Jordan & Skala Engineers Inc. is a leading national engineering firm that offers mechanical, electrical, plumbing and structural engineering as well as energy services like LEED certification. They helped the Dallas Museum of Art achieve LEED Silver certification through various sustainability projects. Jordan & Skala also provides energy modeling and commissioning for multi-family residential skyscraper projects seeking Energy Star certification. Their full suite of services helps clients meet sustainability and energy efficiency standards.
LEED for New Construction was designed primarily for new commercial office buildings, but it has been applied to
many other building types by LEED practitioners. All commercial buildings, as defined by standard building codes,
are eligible for certification as LEED for New Construction buildings. Examples of commercial occupancies include
offices, institutional buildings (libraries, museums, churches, etc.), hotels, and residential buildings of 4 or more
habitable stories.
LEED for New Construction addresses design and construction activities for both new buildings and major
renovations of existing buildings. A major renovation involves major HVAC renovation, significant envelope
modifications, and major interior rehabilitation. For a major renovation of an existing building, LEED for New
Construction is the appropriate rating system. If the project scope does not involve significant design and
construction activities and focuses more on operations and maintenance activities, LEED for Existing Buildings:
Operations & Maintenance is more appropriate because it addresses operational and maintenance issues of working
buildings.
Some projects are designed and constructed to be partially occupied by the owner or developer, and partially
occupied by others tenants. In such projects, the owner or developer has direct influence over the portion of the
work that they occupy. For such a project to pursue LEED for New Construction certification, the owner or tenant
must occupy more than 50% of the building’s leasable square footage. Projects in which 50% or less of the building’s
leasable square footage is occupied by an owner should pursue LEED for Core & Shell certification.
Quest: How Lean & IPD contribute to Building Smart Energy CommunitiesMurray Guy
By turning our communities into Smart Energy Communities, we can improve energy efficiency, cut costs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Canada.
So what is a Smart Energy Community?
First, a Smart Energy Community integrates conventional energy networks. That means that the electricity, natural gas, district energy, and transportation fuel networks in a community are better coordinated to match energy needs with the most efficient energy source.
Second, a Smart Energy Community integrates land use, recognizing that poor land use decisions can equal a whole lot of energy waste.
Third, a Smart Energy Community harnesses local energy opportunities.
How Lean and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) help to achieve the 6 Principles for Smart Energy Communities
1. First Reduce Energy Requirements
2. Optimize Exergy
3. Manage Heat Capture
4. Reduce Waste
5. Renewable Energy
6. Energy Delivery Systems
LEED for New Construction was designed primarily for new commercial office buildings, but it has been applied to
many other building types by LEED practitioners. All commercial buildings, as defined by standard building codes,
are eligible for certification as LEED for New Construction buildings. Examples of commercial occupancies include
offices, institutional buildings (libraries, museums, churches, etc.), hotels, and residential buildings of 4 or more
habitable stories.
LEED for New Construction addresses design and construction activities for both new buildings and major
renovations of existing buildings. A major renovation involves major HVAC renovation, significant envelope
modifications, and major interior rehabilitation. For a major renovation of an existing building, LEED for New
Construction is the appropriate rating system. If the project scope does not involve significant design and
construction activities and focuses more on operations and maintenance activities, LEED for Existing Buildings:
Operations & Maintenance is more appropriate because it addresses operational and maintenance issues of working
buildings.
Some projects are designed and constructed to be partially occupied by the owner or developer, and partially
occupied by others tenants. In such projects, the owner or developer has direct influence over the portion of the
work that they occupy. For such a project to pursue LEED for New Construction certification, the owner or tenant
must occupy more than 50% of the building’s leasable square footage. Projects in which 50% or less of the building’s
leasable square footage is occupied by an owner should pursue LEED for Core & Shell certification.
Quest: How Lean & IPD contribute to Building Smart Energy CommunitiesMurray Guy
By turning our communities into Smart Energy Communities, we can improve energy efficiency, cut costs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Canada.
So what is a Smart Energy Community?
First, a Smart Energy Community integrates conventional energy networks. That means that the electricity, natural gas, district energy, and transportation fuel networks in a community are better coordinated to match energy needs with the most efficient energy source.
