John Boecker to Present Green Roundtable Webinar

7group partner John Boecker will be presenting a free one-hour webinar, Lean & Green: Cost-Effective Green Design Using IDP, as part of the Sustainable Performance Webinar series hosted by The Green Roundtable. This one-hour webinar will examine integrative design as the key to designing and constructing cost-effective green projects. Exploring integrative design from concept to practice with case study examples, the webinar will engage how whole systems thinking, understanding the building as an organism, and analyzing systems interrelationships can significantly improve building performance while neutralizing or reducing overall first costs.

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First LEED Certified Projects of 2011

Two 7group projects were awarded LEED certification during the first quarter of 2011. Centro Leoni, a two-building office complex in Milan, Italy, attained LEED Silver (CSv2.0). Located just south of the city’s central core in an area originally developed for industrial buildings, the project is now flanked by public gardens, an active railroad, schools and a supermarket. Both regional and recycled materials were used in the construction of this 575,800 sf project, and over 90% of all parking capacity is located underground to reduce heat island effect. The efficient irrigation system incorporates a rainwater sensor, reducing the use of potable water for maintenance of the native-species external gardens, and enthalpy heat recovery wheels reduce overall energy consumption. High daylighting levels and outdoor air ventilation rates, as well as wide glazing systems offer outdoor views and maintain a high comfort level for indoor spaces. For further details, please visit www.centroleoni.com.

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GBACPA 2011 Overall Design Award Winner

For the third year in a row 7group has partnered with EI Associates on the Green Building Association of Central PA’s Overall Green Building Design award winner. 

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Next Green Tour of Italy Scheduled for October 2011

The next Green Tour of Italy, guided by John Boecker of 7group/Umbrella Green Network, Alberto Ballardini of Habitech/GBC Italia, and Lauren Yarmuth of YRG Sustainability, has been rescheduled for October 2011. Please stay tuned for further updates. You may also visit the tour’s website at www.toursustainability.com.

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New Journal - Sustainable Cities and Society

Professor Saffa Riffat is delighted to announce the publication of Sustainable Cities and Society (SCS) by Elsevier Limited. SCS will publish a wide range of original high quality papers covering fundamental and applied research, critical reviews and case studies. The journal focuses on research and multi-disciplinary work aiming to reduce the environmental and societal impact of future cities. It will stimulate exchange of ideas and knowledge transfer in the field of sustainable cities.

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