,” Soderholm added.

serving a different wing—feeding baseboard heating

that in some copper piping that Dave’s staff removed.

that uses pneumatic, three-way mixing valves to help

The insides of the piping were lined with ridges, indi-

regulate the temperatures.

cating damage from excess velocity.”

Replacing the four older pumps updated the system, increased efficiency, and improved building comfort. The pumps’ Autoadapt function saves energy and

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minimizes energy costs. The pumps have a built-in en-

for three of the new circulators and just slightly longer

building warm. In other words, we’re actually able to

ergy meter and a flow-limiting function. Even at re-

for the fourth. “We sized the pumps to match the old

run the system at the original designed flow rate, using

duced loads, the circulators save energy, compared

pumps, not knowing what their true system require-

less power, less energy, and at less cost.”

with conventional circulators.

ments were,” Soderholm said, explaining they had

With measurable retrofit results and evidence of

only the rating plates to go by, since their analysis was

other older heating systems on campus needing re-

conducted during summer.

placement, Schlumpberger is considering additional

They’re also an all-in-one option for building owners, eliminating the need for costly installation of a companion flow meter, pressure and temperature

“Even though the pumps are larger than necessary

gauges, throttling valve, constant-speed pump, or BTU

for this building,” he continued, “it’s not wasteful,

“The Science Center project is a good barometer of

meter.

because we were able to dial them down with impres-

the payback potential,” he said. “We will decide on a

Magna3 installations.

With this circulator, it is easier to right-size the

sive results,” Now the north wing is at 39.6 gal./min.

case-by-case basis, but it’s a very likely a possibility

duty point. Getting the flow rate correct is important,

at 14.8 ft.; the south, 25.5 gal./min. at 9.2 ft.; the

down the line.” CBP

obviously, because with too little you don’t get the

east, 21.1 gal./min. at 8.53 ft.; and the west, 12.8 gal./

heat you need. But if it’s too high, you waste energy.

min. at 7.2 ft.

“We were able to get the necessary flow rates at

What that translates into is an estimated annual

much fewer feet of head [lower pressure],” Soderholm

savings of $693. “The bottom line is that the Magna3

said. “Over time, I think they’ll be able to slash their

is sophisticated and capable of doing everything the

energy use even further. Even though this was not a

old pumps did, only better because it’s smart,” said

system with variable-flow characteristics, the payback

Schlumpberger. “It can tell itself to slow down or

numbers are still really impressive.”

speed up, based on current demand. Another benefit is that now we can get data off the pumps’ readout and

ENCOURAGING PAYBACK RESULTS

learn more about the building’s needs.”

When looking at the premium of going with the four

Schlumpberger added, “We just had the coldest

Magna3 units versus another brand in its class, the

winter in 30 years and we were running pumps at 25%

payback for the Science Center will be less than 3 yr.

of the head that the old pumps had, while keeping the

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Rooftop equipment bases

The company’s bases for secure rooftop equipment mounting are manufactured to user specifications. Laser technology provides tight tolerances for welds. Options include a built-in roof pitch, extra height for installation of sound traps beneath the unit, and a pressure-treated wood nailer.

EDITORS’ CHOICE

Thybar Corp., Addison, IL Circle 88

Pre-insulated PEX pipe Eco-flex: • Pre-insulated PEX pipe • Lengths to 600 ft.

• Single and twin configurations

Mixed-flow fan

Model EQB mixed-flow inline fan has an octagonal housing. An aluminum mixed-flow wheel is said to ensure maximum efficiency and low sound levels. Available in six sizes, the fan has a performance range to 23,000 cfm and static pressure to 3-in. wg. Applications include those for indoor clean air with quiet operation.

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Fabric duct

SkeleCore Pull-Tight is an addition to the company’s line of internal framework systems for fabric-duct air dispersion.

The product uses tensioning baskets and internal hoops to support, streamline, and tension the fabric system. Suspended from a tension cable or track suspension system, locks attached to the baskets tighten and hold the fabric externally into a taut, smooth appearance. Fabric is available in black, silver, white, tan, green, blue, red, and custom colors.

DuctSox Corp., Peosta, IA Circle 90

Ecoflex pre-insulated pipe is available in 1-, 1 1/4-, and 1 1/2-in. ASTM sizes. Ecoflex uses the company’s hePEX plus barrier tubing surrounded by closed-cell, PEX-foam insulation and covered by a waterproof, corrugated HDPE jacket, allowing direct-burial applications. Available in continuous lengths to 600 ft., the pipe uses either ProPEX fittings or WIPEX dezincification-resistant (DZR) brass compression fittings. Long coil lengths eliminate most buried connections and pipe joints.

Ecoflex is available in single and twin configurations that use one or two hePEX plus service pipes, respectively.

Uponor Inc., Apple Valley, MN Circle 87

Tankless water heater

NCC1991 condensing tankless water heater is said to provide a thermal efficiency of 94%, with an input range of 16,000 to 199,900 Btu. Using a quick-connect cable, two NCC199-DV units can be coupled to provide an input of almost 400,000 Btu, with a turndown ratio of more than 36 to 1. The wallhung NC1991 unit requires less than 3 ft. of wall space and can be mounted inside or outside on a wall or free-standing rack.

Noritz America Corp., Fountain Valley, CA Circle 91

Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA Inc. Cooling & Heating Suwanee, GA 800.433.4822 mitsubishipro.com Circle 252

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Magnetic-bearing chiller technology

An expansion of the company’s Magnitude centrifugal chiller line includes the use of magnetic-bearing chiller technology in chillers to 1,500-ton capacity.

The line’s oil-free, magnetic-bearing compressor technology is reported to reduce energy and operating costs while delivering the highest level of reliability.

Daikin Applied, Minneapolis Circle 92

Drain head

Tile-In drain head for the 821 series shower-pan drains installs like a standard drain head with a strainer. It is said to work with any shower trim finish to provide a seamless look to the shower floor. The two-piece, stainless-steel head threads into the clamping collar of the pan. A removable tile insert tray inside the drain head provides a square drainage slot. A piece of shower floor tile is set into the tray.

Sioux Chief, Peculiar, MO Circle 93

AQUATHERM GREEN AND BLUE IS ALL OVER NAPA VALLEY.

