Building Industry Magazine - December 2013 - (Page 44)

NewsBeat Architects Hawaii Strikes LEED Gold The new FBI building in Kalaeloa, designed by Architects Hawaii, Ltd., has earned LEED® Gold Certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Architects Hawaii, Ltd. (AHL) has announced the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) recently awarded the new 152,000-square-foot FBI building LEED® Gold Certification. The FBI offices, formerly located on two floors in downtown Honolulu's Federal Building, are now in a four-story building in Kalaeloa (previously part of Barbers Point Naval Air Station). "The project owner and the FBI challenged us to deliver a state-of-theart high-performance facility," said Architect David Bylund, LEED-AP, principal and director for design and sustainability at AHL. "Achieving LEED Gold Certification was a large part of that challenge. The benefits include great reduction in energy and water use compared to a standard office building, and a very healthy work environment for the FBI agents and staff." As the designer of the new field office, AHL worked with the project developer, Penrose/Walsh FBI Honolulu LLC, and the FBI to incorporate a variety of green strategies. Free Electronic Waste Pickup Offered Pacific Corporate Solutions (PCS), in partnership with Sims Recycling Solutions, is offering free electronics recycling and pickup service for all Oahu businesses, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions and government entities through December 31. "Electronic waste is the fastestgrowing waste stream in the world today with more than 2 million tons ending up in landfills," said Lance Furuyama, PCS vice president of operations. "Pacific Corporate Solutions is committed to protecting our precious environment by cutting the amount of electronic waste sent to our landfills." According to Furuyama, PCS sends all recycled equipment to its Halawa warehouse for sorting and on-site destruction of hard drives. All electronic waste is then packed and shipped to Sims Recycling Solutions in California, avoiding any addition to Hawaii's landfills. PCS will pick up desktop and laptop computers, CPUs, servers, CRT and LCD monitors, keyboards, mice, scanners, routers, DVD players, VCRs, telephones, PDAs, copiers/printers, fax machines, MP3 players, speakers, stereo equipment, digital and video cameras, calculators, electronic boards and cords/cables. Furuyama said he hopes the free, limited-time offer will encourage more businesses, especially in downtown Honolulu, to take advantage of the easy, convenient service. In 2012, PCS recycled about 725 tons-1.45 million pounds-of electronics. Some of the most popular items recycled were computers, monitors and printers. Although electronic waste constitutes only about 2 percent of the typical municipal solid waste stream, it nonetheless accounts for about 70 percent of the toxic waste found in landfills, including cadmium, lead and mercury, which can contaminate soil and groundwater, Furuyama added. Companies and organizations can schedule a pickup by calling 488-8870 or at www.ewastehawaii.com. In 2012, the average weight of materials from a single business pickup was 844 pounds. 44 | BUILDING INDUSTRY | DECEMBER 2013 http://www.ewastehawaii.com

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