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Contents Issue 7 Volume 33 • December 2008 12 F E AT U R E S 10 2008 Top Products Sustainable Facility highlights the products that garnered the most reader inquiries from both the New + Notable and Product Focus sections this past year. D E PA RT M E N T S 6 8 Editorial Industry Watch 58 Initiatives 59 Marketplace + Classiﬁeds 59 Advertiser’s Index 12 Living Lab Now complete after almost a decade of planning, The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is topped with a 2.5-acre living roof and employs a wide range of energy-saving materials and technologies. ONLY ONLINE Sustainable Perspectives Industry leaders, including Ward Hubbell, GBI, Michael Berning, P.E., LEED AP, and Rick Fedrizzi, USGBC, address the past, present and future of sustainability issues. The 2009 GREEN BOOK Sustainable Product + Resource Guide Be sure to check out our WHITE PAPER section on www.SustainableFacility.com! Featured this month is: 16 42 51 55 Suppliers Products Trade Names Resources Insulation Energy Savings: Key Issues and Performance Provided by Honeywell This white paper examines the implications of new codes and standards on increased R-value requirements for roofs and walls, air barriers for all new buildings, and improved mechanical-system efﬁciency. On the Cover: The California Academy of Sciences is one of 10 pilot green building projects of the San Francisco Department of the Environment. Founded in 1853 as the ﬁrst scientiﬁc institution in the West, it is the only institution in the world to house an aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum, and world-class research and education programs under one roof. Photo by Tim Grifﬁth. Read the full story beginning on page 12. Your Environmental Source for Facility + Power Management SUSTAINABLE FACILITY (ISSN 1934-6980) is published 7 times annually, Feb, Apr, Jun, Jul, Sept, Nov and Dec, by BNP Media II, L.L.C., 2401 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 700, Troy, MI 48084-3333. Telephone: (248) 362-3700, Fax: (248) 362-0317. No charge for subscriptions to qualiﬁed individuals. Annual rate for subscriptions to nonqualiﬁed individuals in the U.S.A.: $90.00 USD. Annual rate for subscriptions to nonqualiﬁed individuals in Canada: $122.00 USD (includes GST & postage); all other countries: $140.00 (int’l mail) payable in U.S. funds. Periodicals Postage Paid at Troy, MI and at additional mailing ofﬁces. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: SUSTAINABLE FACILITY, P.O. Box 2148, Skokie, IL 60076. Printed in the U.S.A. Copyright 2008, by BNP Media II, L.L.C. GST account: 131263923. Change of address: Send old address label along with new address to SUSTAINABLE FACILITY, P.O. Box 2148, Skokie, IL 60076. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the consent of the publisher. The publisher is not responsible for product claims and representations. Canada Post: Publications Mail Agreement #40612608. Send returns (Canada) to Bleuchip International, P.O. Box 25542, London, ON, N6C 6B2. For single copies or back issues, contact Ann Kalb at (248) 244-6499 or KalbA@bnpmedia.com. Green Book December 2008 www.sustainablefacility.com A Publication 2009 Sustainable Product & Resource Guide 4 S U S TA I N A B L E F A C I L I T Y DECEM BER 2008 http://www.SustainableFacility.com http://www.sustainablefacility.com

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