Sensor-operated faucets

The M-Power line of sensor-operated faucets includes modern and transitional-style models. The faucets have heavy-duty, all-metal construction, vandal-resistant features, and a chrome finish. Options include Sentinel Flow that purges the waterway 24 hr. from last use, and Cleaning Mode that allows temporary sensor deactivation for cleaning and maintenance.

Moen Commercial, North Olmsted, OH Circle 94

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Rotary duct liner

ToughGard R rotary duct liner insulation combines thermal, acoustical, and moisture-control performance with a sustainable fiberglass mat. The duct liner uses a sustainable plant-based binder that contains no added formaldehyde, acrylics, or dyes, and is Greenguard Gold Certified for low chemical emissions. Hand or machine cutting results in clean, crisp edges. The black surface is water repellent and contains an antimicrobial agent.

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Pump-controller station

Bell & Gossett TechnoForce XLS pump station controls as many as eight pumps from a single-system solution to meet head and flow requirements. The system provides as much as 300 psi of pressure boosting with vertical multi-stage pumps and stainless-steel piping. A programmable logic controller includes Ethernet, wireless, and smart-phone access for monitoring and control.

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Sensor faucets

Enviro series sensor faucets have pre-set timeouts. A 30-sec. feature is field adjustable in 15-sec. intervals. Styles available include deck mount, backsplash mount, standard, and goose neck and are available with AC-powered plug-in adapters, vandal-resistant cables, or a DC powered configuration.

Just Mfg, Franklin Park, IL Circle 100

Insulated Metal Panels

Xylem Inc., Morton Grove, IL Circle 96

Plenum piping

FlowGuard Gold pipe and fittings and Corzan pipe and fittings are listed by the ICC-ES PMG-1264 for use in return-air plenums. The products meet the 25/50 flame and smoke requirements for materials installed in plenums as defined in the IMC and UMC. The Lubrizol Corp., Wickliffe, OH Circle 97

Direct-vent gas water heater

ProMax direct-vent gas water heater has 2-in. foam insulation, providing EF of as much as 0.60. The unit processes as much as 55,000 Btu/hr., is available in four models, and 40-, 50-, and 75-gal. capacities.

A. O. Smith, Ashland City, TN Circle 98

Mobile AC data

Version 1 Basic (V1B) air-conditioning retrofit for single-zone units provides mobile and online access to real-time data. The unit is pre-programmed for reported simple installation and includes an alarm system to provide service technicians information about refrigerant pressures and superheat.

EnerTouch ARM-powered touchpad controller and web server aggregate building automation and control networks and to make information available on a browser or mobile device.

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A square, metal-clad terminal prototype design uses a Tubelite curtainwall to set apart a suburban-Chicago Audi dealership. Photo credit: Leopardo Companies

Developed as a modular system, the facility’s structural and spatial concept is flexible and scalable and features a customer-service center. Photo credit: Leopardo Companies

Curtainwall Encases Auto Showroom Aluminum-and-glass front is an integral part of a new modular system for Audi dealerships.

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he Audi Hoffman Estates facility, Hoffman Estates, IL, showcases Walk-

mance, reducing the need for steel reinforcement. “Tubelite helped engineer the cur-

er, MI-based Tubelite’s 400-series curtainwall, an exterior that reflects the

tainwall, letting us know what size steel reinforcement was needed,” noted Eric Mar-

efficiency, performance, luxury, and environmental themes of its vehicles.

tinson, project manager with Northern Glass. “They also helped with some very

The $9 million, 47,000-sq.-ft. facility is one of the fi rst in the Midwest to feature a square, metal-clad terminal prototype design by Munich-based Allmann Sattler Wappner Architekten.

difficult bends, located in the opposite top and bottom corners.”

The aluminum used to produce the curtainwall is extruded by Tubelite using EcoLuminum, a high-recycled-content aluminum billet with eco-friendly finishes.

In 1990, Audi Hoffman Estates became the first exclusive, stand-alone Audi dealer-

Enhancing the project’s environmental attributes, longevity, and metallic appear-

ship in the United States. In 2013, it also became one of the first dealerships in the U.S.

ance, the aluminum framing was finished by Linetec, Wausau, WI, using clear anod-

to use Allmann Sattler Wappner’s design. The Dobbins Group’s Chicago-based archi-

izing that contains no volatile organic compounds.

tectural team helped the Illinois dealership move the prototype from concept to reality.

Because anodizing is an integral part of the substrate, it delivers excellent wear and

The design gives Audi a new identity throughout the world. It also increases deal-

abrasion resistance with minimal maintenance, and meets or exceeds all AAMA 611

ers’ space to showcase a growing range of cars. Developed as a modular system, the

specifications. The eco-friendly etch process creates an aesthetically appealing frosty

facility’s structural and spatial concept is flexible and scalable.

matte appearance that helps hide small imperfections, such as die lines, flow lines,

The Hoffman Estates dealership features a 12-car showroom, service workshop,

minor corrosion, and scratches that may occur on the surface. “It’s got a lot of metal

and customer-service center. “It’s a very unique look,” observed Brian Hall, Audi

on the exterior for a very specific look,” added Hall. “Everyone seems to love it. …

Hoffman Estates’ general manager.

and as for customers, they are all very impressed.” CBP

Well suited to the precise design, scale, and metallic aesthetic of the Audi facility, Tubelite’s 400-series curtainwall is engineered for low- and mid-rise applications.

Leopardo Companies Inc., Hoffman Estates, served as the project’s general contractor. Glazing contractor Northern Glass Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL, specified and installed the curtainwall system on time and within budget.

The curtainwall provides 2 1/2-in. sightlines and the strength of 8-in.-deep backmembers with an overall 10-in. system depth. Every other vertical was butt-glazed.

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Pilkington Profilit with TGP ProColor high-performance channel glass coating does not require tempering and is bonded to the glass with high adhesion strength to resist chipping and facing.

Applications include vision-obscuring facades, walls, or partitions. ProColor is available in a wide variety of opaque and metallic colors with varying translucency and can be applied to standard and low-iron Profilit options in all available textures.

Technical Glass Products, Snoqualmie, WA Circle 61

Hurricane-zone windows E-series:

Corner window

VistaLuxe collection includes a 90-deg. corner direct-set window. The collection uses warm, wood interiors including sustainable harvested species.

Motorized drapery system

A motorized drapery rod uses battery-operated motors to reduce noise. Housing inside the rod provides easy battery replacement without removing drapery panels. A Touch Wand activation feature is a manual override, allowing users to tap a wand to open or close the draperies. Rods are available in six finishes with optional finials.

