Students from University of Minnesota’s Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE) presented their Capstone Design projects last week. The room was filled with detailed poster boards illustrating their research and findings. Six teams, four to six students each, presented topics ranging from “Algae Dewatering” to “Fungal Lipids from Lignocellulosic Material for Biodiesel Production”. There [...]
ASTM international, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials – a global leader in the development of consensus based standards – convened recently in Arizona for their bi-annual conference. The Committee on Sustainability, splintered off from the Performance of Buildings committee, helps guide material and product manufacturers in the areas of sustainability [...]
ENERGY STAR® recognized the top U.S. manufacturers for their work on behalf of energy efficiency in this country and handed out a few awards recently in Washington D.C. We are very pleased to be the sole window manufacturer to receive this important distinction this year. Winning three years in a row means we are now [...]
Watch video highlights from the CNG grand opening here!
Cardinal IG, a major glass supplier, recently earned Green Professional status with the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council’s Green Masters Program. Cardinal IG provides energy efficient insulating glass (IG) for Andersen windows and doors. Successful performance in nine “sustainability areas” earned them this achievement.
Executive Director of the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council, Tom Eggert said, “Cardinal IG [...]
Andersen celebrated the grand opening of a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station this week near our Menomonie, Wisconsin plant. The Cedar County Cooperative Cenex station will provide a new alternative fuel source for us as we begin converting our transportation fleet to CNG, versus diesel. This begins with seven new trucks that reduce [...]
This month’s thought provoking TED Conference in Long Beach, CA will hold some programming and social events in LivingHomes’ revolutionary new prefabricated house they call C6. The affordable, aesthetically pleasing home is designed for LEED Platinum homes and focuses on healthy, sustainable construction.
Read all about this sustainable, comfortable home here!
Once again Habitat for Humanity is a shining example of how affordable it really can be to build green. Habitat for Humanity of Kent County (MI) is currently building a home for a disabled veteran and his family that’s expected to achieve LEED Gold.
Construction Liaison, Jamison Lenz of AmeriCorps states, “This house follows a standard [...]
Employees at the Andersen Logistics’ distribution center in Fall River, Mass. recently replaced 468 lighting fixtures in their warehouse. The reduced energy consumption and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is the easily documented savings. However, it’s the brighter and quieter work space that’s really noticeable!
The project, with support from the local utility company, replaced all [...]
Glass technology in windows is complex, difficult to understand and worth a review. Windows perform many different tasks. To fully understand their performance we need to address both the heating and cooling seasons in addition to the entire system that is a building.
Low-E glass: A common term referring to glass that has low emissivity [...]