Second, a Smart Energy Community integrates land use, recognizing that poor land use decisions can equal a whole lot of energy waste.
Third, a Smart Energy Community harnesses local energy opportunities.
How Lean and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) help to achieve the 6 Principles for Smart Energy Communities
1. First Reduce Energy Requirements
2. Optimize Exergy
3. Manage Heat Capture
4. Reduce Waste
5. Renewable Energy
6. Energy Delivery Systems
This presentation is specifically tailored to the real estate community.
Are you a real estate broker representing a tenant interested in LEED certified space?
A building owner, who the broker calls on and doesn’t know if he can look at the deal?
The lender he calls to assemble the financing being asked to underwrite the sustainable improvements?
Whoever you are, we are all in this together.
This course will introduce you to the basic structure of LEED, the different rating systems and most importantly the framework and terminology to make you confident in the market. We will cover the issues to know, the questions to ask and when to ask them. LEED is truly an integrative process and each individual involved in the project has an influence on the final product.
You will learn, what you have to consider for LEED and when you need to do it.
The Pembina Institute presents the Reframed Tech Series — webinars on evolving deep retrofit solutions.
Join our second webinar to hear from leaders in heat pump retrofit solutions. Learn about projects underway and ask burning questions about challenges unique to retrofitting heating systems.
https://pembina.org/ReframedTechSeries
Reframed Tech Series: Climate resilience & deep retrofitsPembina Institute
The Pembina Institute presents the Reframed Tech Series — webinars on evolving deep retrofit solutions.
Watch our third webinar to hear from leaders in climate-resilient retrofit solutions. Learn about projects underway and ask burning questions about the opportunities and challenges of implementing climate-adaptation solutions in building retrofits.
https://pembina.org/ReframedTechSeries
ENERGY IN BUILDINGs 50 BEST PRACTICE INITIATIVESJosh Develop
Technology, economics and policy are rapidly transforming energy markets
and the broader economy. Global efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse
gases are leading to increased focus on policies that can reduce energy use
or promote low emissions generation.
Australia’s economy-wide target under the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change is to reduce emissions by 26-28 per cent
on 2005 levels by 2030. By the second half of the century, achieving net zero
emissions is likely to be necessary to meet international climate commitments.
The cost of producing electricity from renewable resources has declined
significantly over recent years and remains on a rapid downward trajectory.
Chapter 1 introduction-to_green_buildings_06082015Venkatesh S
This presentation is a part of Green Building Academy's LEED v4 Green Associate Made Easy Course. For more of these visit us at www.greenbuildingacademy.co
Greening your business is pretty but it may be poisonousKevin Connolly
The New York Greater Greener Buildings Program creates new opportunities and responsibilities for realty owners and developers. And risks, too. This is a Kevin Connolly study and that means maintaining awareness of the risks.
Paths to Net-Zero Energy Sustainable HomesDerek Satnik
It's cold in Canada, so Canada has always been a world leader in designing efficient homes. This presentation explores the Canadian experience with low-energy housing, and how to get from today's standard practice to net-zero
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This presentation is specifically tailored to the real estate community.
Are you a real estate broker representing a tenant interested in LEED certified space?
A building owner, who the broker calls on and doesn’t know if he can look at the deal?
The lender he calls to assemble the financing being asked to underwrite the sustainable improvements?
Whoever you are, we are all in this together.
This course will introduce you to the basic structure of LEED, the different rating systems and most importantly the framework and terminology to make you confident in the market. We will cover the issues to know, the questions to ask and when to ask them. LEED is truly an integrative process and each individual involved in the project has an influence on the final product.
You will learn, what you have to consider for LEED and when you need to do it.
The Pembina Institute presents the Reframed Tech Series — webinars on evolving deep retrofit solutions.
Join our second webinar to hear from leaders in heat pump retrofit solutions. Learn about projects underway and ask burning questions about challenges unique to retrofitting heating systems.
https://pembina.org/ReframedTechSeries
Reframed Tech Series: Climate resilience & deep retrofitsPembina Institute
The Pembina Institute presents the Reframed Tech Series — webinars on evolving deep retrofit solutions.