Kolbe Windows & Doors, Wausau, WI Circle 62

• Hurricane-zone windows • Integrate clear-vision with translucent panels • Meet ADA and UFAS criteria

QMotion Advanced Shading Systems, Pensacola, FL Circle 63

E-series windows are certified to meet stringent building-code standards in hurricane zones. The windows allow the integration of clear-vision glass with translucent panels. Clear glazing is 5-ft. wide and as much as 3-ft. high, offering a variety of design options. All are certified to TAS 201, 202, and 203, as well as ASTM E1886 and E1996, in fixed and project-out sash models. When properly installed, the windows meet ADA and UFAS criteria.

Structural glazing sealant

121 structural glazing sealant is a neutral-cure RTV silicone sealant with a one-to-one mix ratio. Said to provide easy mixing, simplified dispensing, and a 24-hr. cure, the sealant reportedly offers excellent adhesion and structural strength on many substrates without using a primer.

Kalwall, Manchester, NH Circle 60

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FBS 20770 flood barrier shield protects doors from heavy rain or floodwaters without pre-mounting channel brackets to hold the device in place.

Used in any standard-sized door opening, a frame with a stop is required and door saddles are recommended.

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Double-hung, tilt-in window

M1500 series double-hung, tilt-in window has a 3 1/4-in. frame with a CW30 AAMA rating. The unit has dual accessory channels and a pour and debridge polyurethane thermal break.

Wojan Window & Door, Charlevoix, MI Circle 66

Bright-colored glass

Jelly Bean collection of architectural glasses features 14 bright colors for interiors and exteriors. The fire-polished, safety-laminated glasses meet building safety codes, are stable, fade resistant, and said to be easy to maintain. Colored interlayers reduce solar-energy transmittance and screen out as much as 99% of UV rays.

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Solar-control glass

Solarban z75 glass is a solar-control, low-e product that has a neutral, cool-gray tint. In a standard 1-in. IGU, the material has a VLT of 48% and a SHGC of 0.24.The glass has an exterior reflectance of 9%.

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Sealant

Quad Max window, door, and siding sealant is part of the company’s Tougher Than the Elements line. The product provides flexibility in stretch and joint movement, strong adhesion without primer, and has enhanced UV resistance. It can be color matched to more than 4,600 colors.

OSI, Westlake, OH Circle 69

Virtual skylight

Revelation SkyCeiling for large indoor spaces uses image panels with a 400% larger surface area than the company’s Luminous version, supporting image panels as large as 4 ft. x 4 ft. Applications include high ceilings in commercial, corporate, and public spaces.

The independent, modular system works with or without a ceiling grid. Self-supporting gridwork resembles a real skylight.

Sky Factory, Fairfield, IA Circle 70

INTRODUCING GUARDIAN SUNGUARD SNX 51/23

Non-locking actuators

Non-locking versions of the company’s AC-30 and AC-40 actuators for heavy-duty applications are available. AC-30 uses push-button actuation; the AC-40 has a large, integrated handle and push button. Both are available in locking versions.

Southco Inc., Concordville, PA Circle 71

SunGuard SNX 51/23 from Guardian is a glass industry first — the first product on the market with visible light above 50% and a solar heat gain coefficient below 0.25. Along with low reflectivity and a neutral blue color, it represents a breakthrough combination of light, appearance and solar control that meets increasingly strict energy codes.

For complete performance data — and other ways to Build With Light — visit SunGuardGlass.com. Or call 1-866-GuardSG (482-7374).

Glass-selection app

ViraconGlass mobile iPad app is said to improve the glass-selection process. Users select from 25 coatings on 15 substrates.

Models can then be viewed under different lighting conditions and from interior and exterior perspectives.

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ell Children’s Medical Center of Central

Administrators at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas had specific lighting and energy requirements for the facility’s new 85,000-sq.-ft., 72-bed patient tower and children’s hospital addition.

Texas, part of the Seton Healthcare Family in Austin, TX, needed specific lighting and

energy requirements for a new 85,000-sq.-ft., 72-bed patient tower and children’s hospital, an addition to its existing 500,000-sq.-ft. medical center. Hospital administrators wanted to install an LED lighting system that would perform advanced control functions seamlessly and with ease.

“Because LED technology has progressed so much, we wanted to integrate it as much as we could into the new building,” said Phillip Risner, senior project manager at Seton Healthcare Family.

The mission was to create a green hospital and con-

tinue to build on the sustainability accomplishments the facility had already achieved with the original hospital construction. Another goal was to achieve LEED for Healthcare Platinum certification for the new patient tower.

“Healthcare buildings are so energy and water intensive, and under 24/7 operation, so becoming sustainable is a huge challenge,” said Risner. “But, we were up to it. Since health is holistically related to environmental issues, as well as personal issues, it meant a great deal for us—and to our patients—to try to achieve LEED for Healthcare Platinum certification for sustainability purposes.”

There were various requirements for the lighting-controls strategy. Multiple dimming options were required to adjust the lighting for specific reasons, such as reducing light in the hallways at night. Additionally, the hospital’s team wanted the ability to track the energy savings achieved from controlling the lighting.

Administrators enlisted the help of Polkinghorn Group Architects, CCRD Partners, Prism Electric, and the Beck Group, all of Austin, to identify lighting and controls solutions for the new patient tower.

“The hospital set a goal to achieve LEED for Healthcare Platinum certification, so there was a push for the organization to be environmentally friendly and to be good stewards of sustainability,” said Brian Horras, project manager at Beck. “Because this is a

Hospital Addition Builds On Sustainability Children’s hospital wing uses lighting and control technology to help earn LEED for Healthcare Platinum certification.

new facility, and the client wanted the latest and most effective new technology, they advocated for better lighting and LED. Another bonus is from a maintenance cost standpoint; you don’t have to replace lighting as often with the LEDs.” AFFORDABLE LIGHTING AND CONTROLS

With the goal of installing more than 90% LED throughout the new tower, Lithonia Lighting VT-series LED fixtures and controls from Acuity Controls, Atlanta, calculated to be less expensive and more efficient than other options, were chosen for installation. LED lighting and lighting-control systems were

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installed throughout the building: patient rooms, corridors, nurses’ stations, and office spaces.

