Featured Events2008 Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities
Baltimore, MD
April 30 - May 2
This conference is designed for architects, landscape architects, roofing professionals, green roof researchers, horticulturalists, urban planners, facility managers and developers, policy makers and anyone with an interest in green roofs and green buildings. Shifting into the Mainstream
Toronto, Ontario
June 11 - 12
The first national summit of the Canada Green Building Council, building industry decision makers will learn about how LEED Canada is evolving from one-time certification to a life-cycle building performance management system for any type of building. |
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New listings in the BuildingGreen GreenSpec Product Directory are available online.
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| OASys Air Conditioner from Speakman CRS The OASys uses a combination of indirect and direct evaporative cooling, rather than compressors and refrigerants, to provide energy-efficient air conditioning while also bringing inside fresh air. The units pull in a continuous flow of outdoor air, cool it using a heat exchanger (indirect cooling), and then run it through a water-saturated membrane (direct evaporative cooling) that also adds humidity and filters the air.
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Heifer International Headquarters; Little Rock, AR | 
| An AIA/COTE Top Ten winner in 2007, the Heifer International building makes innovative use of onsite water resources. Stormwater is filtered by indigenous plants in bioswales that feed a constructed wetland before being reused for irrigation.
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Brick preexisting on the site and new gravel paving systems cover 51% of the parking area. |
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A 30,000 ft2 inverted roof directs rainwater to a five-story, 42,000-gallon water tower wrapped with a glass-enclosed fire stair. Waterless urinals, a city first after much negotiation, and low-flow toilets and lavatories minimize potable water use. Graywater collected from sinks and drinking fountains, condensate from outside air units, and rainwater from the water tower are reused in the toilets and cooling tower. Moisture removed from the building as condensate is reused to cool the building. Read more...
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