{"id":2655,"date":"2012-11-27T00:05:18","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T05:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?p=2655"},"modified":"2012-11-27T19:38:49","modified_gmt":"2012-11-28T00:38:49","slug":"better-by-design-presentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2012\/11\/better-by-design-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Better by Design &#8211; Presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Energy use for lighting in the new High Rock School is <b class=\"c\">35% less<\/b> than code thanks to high efficiency lighting and extensive use of natural light?<\/li>\n<li>School buildings designed to a higher standard of energy and environmental performance are eligible for reimbursement of an additional <b class=\"c\">2% of eligible construction costs<\/b> from the MSBA?<\/li>\n<li>The geothermal heating and cooling system at the Public Service Administration building uses <b class=\"c\">no fossil fuels<\/b> on site?<\/li>\n<li>All the  <b class=\"c\">stormwater runoff<\/b> from the PSAB is collected in underground cisterns and recharges the local aquifer?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"width:425px;float:right;margin-left: 10px;\" id=\"__ss_15362239\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/15362239\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>This information, and much more, was covered during <b>Better by Design &#8211; Energy Efficiency in Needham&#8217;s Public Construction Projects<\/b> at Green Needham&#8217;s November 26th meeting.  <\/p>\n<p>Using the <b>High Rock School<\/b> and the <b>Public Services Administration Buliding<\/b> as case studies, <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Hank Haff<\/b> of Needham&#8217;s Public Facilities Construction Division<\/li>\n<li><b>Rick Rice<\/b> of DiNisco Design Partnership (project architect for the High Rock School) and<\/li>\n<li><b>Mike Fields<\/b> of Winter Street Architects (project architect for the Public Services Admiinstration Building)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>explained the who, how, what and when of designing and building energy efficient buildings for Needham.  <\/p>\n<p>If you missed the meeting, you can <b>view the presentation here<\/b> and will soon be able to <b>see a rebroadcast of the meeting on The Needham Channel<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2012\/11\/better-by-design-green-needham-meeting-2012-11-26.pdf\" title=\"Better by Design \u2013 Green Needham Meeting 2012-11-26\">PDF of the presentation is available here<\/a>.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that: Energy use for lighting in the new High Rock School is 35% less than code thanks to high efficiency lighting and extensive use of natural light? 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