“We chose a lighting-control system based on compatibility with the LED lighting fixtures we were looking at,” said Horras. “We had it narrowed down to three manufacturers but the final decision was made

Below. The mission was to create a green hospital and continue to build on the sustainability accomplishments already achieved with the original hospital construction.

by the performance specifications and the capability, compared to similar systems. These specific LED luminaires and controls, compared to the originally specified high-performance fluorescents, resulted in an initial cost reduction of $75,000.”

To achieve additional energy savings and maintenance costs, 2,878 nLight devices were installed. Motion sensors are now being used in 95% of the building and in the 72 new patient rooms. The controls are also being used to track energy use in the facility.

SEEING THE GREEN

The VT-series LED luminaires deliver the majority of the lighting and energy savings for the new wing. The fixtures illuminate hallways and common areas. To match the look and light levels of the current hospital, the hallway fixtures are set to approximately 40% to 50% light output at all times.

A time clock does not have the ability to manage all 72 rooms equipped with sensors. But, the VT luminaires in the hallways and corridors provide a simple solution because they feature digital lighting controls integrated directly into the fixture during the manufacturing process. The luminaires also integrate directly with a hospital nurse-call system to illuminate differently during a code-blue incident (cardiac arrest, breathing difficulties). If anyone touches a code-blue button, lights turn on in the entire corridor.

In addition to the LED fixtures and controls, also installed in the medical center were LED Step Lights from Winona, also an Acuity brand, as a nightlight in patient bathrooms. The unit’s amber light does not disrupt patient sleep cycles while offering enough illumination to provide quality lighting to help patients avoid slipping and falling.

The nLight-enabled luminaires, installed throughout the new patient tower, are helping to increase patient safety and reduce maintenance and energy costs. Between May 2013 and February 2014, the medical center reported a total savings of approximately 180,000 kWh from the use of controls, including occupancy sensors, photocells, dimming, and switching.

Dell became the first hospital in the world to

Above. Lithonia VT-series LED luminaires deliver the majority of the lighting and energy savings for the new wing. These fixtures illuminate hallways and common areas.

achieve LEED for Healthcare Platinum certification.

To do this, strict guidelines were followed, and at least 80 out of the 100 points possible had to be earned.

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Left. To achieve additional energy savings and maintenance costs, motion sensors were installed in 95% of the building and in the 72 new patient rooms.

Right. Nightlights with an amber light that does not disrupt patient sleep cycles were installed. The lights offer enough illumination to provide quality lighting to help prevent slips and falls.

Green Building Council, Washington. “LEED platinum, which means a project team has achieved at least 80% of the available points, requires a project team to take a highly integrated approach to building design, construction, and operations. Because of the importance of lighting from a whole-building energy perspective, USGBC emphasizes lighting efficiency as a key strategy to optimize operational energy use.”

Hospital administrators worked diligently to achieve LEED Platinum certification. “We have received great feedback because we have achieved LEED Platinum for healthcare guidelines,” said Horras. “That is very difficult to achieve. This is one of the few projects to get LEED under the new guidelines, and one of two medical centers that have achieved any level of certification based on the new healthcare guidelines.”

Even after achieving LEED Platinum status, administrators at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas are still working to improve energy reductions.

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LED Retrofits Light Up College Library Terralux retrofit kits improve efficiency and lighting at Dartmouth College.

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artmouth College, Hanover, NH, administrators recently

and a UL 1598C Classified (LED retrofit kit) that allows any qual-

initiated a campus-wide project to improve efficiency and

ified electrician to retrofit any fixture on-site while keeping the

make the college’s operations more eco-friendly. One ma-

UL listing on the fixture. In five minutes or less the DLR7-H LED

jor focus was upgrading existing light fixtures to reduce energy use.

retrofit kit can be permanently installed, transforming any exist-

The Baker-Berry Library was one of the buildings targeted.

ing fixture into a more energy-efficient unit.

The library doors first opened in 1928. Over the years, the library

Recessed downlights can be challenging to retrofit, as heat is a

was expanded with additions to accommodate the growth of the col-

major concern for LEDs. The DLR7-H has LEDSense circuitry al-

lege and the library collection. A new library was completed in 2002.

lowing installation in any fixtures, even sealed. The unique design

The new facilities allowed the college to create new study spaces, of-

of the engine transfers heat emitted from the LEDs to the metal

fice space, a media center, classrooms, a café, and to increase the li-

fixture housing, providing further protection from the LEDSense

brary’s collection capacity from one million to two million volumes.

circuitry. If the heat is too high, above 180 F, LEDSense will protect

The library has a modern, sleek design that is aesthetically appeal-

the LEDs and components by lowering the power until a safe tem-

ing but created challenges for maintenance staff as they prepared to

perature is reached, preserving the LED lifespan.

update lighting in the building. Sections of the ceiling in the library

The kit can be set to be 120-V compatible with phase dimming

are constructed with perforated metal and other areas are solid sheet

or 100- to 277-V compatible with 0- to 10-V dimming. Available in

rock. This made it nearly impossible for the maintenance staff to in-

five color temperatures—2,700 K, 3,000 K, 3,500 K, 4,000 K, and

stall new light fixtures that were more energy efficient.

5,000 K—color quality is improved even as energy is saved.

To install new fixtures, the maintenance staff had to locate a

“Many modern buildings are designed with unique aesthetic

fixture that would identically match the current openings cut into

features that make it problematic to upgrade lighting once it is in-

the ceiling. Even then, wiring the new fixtures was difficult be-

stalled. Electrical contractors simply cannot gain the access they

cause access was extremely restricted. Ideally, a solution was need-

need to replace a fixture with one that has up-to-date technology

ed that would leave the current fixtures in place and retrofit them

and is more energy efficient,” said Terralux’s Matthew Sallee. “But,

to be more efficient.

more importantly, there is often no reason for a building to replace

Maintenance staff began by researching LED can-light fix-

fixtures even if the job is simple. Too often fixtures and the raw

tures. During the investigation, it was discovered that there were

materials they are constructed with are tossed into landfills when

no 8-in. LED can-light fixtures on the market. Only 6-in. fixtures

the light could have easily been upgraded with an LED retrofit kit.”

were available. Realizing replacing the fixtures already mounted

To install the retrofit kits in the Baker-Berry library ceiling can

in the library ceiling would not be possible, the maintenance crew

lights, Zucker and his staff began by removing the fluorescent

began to consider other upgrade options.

lamps and the ballast from each fixture. Two 26-W G24 base

LED retrofit kits were determined to be the best alternative to

lamps powered each can light in the library. These were replaced

replacing the fixtures. Longmont, CO-based Terralux’s LED

with the DLH7 4-in., 16-W dual units. Some of the lights were

DLR7-H downlight retrofit kit was chosen for the project.

also retrofit for dimming capabilities.

