The Ecological Engineer:
Glumac at Greenbuild ChicagoGreenbuild attendees in November will be among the first to preview The Ecological Engineer: Glumac, a new book written by Dave Macaulay and scheduled to be published in 2011 by Ecotone, the green building publishing house led by eco-visionary Jason McLennan.
The Ecological Engineer: Glumac is the second of a series of Ecotone books that give a behind-the-scenes look at the most innovative engineers in North America and the practices and principles that push sustainable design to new frontiers – and create green buildings that really work.
Providence Newberg Medical Center
This “greenest” hospital in the country involves a new state-of-the-art 43,000sf outpatient facility with inpatient capabilities. This is the first hospital in the United States to achieve a rating of LEED Gold. Environmentally conscious amenities include advanced HVAC systems, natural light in all patient rooms, and windows treated for improved heat transfer resistance. Other items that helped obtain LEED certification were the use of recycled construction mater, a system for utilizing storm water, use of environmentally friend housecleaning projects, and the purchasing 100% wind generated electricity.
Mirabella Retirement Community Portland
This project is being built on a former brownfield site and will be the 1st LEED Platinum CCRD (Continuing Care Retirement Center) in the U.S. What really makes this project great is the collaborative efforts of the team (owner PRS, AMAA Architects, Hoffman Construction and Glumac) and its numerous sustainable attributes: reduced energy and water usage (each by more that 40%) through solar hot water, water source heat pumps with ultra high efficiency ECM motors, high efficiency lighting, demand control ventilation, occupancy sensors, dual-flush toilets, low flow shower heads, green roofs, drought-tolerant plants.
EarthLink Data Center
The 7,000 sf expansion of Earthlink’s existing data center was converted from office space. The existing center plant was expanded to handle the additional electrical and cooling loads. Glumac was the prime design consultant for the project and the fast-track design was completed on –time in only one and a half months. In addition to being designed for 100 W/sf, a few of the sustainable design attributes included: 20-inch raised floor plenum with underfloor electrical power and overhead low-voltage distribution; Twelve PDUs and eight CRAC units at perimeter for distributing power and cooling; New 1,500-kW generator; Four new 500-kVA UPS power supplies; New 350-ton chiller plant expansion.