Watch our third webinar to hear from leaders in climate-resilient retrofit solutions. Learn about projects underway and ask burning questions about the opportunities and challenges of implementing climate-adaptation solutions in building retrofits.
https://pembina.org/ReframedTechSeries
ENERGY IN BUILDINGs 50 BEST PRACTICE INITIATIVESJosh Develop
Technology, economics and policy are rapidly transforming energy markets
and the broader economy. Global efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse
gases are leading to increased focus on policies that can reduce energy use
or promote low emissions generation.
Australia’s economy-wide target under the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change is to reduce emissions by 26-28 per cent
on 2005 levels by 2030. By the second half of the century, achieving net zero
emissions is likely to be necessary to meet international climate commitments.
The cost of producing electricity from renewable resources has declined
significantly over recent years and remains on a rapid downward trajectory.
Chapter 1 introduction-to_green_buildings_06082015Venkatesh S
This presentation is a part of Green Building Academy's LEED v4 Green Associate Made Easy Course. For more of these visit us at www.greenbuildingacademy.co
Greening your business is pretty but it may be poisonousKevin Connolly
The New York Greater Greener Buildings Program creates new opportunities and responsibilities for realty owners and developers. And risks, too. This is a Kevin Connolly study and that means maintaining awareness of the risks.
Paths to Net-Zero Energy Sustainable HomesDerek Satnik
It's cold in Canada, so Canada has always been a world leader in designing efficient homes. This presentation explores the Canadian experience with low-energy housing, and how to get from today's standard practice to net-zero
D&D Limo Party Bus specializes in providing fun, affordable, flexible tours throughout Santa Barbara. D&D Limo Party Bus team is dedicated to providing safe, reliable, fun transportation.
Lipocare cytotheraphy - Knackige Schenkel und Po brechtsylwia
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Lipocare cytotheraphy - zum schnellen Abnehmenbrechtsylwia
Abnehmen, Lipocare, Cytotheraphy, Qualität, Fettfältchen, schlank, diät, Diätassistenten, Fettverbrennung, Fettablagerung, Hunger, Jojo-Effekts, Schlankheitsprodukt, schlanke Figur, Fettverlust, Lebensfreude, fittness knackige Schenkel, knackige Po, schön, keine Cellulite, Cellulite, fit, Schlankheit, Tabletten, Schlankheits- Tabletten, Mittel, Diätpillen, Traumgewicht, abgenommen, Nebenwirkung, Fast Food, Apotheke, Behandlung, Medikament, zufriedenstellend, Stoffwechsel, Kreislauf, Frustfressattacken, Abnehmpille, Abnehmmethoden, Kühlschrank, Kapsel, Gemüsesuppe, Obst, leckeren Essens, hungrig, Hunger, Vorspeise, prima, Appetit, Kilo, Nahrungsergänzungsmittel,
Gewicht, Gewicht verlieren, Pulver, Körper, Sport, Ernährung, Müsli, gesund, gesund abnehmen, regelmäßigen Sport, Rezept, Waage, Fettverbrennung, Stoffwechselkur, ein paar Pfunde loswerden, ein paar, Pfunde, loswerden, nicht hungern, Crashdiäten, Crashdiät, Ernährungswissenschaftle, Sportmedizine, Fettverbrennungswerte, schnell abnehmen, Probandin, Diätmodellen, Energiequelle, Wasserverlust, Gewichtsreduktion, Fatburner, Workout, Bewegungseinheiten, Fettverbrennung, Kohlenhydratspeicher, Kohlenhydrat, Kohlenhydrate, Lebensmittel, Abnehmtechnik, Diättipps, Flüssigkeitsmangel, Mineralwasser, Kalorien, Kalorie, Hungergefühl, Intervalltraining, Traumbody, Eiweiß, Süßigkeiten, Fleisch, Milchprodukte, Fisch, Figur, Zumba, Figur, Stars, Gwyneth Paltrow,, Drew Barrymore, Colin Farrell, wie kann ich schnell abnehmen, wie kann mann schnell abnehmen, wie kann ich gesund abnehmen, wie kann ich ganz schnell abnehmen, wie kann ich zuhause schnell abnehmen, übergewicht wie kann ich schnell abnehmen, wie kann ich endlich schnell abnehmen, wie kann ich schnell wie möglich abnehmen, wie kann ich so schnell wie möglich abnehmen, wie kann ich möglichst schnell abnehmen, wie kann ich schnell viel abnehmen, wie kann ich schnell abnehmen tipps, wie kann ich schnell abnehmen ohne sport, wie kann ich schnell abnehmen mit tabletten