“We selected Terralux for the LED retrofit project in Baker-Berry

The improved lighting quality of the LEDs, versus the fluores-

Library because its products could be installed so easily from below

cent lamps, was so great that the maintenance staff was able to

without needing access from above in the ceiling,” said Sam Zucker,

remove 100 light fixtures from the library ceiling. This reduction,

electrical-engineering designer at Dartmouth College. “Once the old

combined with the reduced energy draw of the LEDs, has resulted

bulbs and ballasts were removed, we simply installed the Terralux

in a two-thirds reduction of energy consumption. CBP

The DLR7-H retrofit has LEDSense circuitry, allowing installation in recessed downlights.

units in the existing reflectors, twisted together a few wires, and the installation was complete, each fixture only took a few minutes.”

The retrofit kits are designed for fast installation and are rigorously tested to ensure long-term quality. The kit requires no rewiring or extra hardware. It connects directly to the mains, requiring no electronic driver, even in 277-V applications.

Kits are Energy Star certified and contain all accessories an installer needs, including mounting brackets, screws, wire nuts,

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Download a spec sheet on the DLR7-H kit.

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High-bay LED fixture

GAU-48-160W-LED fixture is a general use high-bay LED linear fixture said to provide 17,215 lumens in a 160-deg. beam spread. The low-profile fixture is a replacement for four-lamp T5HO fixtures. Housed in an aluminum casing, the LED assembly is protected by a polycarbonate lens. The unit operates on 110 to 277 VAC and has a 10-ft. line-in cable. A low-voltage model is also available.

The unit uses no ballast, resulting in a slim profile. The fixture can be surface mounted or hung from cable or chain and includes built-in mounts.

Larson Electronics, Kemp, TX

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LED luminaire

LED recessed downlights

Lumination BR series LED luminaire is a recessed troffer said to reduce glare in T-grid ceilings. The unit fits into existing drop ceilings and has an easy-to-access cover. The series is available in sizes 1 ft. x 4 ft., 2 ft. x 4 ft., and 2 ft. x 2 ft. with a lumen range of 3,300 to 5,000.

LED architectural recessed downlights for new construction are available in a variety of aperture sizes, color temperatures, and wattages. The luminaires install like a traditional recessed fixture and use a quick-connect LED module.

The fixtures can be vertically adjusted as much as 5 in.

GE Lighting, East Cleveland, OH Circle 74

MaxLite, West Caldwell, NJ Circle 75

Pre-fab plates

Pre-fab plates are said to provide safe installation of hanging boxes. Four models are available and include configurations for larger boxes and horizontal and vertical mountings. Plates have stamped markings that provide installation guidelines. No cutting is required and pinholes and slots allow use of conduit straps.

Orbit Industries, Los Angeles Circle 76

Compact LEDs

HDL-LED series replaces linear fluorescent fixtures.

With marine-grade construction, conformal-coated circuit boards, and a potted driver, the fixtures reportedly withstand the elements. For continuous row mounting, the series provides 30-, 60-, and 90-W configurations, delivering 3,000, 6,000, and 9,000 lumens, respectively. The fixtures have an AC or DC driver with a dimmable option.

Phoenix Products Co., Milwaukee Circle 77

Light sources

V10 and V15 LED chips are part of the V series line of LED chip on-board light sources. Used in the Vero line of LEDs, the products are said to provide high flux density in small light-source-sized packages. Applications include downlights, track and spot lighting, and landscape lighting.

Bridgelux, Livermore, CA Circle 78

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Power meter

PowerLogic PM5000 series power meter is an addition to the PowerLogic line of power and energy meters. A range of models is compliant with all applicable metering standards. Features include different communication and I/O options, a battery-backed real-time clock, alarms, multiple tariff schedules, and data and event logging. The meter integrates with the company’s StruxureWare software.

Schneider Electric, Nashville, TN Circle 81

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Cylindrical LED pendant

Aramis AR150 cylindrical LED pendant provides more than 13,500 lumens from a 6-in.-dia. cylinder. A ventilated cast-aluminum heat sink and separate driver chamber optimize heat management and efficacy.

With a high CRI and light uniformity ratio of 1:67, the luminaire is available in a range of color temperatures and finishes.

Luminis, Montreal Circle 79

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Indoor/outdoor cylinders

LED 8-in. indoor/outdoor cylinder fixtures are available in ceiling, pendant, or wall mount. Wet-location versions have a silicone-sealed clear glass lens in a gasketed die-cast trim ring. All cylinders can be dimmed.

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Colorful pendants

A series of blue pendants add cool color to a variety of installations. The company offers more than 20 styles with tones from aquamarine and sapphire to indigo.

Fixtures are available in a variety of sizes and light sources, including LED. Nora Lighting, Commerce, CA Circle 83

Dimmable LED can lights

RDL32-4-12W series LED recessed downlights are dimmable ceiling can lights for indoor use. The luminaires use 12 W, fit 4-in. ceiling openings, and have pigtail wires connected to a quick-disconnect connector attached to a standard E26 Edison base.

LED sconce

LEDtronics, Torrance, CA Circle 84

WS 850 SoHo LED sconce provides softly diffused ambient/ accent lighting. The polymer lamp body looks like hand-turned wood. The luminaire measures 6 3/4-in. wide and 20 1/8-in. long, and is available in 3,000 K or 4,000 K. Jesco Lighting, Port Washington, NY Circle 82

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PrisMAX SL provides more light for longer periods of the day, enhancing a wide variety of indoor activities for customers, employees and visitors in your facility. These durable skylights use prismatic lens technology to deliver optimal daylight performance. PrisMAX SL was developed in conjunction with Sunoptics™ and when used as part of a sensored-controlled lighting package reduces the need for electrical lighting.

LED closet light

An LED closet light measures 6 5/8-in. wide x 4 1/4-in. tall and delivers 575 lumens. Designed to be small, yet versatile, the fixture mounts flush to ceiling or wall surfaces. The low-profile fixture has a white acrylic diffuser and removable pull chain.

