Call for Uniform and Enforceable Green Code
Government at all levels has long been asking citizens to embrace energy efficiency, from promoting recycling to encouraging residents to use their cars less and use energy-efficient light bulbs. Those communities also are demanding more from their state and municipal leaders...
Photovoltaics, the conversion of solar radiation into electricity, reached two important milestones in 2010. First, new installations of photovoltaic (PV) modules were expected to surpass 14 gigawatts worldwide by year’s end—at least doubling the 2009 installations...
Metals Roofs And Renewable Energy Systems – A Lasting Combination
A growing need to reduce energy consumption, waste, and CO2 emissions is clear. But the next step – how to reasonably achieve that – still needs to be addressed...
Opportunities Opening for Metal
The leaking pipe causing the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been effectively capped at the time of publication of this issue of Metal Construction News...The consensus seems to be that this recent oil tragedy is just the latest—and possibly largest—reminder that we need alternative sources of energy...
With Prepainted Metal, Products Last Longer And The Environment Stays Greener
While there are many benefits to using prepainted metal in terms of cost savings and production line efficiencies, many manufacturers choose coil coated metal for its durability...
The Ecological Benefits of Metal Roofing
Metal roofing has a long, successful history worldwide. It's proven track record spans all types of projects...
Can you Claim Points on the LEED Regional Materials Credit
It's time to clarify what qualifies and what does not qualify under the LEED-2009 program's Regional Materials Credit 5 in the Materials and Resources (MR) section. One to two points are available for registered building products involved in new construction, schools or core and shell applications that meet the requirements of MR Credit 5. Those requirements pertaining to metal building envelope components state...
International Green Construction Code Available From ICC
Washington, DC - The International Code Council® (ICC®) announces that it has finalized the first green construction code for commercial buildings. The International Green Construction Code (IGCC) is coordinated with the existing International Codes, making it more easily enforceable, useable and adoptable.
While many local jurisdictions and cities across the country have started passing regulations which implement and require sustainable design and construction practices, relatively few states have taken steps to mandate that certain public buildings achieve certain levels of LEED® Certification...
Zero Energy Building Initiatives
The DOE estimates that over the next twenty years 40% of the commercial building market will be built. By 2030 we will build an additional 40 billion square feet of commercial building space...