www.lipocare-cytotheraphy.de
Abnehmen, Lipocare, Cytotheraphy, Qualität, Fettfältchen, schlank, diät, Diätassistenten, Fettverbrennung, Fettablagerung, Hunger, Jojo-Effekts, Schlankheitsprodukt, schlanke Figur, Fettverlust, Lebensfreude, fittness knackige Schenkel, knackige Po, schön, keine Cellulite, Cellulite, fit, Schlankheit, Tabletten, Schlankheits- Tabletten, Mittel, Diätpillen, Traumgewicht, abgenommen, Nebenwirkung, Fast Food, Apotheke, Behandlung, Medikament, zufriedenstellend, Stoffwechsel, Kreislauf, Frustfressattacken, Abnehmpille, Abnehmmethoden, Kühlschrank, Kapsel, Gemüsesuppe, Obst, leckeren Essens, hungrig, Hunger, Vorspeise, prima, Appetit, Kilo, Nahrungsergänzungsmittel,
Gewicht, Gewicht verlieren, Pulver, Körper, Sport, Ernährung, Müsli, gesund, gesund abnehmen, regelmäßigen Sport, Rezept, Waage, Fettverbrennung, Stoffwechselkur, ein paar Pfunde loswerden, ein paar, Pfunde, loswerden, nicht hungern, Crashdiäten, Crashdiät, Ernährungswissenschaftle, Sportmedizine, Fettverbrennungswerte, schnell abnehmen, Probandin, Diätmodellen, Energiequelle, Wasserverlust, Gewichtsreduktion, Fatburner, Workout, Bewegungseinheiten, Fettverbrennung, Kohlenhydratspeicher, Kohlenhydrat, Kohlenhydrate, Lebensmittel, Abnehmtechnik, Diättipps, Flüssigkeitsmangel, Mineralwasser, Kalorien, Kalorie, Hungergefühl, Intervalltraining, Traumbody, Eiweiß, Süßigkeiten, Fleisch, Milchprodukte, Fisch, Figur, Zumba, Figur, Stars, Gwyneth Paltrow,, Drew Barrymore, Colin Farrell, wie kann ich schnell abnehmen, wie kann mann schnell abnehmen, wie kann ich gesund abnehmen, wie kann ich ganz schnell abnehmen, wie kann ich zuhause schnell abnehmen, übergewicht wie kann ich schnell abnehmen, wie kann ich endlich schnell abnehmen, wie kann ich schnell wie möglich abnehmen, wie kann ich so schnell wie möglich abnehmen, wie kann ich möglichst schnell abnehmen, wie kann ich schnell viel abnehmen, wie kann ich schnell abnehmen tipps, wie kann ich schnell abnehmen ohne sport, wie kann ich schnell abnehmen mit tabletten
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Jelastic - DevOps com Containers para JavaWebsolute
Containers mudaram a mente de TI em DevOps. Eles permitem que os desenvolvedores para trabalhar com dev, teste, stage e ambientes de produção de forma idêntica. Os containers fornecem a abstração certa para Microservices e múltiplas plataformas em nuvem integrados em pipelines de implantação. DevOps e containers juntos ajudam as empresas a atingir seus objetivos de negócios mais rápido e de forma eficaz. Nesta apresentação é analisado o panorama atual de DevOps com Containers. Além disso, vamos discutir problemas conhecidos e soluções para aplicações corporativas Java em containers.
Project-Based Learning (PBL), Content-based Instruction (CBI), and CALL: A fr...Saint Michael's College
Christine Bauer-Ramazani will introduce Project-Based Learning as an approach in education that lends itself well to increased focus on content in English language teaching and learning while leveraging technology to accomplish the goals. Examples will be given.
Ari Kellen's New York Winter Survival GuideAri Kellen
Winter is a tough season in New York. It gets cold, it gets windy, and when it snows, it gets real messy real, real fast. Here are some tips to navigate and survive your New York Winter.