Lithonia Lighting, an Acuity Brand, Atlanta Circle 85

Designed to work on Varco Pruden’s SSR™ or HWR™ roof systems, PrisMAX SL’s unique “self-curbing” structure uses a patented water-diverter and seam-mounted aluminum framing to create a long term, weathertight seal for years of maintenance-free performance.

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Snap System allows users to customize light directly on an LED lamp, rather than on a fixture. MR16, PAR30, PAR38, and AR111 lamps provide a choice of lamps and accessories to tailor light in applications including restaurant, retail, and hospitality. Using the company’s bright, point source GaN-on-GaN LED and prismatic optic, the lamps accept a magnet in the lens center, allowing accessory attachment.

Accessories adjust color and shape of the beam.

SORAA, Fremont, CA Circle 86

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Cabinet for raised-floor data centers IsoFlo: • Fully contained cabinet for data centers • Separates IT and human airfl ow space • Integrates with building-management system

IsoFlo fully contained cabinet isolates inlet and exhaust airflow paths for reported efficient and flexible data-center design and operation. The unit separates the IT airflow from the human-occupied space so a comfortable work environment can be maintained even when excessively warm inlet and exhaust temperatures are realized. There is no requirement for a hot aisle/cold layout. The isolated airflow paths and a standard module sizing of the chimney and airflow panel allow the cabinet to be used in any new or existing pod or cage configuration. Automatic airflow controls allow integration with a building-management system. DCIM provides real-time information to the data-center manager.

Tate Airfl ow, Jessup, MD Circle 101

Energy-optimization software

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) version 4.0 for energy optimization builds on the company’s Predictive Energy Optimization software and offers streamlined analytics, increased visibility into savings, and improved managed services. Said to save users 10% to 25% in HVAC energy costs with increased scores in LEED, the software has an intuitive interface and offers real-time transparency into energy operations. The platform displays predictive and retrospective data and allows users to view adjustments that were made to the operating system. Results can be accessed in a consolidated view.

BuildingIQ, Foster City, CA Circle 102

Long-focus HD camera

WV-SFV631LT camera is a full-HD, 1,080-pixel, outdoor, vandal-resistant and waterproof fixed-dome network camera. An addition to the 6-series i-Pro camera line, the unit is IP66-rated water and dust resistant and has a built-in, long-focus variable-focal lens. The variable focal length of 9 to 22 mm includes applications such as situations where the camera needs to produce an exceptional image but be located some distance from the subject, such as on a high ceiling in a large lobby.

Panasonic System Communications Co., Newark, NJ Circle 103

Transfer switches

ASCO 7000-series automatic transfer switch and bypass-isolation transfer switch lines include a 30-cycle rating of 600 to 1,200 A. The rating has a withstand close-on rating (WCR) of 30 kA at 480 V, its ability to withstand and close-on short circuit currents with a specific type of over-current protective device, or for a finite time period. At 30 cycles, the time period is typically 0.5 sec. at 60 Hz. The rating allows the switches to be specified for large, complex projects where the fault current on the emergency system is high.

Emerson Network Power, Florham Park, NJ Circle 104

Facility-wide lighting management

XPoint wireless lighting-control system provides building-wide control. The system embeds controls and distributes decision making directly into a fixture, creating an intelligent luminaire. Users can implement a wide range of lighting-control strategies, including programming light-fixture operation to zone-based occupancy control, as well as daylight control. The system can store schedules and group information. Other features include direct programming from a PC or the web, scheduling options, and maintenance alerts.

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Glass Panels Muffle School Noise Replacing conventional operable panels with sound-deadening glass panels provides the acoustics and daylighting required for optimal learning.

Top. Hufcor GA1 omni-directional movable glass panels allow classrooms to be reduced in size for teaching in smaller groups at Princeton Community Middle School.

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rchitects Fanning & Howey, Park Ridge,

from one room to another. So, even though students

IL, were tasked to create a flexible learn-

walking through the corridors created by the folding

ing environment at Princeton Communi-

glass walls may make noise, the glass panels keep the

ty Middle School near Cincinnati. The facility had

ambient sound levels within the rooms at levels re-

to be adaptable to changing needs and enrollments

quired for optimal learning.

and meet LEED daylighting requirements. Tradition-

Guidelines published by the Acoustical Society of

al operable partitions were not the answer because,

America (ASA), Melville, NY, state that ambient noise

although they have been used for decades to divide

levels within classrooms should not exceed 35 dB, in-

classrooms and multipurpose spaces and are good

cluding the sound from HVAC equipment and sounds

sound controllers, they also prevent light from enter-

from the exterior or adjacent rooms.

ing adjacent rooms.

Above. Acoustic glass walls also were used at McKinney High School, McKinney, TX. A corridor was closed off, diverting students from a hallway located next to the library.

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In addition, the designers needed a wall system

The answer was Hufcor, Janesville, WI, GA1 om-

that would reduce sound flanking around the edges

ni-directional movable glass panels. The panels pro-

of the panels. To control flanking, the Hufcor opera-

vide the needed flexibility, primarily to create small

ble partitions use a lever closure panel, an expand-

classrooms for small-group teaching. The insulated

able closure that provides force across the entire sys-

glass inserts meet daylighting requirements and are de-

tem to squeeze the panels together. The 200 lb. of

signed to stop as high as 44 dB of sound from traveling

force creates a tight panel-to-panel bond, preventing

sound from leaking between the panel joints.

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than the upper clear-glass section.

Although the movable glass wall panels don’t impede

The acoustical glass wall also uses mullions to

Combining the benefits of room flexibility, day-

students’ direct access to daylight, even if located within

match the fixed storefront glass system used through-

lighting, acoustical performance, and accessibility,

interior sections of the small learning communities,

out much of the building. The bottom section con-

acoustical glass walls helped create an effective learn-

glass panel surfaces often cause rooms to have higher

tains a translucent polycarbonate that is more durable

ing atmosphere at both schools. CBP

reflectivity times (RT). Higher RT may lower the overall speech intelligibility index (SII) levels, since nearly all sound waves are reflected back from the solid-glass surfaces into the

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classrooms. Better SII levels mean better hearing and comprehension. To reduce RT, the acoustical

consulting

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used highly absorptive ceiling tiles to provide much of the sound absorption required to improve speech intelligibility to levels recommended by the ASA. Acoustic glass walls also provide a solution at McKinney High School, McKin-

“I’m pleased that we were able to leave the heat pumps intact through the retrofit.

