Environmental Design + Construction - March 2009 - (Page 14) NEWSLINE National Green Building Standard ICC-700 Approved as American National Standard WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Green Building Standard, known as ICC-700, was approved Jan. 29, 2009, as an American National Standard. The new standard provides guidance for safe and sustainable building practices for residential construction, including both new and renovated single-family to high-rise residential buildings. This is the first and only green standard that is consistent and coordinated with the code council’s family of I-Codes and standards. The International Code Council and National Association of Home Builders developed the standard with broad input from several thousand stakeholders ranging from code officials and other building professionals to the entire spectrum of the green building community. The standard’s rating system allows builders, designers and communities to choose the levels of high-performance green buildings that best suit their needs. Key provisions include: ■ Land conservation; ■ Rainwater collection; ■ Construction of smaller homes to conserve resources; ■ Energy performance starting at 15 percent above the baseline requirements of the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code; ■ The use of low-VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) materials and detached garages or carports to improve indoor environmental quality; and ■ Homeowner education on proper maintenance and operation to maintain its green status throughout its life cycle. Visit www.iccsafe.org/700 for more information. Dual-Flush Toilets Help Conserve Water at Clifton South Beach Hotel HILLSBORO, ORE., AND MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Caroma, manufacturer of dual-flush toilets and stylish bathroom sinks, was chosen by Cambean Hospitality, a Miami Beach-based hospitality group, to supply high-efficiency toilets for the Clifton South Beach hotel. The Clifton South Beach is a 35-room historic art deco boutique hotel in Florida that is currently undergoing a multimillion dollar renovation with the ultimate goal of LEED Gold certification. The entire hotel is being retrofitted with Sydney Smart 270 toilets, a dual-flush toilet using 1.28 gallons per flush for solid waste and 0.8 gallons for liquid and paper waste, averaging 0.90 gallons based on a 1:4 full/half flush ratio. Reportedly, this installation will save more than 74 percent water compared with the 3.5-gallon toilets previously installed. Assuming just a 50-percent occupancy rate and toilets utilized three times/day, that is a savings of more than 51,000 gallons of water in just one year. Visit www.caromausa.com or www.cambean.com for more information. Audubon’s New Commercial Interior Space Achieves LEED Platinum Certification NEW YORK — The National Audubon Society has earned LEED Platinum certification for its new headquarters in New York City. The 27,500square-foot rental space at 225 Varick Street received the highest point total of any commercial interior in the world from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), according to designer FXFOWLE. The project was built by Citadel Construction. Audubon’s redesign of the space was completed for only 10 percent above the cost of less environmentally friendly modifications and will pay for itself in 10 to 15 years depending on energy costs. For more information, visit www.audubon.org. 14 Reader Service No. 186 www.EDCmag.com/webcard ed+c M AR C H 09 http://www.gravelpave2.com http://www.iccsafe.org/700 http://www.caromausa.com http://www.cambean.com http://www.gravelpave2.com http://www.audubon.org http://www.EDCmag.com/webcard
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