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Engineering and Development Teams Design Architect: Cesar Pelli and Associates Production Architect: Kendall Heaton Associates Development Manager: Hines Interests Limited Partnership Structural Engineer: CBM Engineers, Inc. MEP Engineer: Cosentini Associates Interior Design: Harley Ellington, Steelcase, Workplace Integrators, Cesar Pelli and Associates Contractor: Lathrop Construction (Turner) there to reduce heat gain in greenhouse-like areas that receive direct sunlight, thereby minimizing heat gain and impact on air-conditioning requirements. Even the carpet is designed to capture dirt as people enter, which helps reduce cleaning costs. Through dedicated management of energy, a steady decrease in energy consumption can be seen during the new headquarters’ ﬁrst eight years, although that’s leveled off as the building population increased. As the population and activity in the building ebbs and ﬂows, continually reducing overall energy consumption is the focused. Throughout the past three years, the overall consumption has been steadied and further reductions in the coming year are predicted. Among the many unpredictable factors affecting energy consumption are outside climate conditions. Toledo’s average winter temperature is just 33 degrees Fahrenheit and its average summer temperature is 87 degrees F. Just as Owens Corning suggests to consumers to turn down their heating in the winter and air conditioning in the summer to save on THE RCI FOUNDATION PRESENTS: THE FUTURE ■ More than 55 percent of the 42-acre site, which was formerly a derelict railway switchyard, has been restored to its natural state with native vegetation and an abundance of wildlife. their heating and cooling bills, it is doing the same in its own building while maintaining employee comfort and satisfaction. And overtime air and lighting demands also can cause ﬂuctuations in energy use. IS IN THE BALANCE SYMPOSIUM ON BUILDING ENVELOPE SUSTAINABILITY April 30 – May 1, 2009 Marriott Wardman Park Washington, DC A CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY Owens Corning views the building as a symbol of its continuing commitment to sustainability. Following the three tenants of sustainability — Social, Environmental and Economic — looking at it 12 years later, the company would deﬁnitely do it all over again. Owens Corning’s World Headquarters exempliﬁes its values. And the bottom line is that the company believes it’s doing the right thing for the environment, its employees, and its business. SF As director of Owens Corning’s Sustainable Communities and Green Products, Gale Tedhams is responsible for leading the company’s global sustainability strategy and manages programs related to building sustainable communities and the green products that make them successful. Tedhams also leads a team of Owens Corning business leaders whose focus is to improve the company’s processes and products to make a positive impact on sustainable devel- www.rcifoundation.org www.ornl.gov www.nibs.org http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca opment. She is a graduate of Michigan State University with BS in Civil Engineering, and resides in Toledo, Ohio. 26 S U S TA I N A B L E F A C I L I T Y NOVE M B E R 2008 SF11084RCI.indd 1 10/13/08 3:32:58 PM http://www.rcifoundation.org http://www.ornl.gov http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca http://www.nibs.org http://www.rcifoundation.org http://www.ornl.gov http://www.nibs.org http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

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Sustainable Facility - November 2008 Contents Editorial Industry Watch Web TOC New and Notable The Case for Daytime Cleaning Commitment to Energy Effi ciency and Sustainability Finding the Green Solar for the Commercial and Industrial Sector: What’s Hot Now? Connecting Sustainability and Green Cleaning Recycling Rechargeable Batteries Sharing Best Practices The Consultant Conundrum Sharing the Facilities Management Burden The Building Owner’s and Operator’s Sustainability Solution: Energy Audits Greenbuild: Green Product Buzz Guide Product Focus Marketplace and Classifieds Advertiser’s Index Initiatives

Sustainable Facility - November 2008

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