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Specialist in green building rating assessment with over 7 years of experience in analysis of
complex diversified designs and delivering recommendations resulting in reduction of loads,
boost in efficiency and optimization in utilization of renewable resources
Mainstreaming Zero: Large Scale Commercial Net Zero Energy Buildings, AGC 2013Shanti Pless
My keynote on the growing large scale net zero energy building industry, with details from our net zero projects at NREL: http://news.agc.org/2013/10/30/the-agc-building-contractors-conference-shares-innovative-ways-to-increase-your-firms-productivity/. Thanks to Tom Hootman at RNL/MKK for some of the slides and great images!
About LEED | The world's most widely used green building rating systemUSGBC
Looking for the perfect set of slides to create a compelling presentation on the value of LEED? Look no further! USGBC's About LEED presentation includes over a dozen beautifully designed slides that will help you explain why LEED is the world's most widely used green building rating system.
Trends in Green Kitchens and Green BuildingsDerek Satnik
The green building industry is one of the hottest right now. Construction has always been a major contributor to the economy, and Canada is adding enough new buildings every year that over 1,000 kilotons of new emissions are added to the building sector's footprint - compounded every year. The same market in the US adds almost 10 times more. This is obviously a problem.
The Green Building sector is making a significant impact at reversing this trend. Mindscape's partners are leading the way: our latest projects are pursuing net-zero, cost effectively. LEED Platinum is not only affordable, but it's making money for the building owners. Green material costs are continually becoming more competitive as suppliers adapt to the requirements of green building programs. There are brighter days ahead.
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Green Buildings support efforts to address climate risks and impact positively the people who inhabit them. But what’s stopping us from capturing their full potential? Read more in our blog!
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Founded in 1953, Jordan & Skala Engineers Inc.
(Jordan & Skala) is a leading national full-service
MEP and structural engineering firm. From Atlanta
to Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., to Charlotte,
Dallas to Houston and now Austin, Jordan & Skala’s
multidiscipline teams also offer expertise in energy
services backed by the foresight to plan ahead and
avoid pitfalls in the process of LEED-certfied design
and construction.
“Most building engineering firms don’t offer the
energy services component or LEED consulting
Jordan & Skala does, so they contract that out to a
third party, which in that case would be us,” explains
Mike Brown, mechanical and energy services
designer for the Atlanta-based firm. “We then step in
and do all of the LEED documentation, consulting
and other services they cannot provide.”
This model has been a means for rapid growth for
Jordan & Skala as the company now resides in seven
locations across the U.S. “Our expertise helps us
identify and resolve issues clients cross based on our
previous project experience in the energy services
side,” expands Brown. “We have the insight to see
particular conflicts between disciplines in the design
and construction phase and especially through the
commissioning process.”
The one-stop shop for architects and developers
Jordan & Skala offers extensive in-house services,
including the full scope of MEP engineering to
BIM and REVIT design, structural engineering,
communications systems design, audio-visual
systems design, as well as security systems. On
the energy front, Jordan & Skala specializes in
LEED management and coordination, building
commissioning, energy modeling and auditing and
sustainability consulting.
“The company really began to dive into the energy
services side in 2002 and 2003, starting in Dallas,”
details Brown. “The division came from clients
asking our design team to act as a resource in
understanding, energy codes, water consumption
standards and compliance.”
What started mainly with LEED guidelines, evolved
over the last decade into a plethora of specialized
certifications and understanding among Jordan
& Skala’s leading team. “We are now fluent with
standards, such as Green Globes, Austin Energy
Green Build [AEGB], Energy Star, the National
Green Building Standard [NGBS], International
Green Construction Code [IGCC], Earth Craft, as
well as local codes,” says Brown. “We currently have
about seven team members based in Dallas that work
in this department.”
This specialized team is so adept in green energy
standards across the board that Jordan & Skala now
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offers green-exam prep services and private consulting
for engineers seeking LEED-AP certification. “There
are not many firms out there doing this,” considers
Brown.
LEEDing performance
Close to home for Jordan & Skala’s specialized Dallas
energy services division, is the Dallas Museum of
Art (DMA), one of the company’s most significant
undertakings to date. “DMA is the first project in
the existing buildings category for Jordan & Skala
to earn LEED Silver certification by the USGBC,”
details Brown.
