Environmental Design + Construction - October 2008 - (Page 71) SUSTAINABLE HOME Not only does the roof ’s extension beyond the southern wall increase shading, it gives the home a definite style. Photo by Gayle Babcock, Architectural Imageworks. Students and faculty working on the Drury University Habitat for Humanity project take a short break from working on the home’s shell. SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS USED CONCRETE FLOOR: QC CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS HEAT PUMP: LENNOX LOW-E CASEMENT WINDOWS: WEATHERSHIELD LOW-VOC PAINT: SHERWIN-WILLIAMS RADIANT WALL HUNG BOILER: ELECTRO INDUSTRIES RANGE AND REFRIGERATOR: WHIRLPOOL ROOFING MEMBRANE: GAF EVERGUARD TPO ROOF SIDING: LP SMART SIDE SOLAR TANK: HEAT TRANSFER PRODUCTS SOLAR TUBES: SOLARFLEX SPRAY FOAM INSULATION: ICYNENE UNDERSLAB INSULATION SYSTEM: CRETE-HEAT When you specify SFI® wood, you’re supporting a North America-wide certification standard whose participants plant 650 million trees every year, and manage for wildlife, soil and water values across 151 million acres of independently certified forestland. And that means a steady supply of certified wood for your green building project. SFI Inc. is globally-recognized, non-profit and supported by conservation groups. So look for the SFI logo when you specify building products. Your business will benefit. And so will the forests. Find out more at sfiprogram.org. they cheered fraternity brothers who arrived to work all weekend… as they saw faculty, staff and librarians repeatedly arrive no matter the weather…and as they sighed with relief when Springfield community members volunteered at a critical point and stayed until the end that the Drury students learned something beyond architecture and sustainability. These students learned they are capable of anything and that they are part of a community who supports them. Giving back is a good thing and something they should always do. That is a platinum education. Traci Sooter, AIA, a native Missourian, is a Registered Architect and associate professor in the Hammons School of Architecture at Drury University. Her work with Drury University includes design-build projects with architecture students for charities or communities in need. She can be reached at tsooter@drury.edu. READER SERVICE NO. 187 WWW.EDCMAG.COM/WEBCARD 71 OCTOBER 2008 SUSTAINABLE HOME http://www.sfiprogram.org http://www.sfiprogram.org http://www.EDCmag.com/webcard
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