I know that when it’s time to upgrade and add we’ll be using Bosch-FHP all the way.”

- Steve Hudson, Director of Technical Engineering, Sussex County, Delaware

ney, TX. Glass wall panels close off a corridor, diverting students from a hallway located next to the library.

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The wall system includes an inset pass door that allows access into the expanded library. The full-height door is

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New Energy For Historical Structure Geothermal system, lighting, and windows were key elements in a deep-energy retrofit.

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ew projects are more challenging than a major

house more than 40 classrooms and a majestic faculty

said Peter Reiss, AIA, LEED AP, project manager for

retrofit of an historical building on a busy ac-

meeting room. Despite the abundance of classroom

ARC. “In order to preserve historic ceilings and mill-

ademic campus. In addition to planning and

space, the building fell short in many key areas of

work, fan-coil units were used in many classrooms and

modern performance.

integrated into the existing wood paneling.”

installing new mechanical and structural systems in a building not originally designed for them, architects

“Like many historic academic buildings in New En-

and builders must preserve the historical character of

gland, there had been no thought to ever air condition

•

an iconic structure, often while the building and ad-

it,” Laird said. With limited interior height and no ceil-

achieve 75% diversion rate

joining structures remain occupied.

ing access, finding space for piping and ductwork was

Other energy-conscious upgrades included: A construction waste-management approach to

ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge, Cam-

a challenge. And because of the building’s location on

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bridge, MA, faced that situation with the design for

a tightly populated quad, there was no room for exte-

Marvin Windows, Warroad, MN, with low-e glass and a

a complete renovation and energy retrofit of Phil-

rior cooling towers or rooftop equipment.

1/2-in. air space filled with argon gas for reflecting heat

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New R30 roof system New high-performance replacement windows from

Low-emitting, low-VOC-compliant materials for all

lips Hall, a signature building at Phillips Exeter

ARC worked with energy consultants to develop a

Academy, Exeter, NH. Their task: “Get the building

geothermal system with 49 wells in a closed-loop

adhesives, paints, coatings, and flooring

ready for the next 50 years,” said Philip Laird, AIA,

pump system. Geothermal handles the heating and

LEED AP, president of ARC and principal-in-charge.

cooling, avoiding the need for loud and unattractive

• •

“We took a holistic approach to upgrading the en-

rooftop air-handling units, while reducing the school’s

rials where possible, including refurbished original

tire building.”

overall carbon footprint.

millwork, interior doors, hardware, wood f looring,

Phillips Hall, built in 1932, anchors a central quad-

“The geothermal system solved a variety of issues,

rangle on the prep school’s campus. Its 44,000 sq. ft.

including aesthetics, acoustics, and energy efficiency,”

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Long-life terrazzo flooring installed in all corridors Use of salvaged and/or re-used historical mate-

interior wood mouldings, and exterior stone

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Use of local slate and granite

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STRONG SAFE QUIET & GREEN

A complete renovation and energy retrofit of Phillips Hall, a signature building at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH, was needed to get the building ready for the next 50 years.

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Use of materials with pre- and/or post-consumer recycled content Creation of designated areas for collection of recyclables including paper, card-

board, glass, plastic, and metal incorporated into the building design

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LED lighting Occupancy sensors.

“Marvin’s custom capabilities helped us to emulate the appearance of the orig-

inal historic windows while ensuring modern energy efficiency,” Reiss said.

“The large windows included arched tops and circular shapes, and even some casement windows with curved tops,” Reiss said. “We researched a variety of window products, but in the end we felt that the detailing of the Marvin windows was the most durable and well suited to a renovation for a long life cycle.”

Some of the round-top windows went into newly created attic dormers, which turned a dreary, underused space into five cheerful, comfortable new classrooms.

The entire project followed principles of sustainable design and construction developed by a design team and school personnel. A set of guidelines and goals was

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established based on LEED for Schools as well as the National Institute of Building Sciences’ Guiding Principles for Sustainable New Construction and Major Renovations.

Recycled and salvaged material was used extensively, and construction debris was diverted away from landfills whenever possible.

To accommodate upgrades for mechanical systems and building-code improvements, a central core was created between a pair of existing stairways. On each floor, the central core provides new accessible bathrooms, elevator circulation, and a classroom renovated with salvaged materials to emulate the other historically preserved classroom spaces.

New roofing, repointed bricks and limestone, and salvaged wrought-iron panels enhance the building’s exterior profile.

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Above. The large windows in Phillips Hall include arched tops and circular shapes, and even some casement windows with curved tops.

Marvin windows were used throughout.

Top right. The entire Phillips Hall project followed principles of sustainable design and construction developed by a design team and school personnel.

Above. Some of the round-top windows went into newly created attic dormers, which turned a dreary, underused space into five cheerful, comfortable new classrooms.

that happened to the building over the last 50 years,” Laird said.

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Linear-fluorescent light fixtures had been installed throughout the building in the 1970s. By studying vintage photos, the design team was able to source pendant light fixtures in keeping with the style of the original fixtures.

The $10.6-million project was completed in August 2012, five years after initial planning began. The renovation has been well received by students and staff, said Laird.

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“This is an important, almost iconic building for the school,” he said. “The school has a very long and rich history. It’s a beautiful building and I think the school really wanted to have the renovation reflect the integrity and character of the original building.”

Perhaps the best indication of how well the Phillips Hall project has been received: ARC is currently working on a similar renovation of the building next door. CBP

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Sheet flooring Noraplan nTx sheet flooring is said to cut flooring installation time by as much as 50% when compared with standard PVC sheet installation. The flooring has a pre-applied, solvent-free self-adhesive that minimizes prep work and eliminates drying time. Resistant to moisture and with no pH limits, the flooring eliminates the need for moisture testing and remediation and requires minimal preparation of the concrete slab. Floors can be cleaned and walked on immediately after installation.

Noraplan nTx: • Sheet flooring • Has pre-applied, solvent-free self-adhesive

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Deflection clip line

Three-Legged Dog deflection clip line is said to reduce the risk of the clip being dropped during installation and reduces installation time. The clip slides over the top of a stud before it is lifted into place. Offered in a number of sizes including 1 5/8, 2 1/2, 3 5/8, 6, 8, and 10 in., the product provides 1 3/4-in. deflection in every size except the 1 5/8 in., which provides 1 1/2-in. deflection.

