When I first met Nancy Walker, President of the branding company Walker Brands in Tampa, FL, I believed her to be somewhat of a “green guru”. After all, her building had received the first LEED Gold certification in the city and she kindly offers tours of her facility to educate the public. However, as it turns out, Nancy did not initially intend to build green, nor was her motivation to save on utility bills in the long-run.
Archive for the ‘Green Building’ Category
Walker Brands, Tampa: How One Woman’s Creative Vision Turned into Gold
Posted in Green Building, tagged Green Building, green business, HVAC, LEED, LEED Gold, lighting optimization, Nancy Walker, senterra consulting, Tampa, Tampa Green Buildings, triple bottom line, Walker Brands on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Green indoor building products promise improved air quality for workers
Posted in Green Building, Indoor Environmental Quality, Supply Chain, Waste Management, tagged building environmental impact, CSR, employee health, environmental issues, Green Building, green building products, green business, green flooring, IEQ, indoor air quality, Indoor Environmental Quality, LEED, low VOC building material, low VOC paint, no VOC paint, senterra on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Considering the scientific, medical, and technological breakthroughs of the past few decades, it seems somewhat odd that green materials are just now becoming a matter of interest in commercial indoor environments, when the toxicity of their traditional counterparts and their impact on employee productivity have been known for years.
Green buildings do not break the bank
Posted in Green Building, tagged building environmental impact, cost-cutting, environmental issues, global warming, Green Building, green building materials, Green Globes, HVAC, LEED, senterra, socio-environmental issues, sustainable construction, sustainable design on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This means that an additional upfront investment of $100,000 for sustainable features in a $5 million building with an estimated 20-year life cycle should produce at least $1 million in savings during that timeframe, ten times the initial investment.
What’s so great about passive design?
Posted in Green Building, tagged building environmental impact, environmental issues, global warming, Green Building, Green Globes, HVAC, Indoor Environmental Quality, LEED, lighting optimization, passive design, senterra, socio-environmental issues on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Undoubtedly, passive design has made a comeback in light of emerging green building standards and energy concerns. Consequently, designers are re-learning ancient wisdoms, while employing advanced simulation tools, such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models to minimize errors.
