 and technologies in new office buildings can cut energy costs significantly. But strategies for connecting a facility with its exterior environment have the potential to also enhance the interior environment, resulting in much more valuable employee productivity increases.
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| published Friday, January 30, 2009 |
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to slow down global warming before it’s too late,” said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in September 2006, when he signed Assembly Bill 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. This landmark legislation, also known as the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, requires the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to develop regulations and market mechanisms that will reduce California’s greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.
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| published Monday, January 12, 2009 |
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can reach temperatures that are nearly 100°F above the ambient
temperature. A cool roof, by contrast, stays at or near the ambient
temperature due to the characteristics of its outer layer.
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Software & Tools: eQUEST® | |
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| published Saturday, February 24, 2007 |
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, yet easy to use building energy use analysis tool which provides professional-level results with an affordable level of effort.
This freeware tool was designed to allow you to perform detailed analysis of today's state-of-the-art building design technologies using today's most sophisticated building energy use simulation techniques but without requiring extensive experience in the "art" of building performance modeling. This is accomplished by combining a building creation wizard, an energy efficiency measure (EEM) wizard and a graphical results display module with an enhanced DOE-2-derived building energy use simulation program.
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| published Wednesday, January 01, 2003 |
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opted to emphasize "green" building practices in
its new South Astaire Building. This three-story combination office
building and movie/television set serves as an expansion to Sony’s main
studio. A large central skylight spills natural light into the
building’s open central court.
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| published Friday, November 01, 2002 |
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"water tower" feature dominates both the exterior and
interior of the single-story Victor Valley Water District
Administrative Facility. Located in a high desert climate, this
building has 12-inch-thick exterior walls with solid-grouted concrete
masonry.
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| published Tuesday, October 01, 2002 |
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Institute in La Jolla, California, is a
123,000-square-foot laboratory and office building completed in 1999.
Among the energy efficiency measures included in the building are
systems for limiting energy waste associated with its 92 fume hoods and
its air handling, space conditioning, and lighting systems.
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| published Monday, September 02, 2002 |
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energy design approach, designers can
cost-effectively lower building operating costs while improving
workers’ comfort and boosting productivity.
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| published Thursday, August 01, 2002 |
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for the Santa Ana Police Headquarters focused on their
unique opportunities for reducing energy use at this round-the-clock
facility, which includes a holding facility.
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| published Saturday, March 02, 2002 |
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of the Daylighting Designer’s Toolkit, designers can improve the visual environment, create a higher-quality space, and lower energy costs for buildings.
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| published Saturday, February 02, 2002 |
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are appropriate for all building
types, but some are especially useful for particular buildings. This
Design Brief reminds designers and builders of opportunities they
should consider in each of their projects.
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| published Tuesday, January 01, 2002 |
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early in a project can lead to design
solutions that, though they appear simple, significantly improve
building energy performance.
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