High Performing Buildings - Summer 2008 - (Page 2)

CONTENTS 26 Part 2 of a 3-Part Series 14 Walking the Walk Photo © Lara Swimmer 4 Making Business Sense The minimum annual water consumption needed to sustain life, including food production, is 7,500 gallons per year. In the United States, the average consumption is 500,000 gallons With energy-efﬁcient and sustainable per year. To change this number, water design features such as underﬂoor air needs to be conserved and recycled. distribution, daylighting and process Rainwater harvesting, tidal ﬂow wetcooling, the facility provides a comlands and environmentally sound water fortable environment for researchers treatment systems not only lower buildto develop photovoltaic technologies. ing water use, but also reduce energy Located on NREL’s Golden, Colo., consumption. The author discusses the campus, the Science and Technology link between water and energy, and Facility houses nine laboratories for various water saving techniques. advanced materials synthesis, analysis, characterization and support, as well as a 10,170 ft2 process development and integration laboratory. Science and Technology Facility Rainwater: The Untapped Resource Lillis Business Complex The students of the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon learn future professions in a building that teaches environmentally responsible decision making. The complex is 37% more efﬁcient than Oregon’s energy code. Sustainable features include daylighting, thermal mass and ceiling fans, night ﬂush cycle and photovoltaics. Photo © Bill Timmerman/PIX 14967 2 HIGH PERFORMING BUILDINGS Summer 2008

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High Performing Buildings - Summer 2008
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Lillis Business Complex
LG Electronics
Tate Access Floors, Inc.
Science and Technology Facility
Daikin AC (Americas)
Greenheck
Rainwater: The Untapped Resource
Ruskin
Chillventa
SEMCO
North Exelon Pavilions
Energy Conservatory
AHR Expo
Florida Solar Energy Center
EMGP 270
The Fulton Companies
The Solaire
3M Energy & Advanced Materials
Building Owners & Managers Institute
Great Seneca Creek Elementary School
Price
International Facility Management Association
Advertisers Index
U.S. Green Building Council
AAON, Inc.

High Performing Buildings - Summer 2008