I need to know information on the environmental design of industrial
buildings. Industrial buildings can be considered factories or
assembly plants as well. The following link:
http://www.usgbc.org/News/usgbcinthenews_details.asp?ID=1435&CMSPageID=159
has a good start of what I am looking for. It states: Some of the
buildings' most innovative features have to do with water
conservation. The roof of the building will be planted with a grassy
surface, which in addition to providing an urban landscape, said
Bijou, will reduce peak runoff of storm water, dust associated with
urban airflow, and glare and heat islands. In addition, solar hot
water collectors on the roof will provide alternative means to meet
domestic hot water needs. There also will be rainwater collection bins
that will be used for landscape irrigation. Bijou added that there
will be potable water use reduction through the installation of low
flow plumbing fixtures.
This is very good information, but I need more of it and from different sites.
I need information on modern (the recent past, not style) building
techniques, not 1900's brick-and-mortar buildings.
Two other sites include:
http://www.metropolismag.com/html/content_0801/mcd/index.html
In reference to the pictures on the page:
Herman Miller
SQA GreenHouse
Holland, Michigan, 1995
A sunlit, tree-lined interior "street" (top), which divides office and
light-manufacturing (bottom right) space, is also a social gathering
place. Fresh air is pumped into the facility hourly, and wetlands
(bottom left) were created on the grounds to manage storm water.
http://www.mcdonough.com/
I am looking for 10 to 15 references of "green", "sustainable" or
"environmental" design of industrial buildings that are still in
operation, not converted to residential / commercial units.
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