Established in 1903, DMA is among the 10 largest
art museums in the country located in one of the
nation’s largest arts districts. At the heart of the
museum and its programs is its global collection,
which encompasses more than 22,000 works and
spans 5,000 years of history. DMA welcomes more
than 650,000 guests annually and is a focal point
of community creativity, diverse programming,
lectures, literary events and more.
“Over its history DMA has performed retrofits to
conserve energy but this is the largest, by far,” says
Brown. As the prime LEED director for the Silver
certification process, Jordan & Skala was a driving
factor in sustainability consulting, management
and coordination between the facility manager and
owner. “Everything from upgrades to chillers to a
mass lighting retrofit and plans for maintenance –
everything needed to be tracked for LEED Silver
certification,” says Brown.
DMA achieved LEED Silver certification for energy
use, lighting, water, material use and more. On the
inside, DMA optimized energy performance, hitting
the 24th percentile, above the national median,
according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s
Energy Star portfolio manager.
The facility also took steps to reduce mercury in
lamps, reduce potable water consumption and high
performance green cleaning standards to reduce
the exposure of visitors and staff to hazardous
contaminants. Outside, DMA covered 94 percent of
parking area surfaces to reduce the heat island effect,
as well as a LEED compliant building exterior and
hardscape management plant.
The sky’s the limit
Jordan & Skala has also stepped up to the plate
as the lead sustainability consultant for a range of
residential projects designed to comply with Energy
Star’s new Skyhouse Multi-Family High-Rise
(MFHR) program.
“Thus far, there are four projects completed and
many more coming down the line, all 20-plus-
story multifamily, mixed-use buildings with retail
components,” reveals Brown. “For all of these
buildings, we’re delivering a performance path and
energy model, tracking the savings based on design
changes.”
One of such ultra-efficient high-rises is the 23-story
Skyhouse apartment building in Atlanta. “Located at
1084 West Peachtree Street, in the center of trendy
midtown and a short distance from the Old Forth
Ward District in Atlanta, the new, 23-story apartment
building offers 320 units, luxury amenities, a parking
deck and retail space on the ground floor,” details
Brown. “Designed to comply with the MFHR
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program, the building is at least 15 percent more
energy efficient than multifamily high-rise buildings
built to current, ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007.”
Jordan & Skala designed the mechanical, electrical and
plumbing systems which feature the following energy
efficient components: high-performance exterior
windows and doors with thermally broken frames, a
high-performance building envelope using increased
continuous wall and roof insulation, high efficiency heat
pump HVAC systems, Energy Star appliances, low-flow
water-sense plumbing fixtures and premium efficiency
motors on domestic water pumps. Also, high efficiency
fluorescent-LED lighting was installed throughout the
building, occupancy lighting sensors in all public spaces
and continuous ventilation in all living units.
“To ensure designs and systems perform as specified,
the building’s systems and exterior envelope
underwent commissioning and testing conducted
by the energy services’ team to ensure the client’s
objectives were met,” explains Brown. “With units
ranging in size from 557-square-foot studios to
three-bedroom apartments, the building also offers a
rooftop pool, an amenity deck, spacious clubroom, a
first-class fitness center and breathtaking views.”
The Atlanta Skyhouse is just one of many in the
MFHR program; other projects from Houston to
Dallas and Orlando to Charlotte and Raleigh, North
Carolina, are in the works. Brown notes the company
also had the honor of participating in a special project
in October 2014 in New Orleans at the industry’s
largest convention –Greenbuild International
Conference and Expo. “We helped build a LEED-
certified learning center in New Orleans,” he tells.
“I’m involved locally with the Emerging Professionals
Chapter of the NTX USGBC and this was an event
for us to gather volunteers to put together a LEED
retrofit for a community center in the city.”
“It’s rewarding to not only see the energy savings in
a model, but also verify them out in the field and see
how it all comes together—full circle in a holistic
approach,” adds Brown.
That’s where Jordan & Skala Engineers Inc. shines,
bringing everything from Energy Star to LEED-
certifiedprojectsfullcircleincompleteMEP,structural
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energy savings, while receiving the highest utility incentives.
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JEC provides energy efficient
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Including: lighting assessments,
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and utility incentive procurement.
JEC Energy Savings
offers our sincere
congratulations to
Jordan & Skala Engineers
on being chosen to be
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