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NEWSLINE the commitment we’ve made to a safe and secure energy future. We hope others will follow our lead and make the choice as well,” said Robert Moore, senior vice president of Technical Services for Accor North America. Sofitel has nine locations throughout the United States including two in Chicago and one in Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington D.C. These properties will buy a total of 1,527,000 kilowatt hours (kWhs) of renewable energy. Compared to the average generation mix in the regional electric grid, the environmental benefit from this purchase is equal to offsetting approximately two million pounds of carbon dioxide per year, the impact of which is equivalent to planting more than 800 acres of trees each year or not driving 2.36 million miles. Visit www.accor-na.com and www. newwindenergy.com for more information. category certifies a manufacturers’ process/ technology, rather than a product. GeorgiaPacific Chemicals, LLC, is the first company in this category, with its Caire Technology attaining GREENGUARD Children and Schools certification. To achieve this certification, Caire Technology met the required standard of reducing formaldehyde levels by 80 percent or more from a product during the manufacturing process. The finished product also met the overall GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality certified emissions criteria. For more information, visit www. greenguard.org and www.gp.com. GREENGUARD INTRODUCES NEW CERTIFICATION CATEGORY Atlanta — In response to increased focus on improved indoor air quality, GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) has added the Formaldehyde Emission Reduction Technology category to its certification programs. Unlike other GEI certification programs, this AUTODESK AND BENTLEY TO ADVANCE AEC SOFTWARE INTEROPERABILITY San Rafael, Calif. / Exton, Pa. — At a joint press conference, Autodesk, Inc. and Bentley Systems, Inc., two leading providers of design and infrastructure software, announced an agreement to expand interoperability between their portfolios of architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) software. Autodesk and Bentley will exchange software libraries, including Autodesk RealDWG, to improve the ability to read and write the companies’ respective DWG and DGN formats in mixed environments with greater fidelity. In addition, the two companies will facilitate work process interoperability between their AEC applications through supporting the reciprocal use of available Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). With this agreement, the companies aim to improve AEC workflows by enabling broader reuse of information generated during the design, construction, and operation of buildings and infrastructure, and by enhancing the ability of project teams to choose among multiple software sources. Through supporting the reciprocal use of their available APIs, Autodesk and Bentley will enable AEC project teams to combine products from both providers within integrated workflows. For instance, a design team could use a mixture of Autodesk and Bentley software, such as Autodesk’s Revit platform and Bentley’s STAAD and RAM structural products, and simulate and analyze their designs or manage project information using Autodesk NavisWorks software or Bentley’s ProjectWise. For more information, visit www. bentley.com and www.autodesk.com. www.skylightinfo.com www.kalwall.com ICC-ES Listed PFC 1705 AUGUST 2008 Chris Cunningham Photography ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION Healthy. Green. LEED®. Sustainable. Translucent Wall and Roof Systems. There is no better way to daylight space. 800-258-9777 800-225-3895 READER SERVICE NO. EDC02084Kalw.indd 1 167 WWW.EDCMAG.COM/WEBCARD 4/25/08 9:30:21 AM 27 http://www.thegbi.org http://www.joneslanglassalle.com http://www.solarxcorp.com/certifications http://www.solarxcorp.com/certifications http://www.perkinswill.com http://www.edcmag.com http://www.hdrinc.com http://www.ashe.org

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Environmental Design & Construction- August 2008 Contents Editor's Note Web TOC Newsline New plus Notable Therapeutic Spaces On the Cover Surviving and Thriving A New Green Era of Luxury Special Section: Greenguard Indoor Air Quality Certification Getting it Right Extra Credit Product Focus 21st Century Schools Marketplace plus Classifieds Advertiser's Index Of the Earth

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