Tag: building sciences

The Wuhan Energy Conservation Association is interested in accessing American energy conservation and environmental protection building material technology.  They hope that American building materials supermarkets/stores or manufacturers can enter the Wuhan city market and develop there.

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Itron’s corporate headquarters has been granted LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification by the U.S. Green Building Council at the gold level.  Itron is located in Liberty Lake, Washington. The 200,000-square-foot building purchased in 2004 is the first Itron facility to qualify for LEED certification.  Sustainability principles included in achieving the certification include […]

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Source: Marc Stiles, Puget Sound Business Journal, September 20, 2012. Seattle has changed its program that requires commercial property owners to measure and report building energy efficiency. Initially, nonresidential buildings of 10,000 square feet or more and multifamily residential buildings with five or more units were required to participate in the Energy Benchmarking & Reporting […]

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The City of Seattle’s Office of Economic Development (OED) , with their lending partners, offers affordable loans to eligible businesses that can cover all of the cost of purchasing and installing energy efficient equipment.  With these upgrades, businesses can take advantage of improved profitability, upgrade old equipment, reduce operating costs, and create a comfortable, attractive […]

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Brooks Sports’ proposed “deep green” Seattle headquarters received Seattle City Council Land Use Committee approval for an extra 20 feet of height in return for the project’s environment-friendly design.  The developer, Skansa, says the extra height is needed to make the building economically viable.  Skanska is seeking approval for the controversial five-story building under a […]

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The mission of the Renton Technical College Construction Center of Excellence  is to be a resource hub between the K-20 education system and the construction industry to support workforce and economic development.  The new new small business incubator part of the website can be found at http://www.constructioncoejobs.com/. The school is offering several free trainings and resources: […]

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WCTA Platinum member McKinstry announced that their Montana team has secured a five-year efficiency program at Montana State University.  The program will be focused on the university’s auxiliary buildings:  The residence halls, the Brick Breeden Field House, Student Union Building, and the Hosaeus Fitness Center. Two years ago, the University chose McKinstry as their ESCO […]

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McKinstry, a leader in integrated construction, energy, service and smart building innovations, has announced that Jamie Pedersen has been hired as Vice President General Counsel and Heidi de Laubenfels has been hired as the Director of Communications and External Relations.  In addition, Ron Johnson has been named Vice President of Facility Services, Mike Locke has […]

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Our friend, Evan Scandling of APCO Worldwide, has commented on a recent lunch that we organized to discuss the prospects for the smart grid sector.  It was a very thought provoking discussion and Evan has done a nice job summarizing his thoughts.  Here are a few others from my notes: I was struck by the […]

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Source:  Evan Scandling, APCO Worldwide, Northwest Cleantech, April 2012. I recently had the opportunity to join a roundtable discussion about the future of smart grid applications in three areas that don’t get as much attention as utility and home usages: commercial/industrial buildings, IT and electrical vehicles. Hosted by the Washington Clean Tech Alliance, the roundtable […]

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