Flex-Ability Concepts, Oklahoma City Circle 107

2DL line consists of digitally customizable, sustainable laminates for vertical and light horizontal surfaces. The laminates are made of corn and soy byproducts. Available in more than 100 standard colors and textures, the material can match the look of other building products.

Applications include wall paneling, tables, fixtures, and interior doors and cabinetry.

BioSurf, Montgomery, MN Circle 108

Batt insulation

SmartBatt insulation with MoistureSense technology is a kraft-faced fiberglass batt insulation that is said to manage moisture.

The product adapts based on moisture levels in the wall cavity, blocking moisture from entering when humidity is low and allowing the wall to breathe when it senses high humidity. It is available in R-values from R-13 to R-38 and installs like traditional kraftfaced insulation.

CertainTeed Corp., Valley Forge, PA Circle 111

Textile composite flooring

Counterbalance collection Kinetex textile composite flooring is an alternative to hard surface flooring. Constructed of knitted polyester fabric and cushioned polyester felt backing, it is said to provide the durability of hard-surface flooring, the comfort and warmth of soft-surface flooring, and better acoustics and safety than either. Reported to be virtually unaffected by stains, the flooring resists crushing. The collection includes three 24 x 24-in. modules with a variety of patterns, colors, and accents.

J+J Flooring Group, Dalton, GA Circle 109

Wood-flooring adhesive

Multi-powered wood-flooring adhesive is said to provide strong initial grab and minimize hollow spots while remaining easy to trowel and clean up. The adhesive provides moisture control, sound deadening, and crack bridging, is low VOC, and can contribute to LEED credits.

TEC, Aurora, IL Circle 110

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SZ acoustic curtain walls are said to reduce noise levels inside buildings by as much as 22 to 25 dB. The modular, flexible walls can be custom fit for most existing spaces. Constructed of panels with an interior core of sound-dampening loaded vinyl and a layer of antimicrobial polyester batting, the core is layered between two panels of 18-oz. flame-retardant vinyl. The panels connect with Velcro and can be reconfigured.

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Luminous ceilings

MirroFlex luminous ceilings provide an evenly lit, three-dimension ceiling.

Thermoplastic ceiling tiles in a Tiffany White diffuser material are available in more than 50 3-D patterns. Colored gels can be added to change the mood of the room. The ceiling can be used with an existing grid system.

Vinyl-tile installation system Runs in: I-Set installation system for LVT is said to minimize disruptions and return spaces to immediate Mar, operational status.

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completed reportedly in half the time of traditional methods.

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Basket-weave mesh

The company’s S-18 mesh pattern is a mid-scale basket weave. The checkered pattern’s low-percentage open area allows it to reflect color and light. Available in bronze or stainless steel, the weave allows walls to show through when used as a wall covering for a 3-D effect.

Banker Wire, Mukwonago, WI Circle 115

Roller-shade fabrics

Color additions to the GreenScreen Revive fabrics for roller shades include Pewter and Onyx. The fabric is 100% PVC-free polyester and contains a minimum of 89% Repreve fibers. Fabrics are fire retardant, provide solar control, and are available for manual and automated window-shading solutions.

Mermet USA, Cowpens, SC Circle 116

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Sound-control mats

Acousti-Mat HP series sound-control mats includes Acousti-Mat II HP, Enkasonic HP, and Acousti-Mat 3 HP. The mats provide sound control through the addition of an acoustical fabric laminated to the bottom of the mat’s entangled mesh core. The fabric adds an absorptive cushion on which the mesh spring rests, providing impact noise control without adding to the overall floor height.

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Simple to install and remove, water-tight barrier for residential or commercial use.

Available in widths for jamb or wall mounting, and in stock heights of 10”, 20”, 24”, 30” and 36”- or to specific heights needed, and widths are made to order. The USA made, aluminum shield requires no tools to install into pre-mounted vertical channels when needed. The unit complies with FEMA and FIA regulations, for doors.

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Acoustiblok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Acoustical Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Alcoa Architectural Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

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American Hydrotech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Anne Thull Fine Art Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Aquatherm Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Bosch Thermotechnology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Gary L. Parr Executive Vice President, ConSource LLC 847.382.8100 ext.101 gparr@cbpmagazine.com Richard J. Ancas Regional Sales Manager Northeast 732.450.9791 917.826.6362 cell rancas@cbpmagazine.com

Carlisle SynTec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 CertainTeed Gypsum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

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Chem Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 ClimateMaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 CPI Daylighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 DORMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Duo-Gard Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Duro-Last Roofing Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Scott Cunningham Regional Sales Manager Southeast, Mid-South 770.913.0115 678.576.1487 cell scunningham@cbpmagazine.com Jon Heng Patricia Heng Regional Sales Managers West Coast 626.799.3610 jheng@cbpmagazine.com pheng@cbpmagazine.com Jim Morrissey Regional Sales Manager IA, IN, MN, MO, OH 847.274.6482 APM Media Group jmorrissey@cbpmagazine.com Tracy Ryle Inside Sales, Regional Sales IL, MI, WI 847.382.8100 ext. 103 tryle@cbpmagazine.com

Eaton’s Cooper Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Eclipse Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Engineered Lighting Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Envirospec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Flex-Ability Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Forbo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Greenbuild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Guardian SunGuard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Hanover Architectural Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Hufcor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 International Roofing Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Kawneer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 LiveRoof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Major Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Maxxon Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 MBCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 McNichols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Marga Parr Production Manager 847.382.8100 ext. 115 mparr@cbpmagazine.com Ellen Sandkam List Rental Services 847.382.8100 ext. 110 esandkam@atplists.com

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Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating . . . . . . . . . . .9, 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204, 244

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Modulararts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

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Roxul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

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Salsbury Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

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Special-Lite Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

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Springs Window Fashions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Super Stud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Jill Kaletha Foster Reprint Service 866.879.9144 ext. 168 jillk@fosterprinting.com Arthur L. Rice Chairman/CEO 847.382.8100 ext. 106 arice@atpnetwork.com

The Airolite Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Thermafiber Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Tjernlund Products Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63, 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235, 245 Trim-Tex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Varco Pruden Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Wooster Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Zero International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Zurn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 www.cbpmagazine.com

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