The Power of Green
It seems that every day a new company announces its "green" initiative designed to conserve natural resources and save energy. This is good news and a sign of growing global "green" consciousness.
In this issue of Nanogel News Online, you’ll learn how schools in the US and The Netherlands are preparing their students for a more energy-efficient future. We've also outlined how the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon is promoting the development of “zero” energy solutions to the next generation of engineers and architects, who have new ideas on how to rely solely on solar power. Look in our calendar to see how oil-rich nations like Dubai and Saudi Arabia are encouraging their neighbors in the Mideast to conserve their oil resources.
This newsletter highlights just a few projects that show how many of us are re-thinking our use of energy so that we can achieve a sustainable future. How will your project design bring us closer to net-zero energy use? We’d like to know. You can send us an e-mail or drop by booth #1342 at the 2007 Greenbuild in Chicago, November 7 through 9.
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Daylighting Puts Some Light on the Subject
The Rudolf Steiner School in Haarlem, The Netherlands
The Rudolf Steiner School in Haarlem, The Netherlands, is helping students to view their school experiences in the best possible light.
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2007 Solar Decathlon College Competition
Six Schools Aim for 'Zero' Using Cabot Nanogel Aerogel
www.solardecathlon.org
The prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is one of five colleges and universities that are using Nanogel aerogel energy-saving material in the design of their "zero energy" structures in the “2007 Solar Decathlon.”
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Seeing the Light Even When It's Cloudy
School balances thermal and energy efficiency with daylighting
The new Roosevelt Elementary School in Elkhart, Indiana, is an open and spacious learning environment, featuring skylights located throughout the building: in the library, auxiliary corridors and student dining areas, as well as school entrances.
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Yale Sculpture Building: The Intersection of Art and Innovation
Transparent Building Gives Perfect Light
The transparent, 60,000 square-foot Sculpture Building and Gallery at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, is a model of innovation in design and energy efficiency.
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Balancing Light and Heat
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Download a recent article from "The Construction Specifier" to learn more about how aerogel can help provide light, insulation and beauty to buildings designed with the latest daylighting options.
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Nanogel Certified French Avis Technique from the CSTB
Nanogel aerogel for use in multiwall polycarbonate sheets has received certification through the Technical Assessment (Avis Technique) under the reference “6/06-1699 Nanogel PC” registered on 07/16/2007.
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Nanogel Expands Global Daylighting Partnerships
Worldwide efforts to conserve energy resources result in new daylighting partners joining Cabot Nanogel's team.
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Worldwide Daylighting Events and Exhibits
Join us in the coming months at the following exhibitions, which feature a range of energy-saving options.
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