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Environmental Building News
Volume 18, Number 5 — May 2009

Feature

The Folly of Building-Integrated Wind

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Wind turbines on buildings could produce electricity where it's needed and catch high winds above ground level. However, wind turbulence, safety, cost, and poor performance all make building-integrated wind a limited strategy.

From the Editors

Save the Icing for Last
Before considering high-profile features such as wind turbines and photovoltaic arrays, we should focus on the basics of green building.

What's Happening

EPA to Mandate Emissions Reporting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rule requiring large businesses, raw material producers, and manufacturers to report greenhouse gas emissions.

Energy Simulation Packages Updated
Leading BIM providers Autodesk and Bentley Systems have released new software bundles to solidify their energy modeling offerings: Autodesk providing feedback early in the design process and Bentley offering high-power tools for later analyses.

Newsbriefs

Flame-Retardant Chemical Found in All U.S. Coastal Waters
Water Stewardship Label in the Works
HUD and DOT Coordinating Efforts
Indiana Development First to Certify Through NAHB
GBI and AIA Pledge Cooperation
YouthBuild Event Gives Rise to a Green House in D.C.
ASHRAE Launches Commissioning Certification
Phoenix Aiming for Carbon Neutrality
Green Leaders Start Consulting Firm
Good Housekeeping Seal Goes Green

 

Awards & Competitions

AIA Announces Top Ten Green Projects for 2009
AIA-COTE has announced the winners of its annual Top Ten Green Projects competition.

Product Review

Nexterra NSF-140-Certified Commercial Carpet Tiles
Bolyu and Cambridge carpet tiles with Nexterra backing were the first carpets certified to NSF 140-2007e, achieving the platinum level.

Product News

Product Briefs

PureBond Exempt From CARB Testing Requirements

BackPage Primer

Adaptive Thermal Comfort

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Adaptive thermal comfort broadens our understanding of the comfort zone by accounting for human behavior and perception, and factors like amount of clothing and air movement.

Briefly Noted

Books

Calendar

Calendar of Events

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