The document discusses advancements in building technologies focused on enhancing well-being and sustainability within businesses, highlighting the significant economic benefits of improved indoor air quality and efficient construction materials. Key innovations include the use of aerogels for insulation, dynamic window technologies, and photocatalytic cleaning systems that contribute to energy savings and productivity gains. It also emphasizes the importance of LEED certification in assessing environmentally compatible buildings, which has positive implications for property value and investment.

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Building
Technology

2. TWO GROWING
GREEN TRENDS
1) Well being: the interaction between business and human beings
2) Sustainability: the interaction between business and nature
“Poor indoor air quality costs the U.S. economy over $17-26 billion annually”
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3. The Benefits
of Growing
Green
The Research
• $2,000 per employee per year
when the environment and well being
of the business is improved
• 20% performance increases on
average for employees
• 10% improvement in attendance
• 40% advantage for the retail
business market with improved
lighting and windows
• 40% of the consumption of industry
for buildings comes from air
conditioning, heating, and ventilation
Improved lighting and air quality was
reported to reduce pain perception
by 22%
In tested hospitals it was found that
better lighting resulted in a quicker
patient recovery
-Jerrold Wang of Lux Research
Harvard Studies: Cognitive
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4. WHAT ARE THESE
NEW
TECHNOLOGIES?
There are countless companies on the cutting edge of technology that improves
well-being and sustainability within a business. These technologies come from a
variety of fields from construction to insulation to windows and specialized cleaning
products
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5. The Latest in
Construction  Polymers for roofing and siding have evolved
to be conservative of water and heat
 Specific coatings and powders are often
mixed in with cement, concrete, or a coating
 Aerogel- synthetic, porous, ultralight
materials derived from a gel
Made most often as silica aerogel:
-ability to manufacture easily
-relatively high performance of silica aerogels:
-thermal insulation, fire resistance,
sound attenuation, hydrophobicity
• Brick companies such as RavenBrick
and Fox Blocks use powder coating
within their concrete and cement to
improve indoor air quality
• Paint and coatings now have lower
volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
and better water efficiency
• Savings on energy costs across the
board
• JIOS Aerogels integrates their new
aerogel powder into paints, coatings,
cement, plaster, and even gypsum
How it Works
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6. The Greatest in Insulation
What are Aerogels?
How do they work?
 Aerogel insulation has a higher
thermal efficiency that allows for
significant energy savings
 Moisture resistance reduces mold
and improves air quality within a
home/place of business
 Liquid component of the gel is
replaced with a gas but maintains
the physical structure of the
material.
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Aerogels
The new
super
material
Fire
resistant
Moisture
resistant
Sound
Dampening
Synthetic
and
porous
hydrophobic
lightweight

7. The Vanguard of Aerogels
• JIOS Aerogel has become the vanguard of the aerogel industry
• They do extensive work with Insulation, cement, paints, coatings, and
gypsum
• Many projects are paid back on energy savings alone after 12-18
months
 JIOS Aerogel’s Cool Roofing solutions block most UV and IR radiation
 This contributes to energy savings due to easier thermal regulation
“We don’t make a lot of the products that you use everyday. We make the
products that you use to make everyday better”
-Patrick Stobbs, Executive Director of JIOS Aerogel
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8. The Advanced
Green
Window
Technologies• Thermochromic, electrochromic,
photochromic, and low-e
• Pleotint has been expanding
rapidly due to their cost saving
dynamic windows
• They block heat and balance
temperature and lighting of a room
without the need for blinds or shades
• Energy savings coupled with higher
productivity
• LEED credits, Bird Safety Certified
How it Works
 Thermochromic and electrochromic windows
are most applicable to businesses and their
buildings
 Pleotint focuses on thermochromic windows
Thermochromic
focus
• Heat savings
• Increases
thermal
efficiency
Electrochromic
focus
• Electric savings
• Increases
electrical
efficiency
Low-e
• Reduces
energy use
• Creating a
surface
condition where
low levels of
thermal energy
are emitted
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9. The Applied
Window
Technologies
• PURETi on the cutting edge of well-
being and sustainability
• Photocatalytic cleaning agent
reduces water usage and cuts the
frequency of cleaning in half
• 60-90% reduction in the time of
labor for cleaning
• Keeps photovoltaics cleaner, cooler
and more efficient
• They can provide LEED credits for
your business building
How It Works
Their photocatalytic
cleaning solution uses
ultraviolet light
activated technology
Applied to the surface
of windows, building
exteriors, and even
solar panels
This UV-PCO
technology is
activated by a specific
wavelength of light in
order to become self-
cleaning and purifying
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10. The Benefits of LEED certification
LeadershipinEnergy
andEnvironmental
Design(LEED)isa
thirdpartcertification
thatasssses
environmentally
compatiblebuildings
There are many
new
technologies
that help rack up
these LEED
credits
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Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design
(LEED) is a third party
certification that assesses
environmentally compatible
buildings
Provides monetary
benefits by yielding
higher rental value and
improving the overall
property value
LEED
certification has
a big impact on
the investment
community

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