Heat Mirror for Structural Sealant Glazings
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Southwall's pioneering suspended low-e Heat Mirror film can now be used with structural glazing systems in large commercial buildings. Graphic: Southwall Technologies. Click on image to enlarge.
I've been following the evolution of Southwall Technologies for years--well, decades.
Green Building Priority #2 – Reduce Water Use
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Drought map, updated weekly, from the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska. Click on image to enlarge.
Number 2 on my list of the top-10 green building priorities is to reduce water use.
Reducing water consumption should be a high priority not only in the parched Southwest but throughout the country. Some argue, in fact, that water is going to be an even bigger challenge than energy over the coming decades.
Comment on the New LEED Rating System Draft to be Released in 2012
USGBC staff will be monitoring this forum, and we will submit all comments on the new LEED draft as public comments, on your behalf.
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Update: Learn about the LEED 2012 3rd public comment period, March 1–20, 2012.
USGBC has released complete revisions of its LEED rating systems, and has opened a first public comment period, going from Nov. 8 to Jan. 14, 2011 (extended from Dec. 31, 2010).
Rewritten for ease and flexibility
Note: This pilot credit was closed for new registrations as of March 1, 2012.
Ornilux Bird-Safe Glass
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The first installation of Ornilux glass was in 2006 on the facade of an indoor swimming pool building in Plauen, Germany. Photo: Arnold Glas. Click on image to enlarge.
The German company Arnold Glas produces glazing with UV-reflective striping that is highly visible to birds yet nearly invisible to humans.