Latest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Stories
MELVILLE, N.Y., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the world's largest provider of health care products and services to dental, medical and animal health office-based practitioners, celebrated Earth Day with the launch of its 2012 Global Reflections program which helps healthcare practitioners more easily use environmentally-friendly products. "Henry Schein firmly believes that protecting the health of our planet is an important part of our...
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- William McDonough + Partners, a leading design firm, is proud to announce that the official dedication day and ceremony for the NASA Sustainability Base, which has been called NASA's first space station on Earth, took place today at Moffett Field. As the design architect for the project, William McDonough + Partners' innovative design created a facility that embodies NASA's spirit, fosters collaboration, supports health and well-being,...
C.S. Mott Children's and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospitals get Silver LEED certification from U.S. Green Building Council ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital have been awarded LEED® Silver certification established by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the nation's preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of...
Just in time for Earth Week, San Diego architecture firm LPA Inc. scores LEED Gold Certification for their eco-friendly studio in downtown’s historic Wonder Bread Building. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) April 17, 2012 If a space built circa 1924 can achieve one of today’s highest green building certifications, it’s safe to say, almost any place can. Just in time for Earth Week, San Diego design firm LPA Inc. celebrates Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification...
LOS ANGELES, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- F. Gavina & Sons, Inc., (Gavina) producers of California's own Don Francisco's Coffee announced that Michael Gavina has been appointed to serve on the Sustainable Development and Energy Efficiency Commission (SDEEC) with the City of Vernon. The seven-member commission, which includes local business leaders, will meet once a month to set sustainable and energy efficient standards in community zoning and development for the City of Vernon....
HARRISONBURG, Va., April 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Moseley Architects, a leader in the design of educational facilities, is proud to announce that Orange County Public Schools' new Locust Grove Middle School has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification with the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). Located in Locust Grove, Virginia, the facility is Virginia's first LEED Gold middle school and Orange County's first LEED certified...
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yesterday SFI President & CEO Kathy Abusow sent a letter on the LEED Standard to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Board of Directors and MR TAG members, urging them to "encourage USGBC to make a decision that supports the future of our forests" by recognizing "the value of all forest certification programs," including the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). The full letter is available here. Quoting from a...
SAN FRANCISCO, April 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning international architecture and design firm Perkins+Will announced today the appointment of Peter Busby to the role of managing director of its San Francisco office. Since merging his Vancouver based firm with Perkins+Will in 2004, Busby has been a driving force across the company, compelling its industry-leading sustainable design initiatives. With this newly expanded role, Busby's globally recognized design work and...
HUGHESVILLE, Pa., April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Construction Specialties (C/S), a leading manufacturer of high-performing architectural products, announced today the opening of their newly renovated office space at its manufacturing facility in Hughesville. Local leaders, including Representative Tom Marino, were present at a special ceremony to celebrate the new 8,748 square foot area, which is the first LEED® certified project in Lycoming County. (Photo:...
Crawford Laboratories now offers an AIA-approved, online Continuing Education Course. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 04, 2012 The new online American Institute of Architects (AIA) – Approved continuing education course produced by Crawford Laboratories, Inc., manufacturer of Florock® industrial flooring, emphasizes the many eco-friendly features of Division 9 resinous floor coatings. The one hour class with accompanying test entitled, “Resinous Flooring: Everything You Need to Know,...
