By Anne Vazquez, on October 27, 2006, at 6:32 am The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) will be the recipient of the National Institute of Building Sciences’ (NIBS) Honor Award for 2006, which will be presented at the NIBS’ Annual Awards Dinner on January 24, 2007. The October notification letter was addressed to SBIC Executive Director Helen English and SBIC Chairman Greg Crawford on behalf of the Council.
Now in its 14th year, the Institute’s Annual Honor Award recognizes “individuals or organizations that have made exceptional contributions to the nation and the building community.” The award letter stated that, “SBIC is being honored for its many contributions to
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By Heidi Schwartz, on October 27, 2006, at 6:31 am A twenty-two story tall commercial tower perched on a two-storey podium, is slated to break ground during the first week of December 2006 in the heart of Business Bay in Dubai. The building comprises 300,000 square feet and is a collaboration between RUR Architecture of New York and developer Shabah Lutfi. The building, O-14, will be located along the extension of Dubai Creek, occupying a prominent location on the waterfront esplanade. The design for O-14 is for a tower sheathed in a forty centimeter-thick concrete shell perforated by over 1,000 openings that create a lace-like effect on the building’s
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By Heidi Schwartz, on October 26, 2006, at 6:44 am The North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) announces the addition of the “Play It Smart, Play It Safe” DVD to its library of free educational resources on fiber glass and mineral wool insulation. NAIMA offers resources for workers through its Health and Safety Partnership Program (HSPP), a voluntary program designed in cooperation with OSHA to assure greater worker protection.
NAIMA’s “Play It Smart, Play It Safe” program is designed to increase worker comfort. The program provides important information in a fun and entertaining way to contractors and workers who handle fiber glass and rock and slag wool insulation
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By Anne Vazquez, on October 26, 2006, at 6:38 am The Energy Planning Network (EPN), Verso Paper, and EnerNOC, Inc. announced today that Verso Paper, a supplier of coated papers in North America, has been awarded EPN’s “2005/2006 Energy Users Excellence Award” in the Demand Management Initiative Category. Founded in 1993, EPN is a peer group for corporate energy and facility management professionals. EPN helps members maximize energy savings by providing a central, unbiased clearinghouse of vital resources, networking, and advocacy.
Verso’s winning initiative deployed innovative demand response strategies at its Bucksport, ME mill. Verso began the initiative in the winter of 2005/2006 when ISO New England created a
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By Heidi Schwartz, on October 26, 2006, at 6:36 am To help companies in the oil and gas industry protect employees and stay compliant with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandates, safety-industry publisher MANCOMM has developed and released Oil & Gas Industry: OSHA Regulations from Parts 1903, 1904, 1910, & 1926 (Product No. 36B-002). Like many MANCOMM reference works, this 720-page, 8-1/2″ x 11″ book is enhanced with RegLogic®, a colorful, graphical approach that makes reading and understanding regulations easier than ever. RegLogic® is a revolutionary, patent-pending innovation and an integral part of the MANCOMM mission – Changing the Complex into Compliance®.
Oil & Gas Industry: OSHA Regulations
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