SAVING energy is one practical way for retailers to cut costs, a representative from TUV Rheinland Phililippines Inc. said last week.
Speaking before the General Membership Meeting of the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA)-Cebu Chapter last Wednesday, Jong Fernandez of TUV Rheinland Phils. said reducing energy consumption should be part of a company’s program as this would help businesses of any size become competitive and profitable.
He said retailers should use effective energy measures considering the hike of power prices as well as the power supply problem faced by the country today. He said power outages and rotation brownouts caused by the tightening of power supply has affected business operations.
“Saving energy can translate into big savings for the company,” Fernandez said.
According to PRA, power consumption accounts for 35 percent to 55 percent of a retailer’s operational costs.
Fernandez reported the global demand on energy usage is projected to increase by 57 percent in the next 25 years and while more economic activities are geared toward Asia, energy demand in Asia would likely increase by 40 percent in 2032.
Fernandez said that energy is a crucial requirement in any business operation and retailers should employ measures to help them keep track of their energy usage and do corrective actions. He encouraged organizations to look into ISO 50001, an energy management standard that provides organizations with management strategies to increase energy efficiency, reduce costs and improve performance.
Fernandez said companies can use an incentive-driven approach where achievements on energy management are recognized.
He also shared “no-cost practices” in achieving energy management such as habit changes like turning off lights or equipment that are not in use; using compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) instead of incandescent bulbs; using CFL fixtures with reflective backing; and cleaning lamps every six months for efficient energy use.
Fernandez also encouraged Cebuano retailers to participate in the ConservePhil Project, a public-private partnership program on energy conservation.
During the event, PRA also named Casa Verde, Cafe Georg, Shamrock and Cebu Home Builders as outstanding retailers. The group also introduced new members, including Anita’s Bakeshop. KOC with Careen L. Malahay, USJ-R Mass Comm Intern.
2011年11月13日 星期日
2011年11月9日 星期三
Panasonic Bets the House on Solar and Fuel Cells
As consumers become more aware about electronic waste, conflict minerals and the overall depletion of natural resources, they will start to focus more attention on electronic gadgets and appliances the way they express concerns over their food and clothing. To that end, Panasonic is shifting its strategy as it moves closer to its 100th anniversary in 2018.
Panasonic is now determined to become the number one green innovation company in the electronics industry. The company, which employs over 360,000 people around the globe, plans on minimizing its overall impact on the planet by driving innovation with the environment central in all of its business activities. Hence the Osaka-based giant has a two-pronged approach: “green life” innovation and “green business” innovation.
While most of us in North America grew up with Panasonic with cassette players, CD players, and cutting-edge television sets, Panasonic is a leading home appliance manufacturer in the Asia Pacific region. Panasonic’s drive to push for those innovations, combined with its progress on solar technology and fuel cell development, will drive such changes throughout its operations. The future, as Panasonic sees it, is on display in a prototype house in Tokyo’s Odaiba district–and those homes’ features will be showcased in a co-housing community in Fujisawa, a city of 400,000 that lies between Tokyo and Osaka.
That Panasonic would take the lead in such efforts in no surprise. First you have the legacy of the company’s founder, Konosuke Matsushita, who combined the industrial drive of Henry Ford with a humble style of servant leadership that may remind some Silicon Valley old timers of David Packard and William Hewlett. Add the trauma of this year’s earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima plant horror, and companies on the western side of the Pacific realize they have to step up their efforts on the sustainability front.
Panasonic’s Eco Ideas House channels ancient Japanese construction practices that relied on heat, wind, water and light. Bathrooms showcase water-saving features including a seated spray shower that uses a fraction of the water of a conventional shower–and yes, you still have that iconic Japanese heated toilet seat only it is turned on and off with sensors. Sensors also control both lighting and blinds so that the house stays cool on scorching summer days. LED lights not only turn on and off automatically, but adjust their hues depending on the type of light inhabitants need during the days and evenings.
A fuel cell stands in a garden, partially fueled by heat generation from the air. In the living room, a “wind passage tower” draws cool air from under the house and detects people’s movements to offer comfort with minimum energy consumption. Solar panels on the roof adjacent to a garden eliminates the need for fossil fuels and pushes the home’s efficiency towards carbon neutrality.
Features from these homes will find themselves in the Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town (SST), which will launch with 200 homes in 2013. Located on a former Panasonic manufacturing site, 1000 homes will generate 30 percent less water consumption and 70 percent less energy usage. Smart grid technologies, or what Panasonic calls a home energy management system (HEMS) will allow homes to contribute energy to the community center and local grid. Electric car chargers will be dotted throughout the development, and open spaces will encourage gardening and outdoor activities.
Panasonic is now determined to become the number one green innovation company in the electronics industry. The company, which employs over 360,000 people around the globe, plans on minimizing its overall impact on the planet by driving innovation with the environment central in all of its business activities. Hence the Osaka-based giant has a two-pronged approach: “green life” innovation and “green business” innovation.
While most of us in North America grew up with Panasonic with cassette players, CD players, and cutting-edge television sets, Panasonic is a leading home appliance manufacturer in the Asia Pacific region. Panasonic’s drive to push for those innovations, combined with its progress on solar technology and fuel cell development, will drive such changes throughout its operations. The future, as Panasonic sees it, is on display in a prototype house in Tokyo’s Odaiba district–and those homes’ features will be showcased in a co-housing community in Fujisawa, a city of 400,000 that lies between Tokyo and Osaka.
That Panasonic would take the lead in such efforts in no surprise. First you have the legacy of the company’s founder, Konosuke Matsushita, who combined the industrial drive of Henry Ford with a humble style of servant leadership that may remind some Silicon Valley old timers of David Packard and William Hewlett. Add the trauma of this year’s earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima plant horror, and companies on the western side of the Pacific realize they have to step up their efforts on the sustainability front.
Panasonic’s Eco Ideas House channels ancient Japanese construction practices that relied on heat, wind, water and light. Bathrooms showcase water-saving features including a seated spray shower that uses a fraction of the water of a conventional shower–and yes, you still have that iconic Japanese heated toilet seat only it is turned on and off with sensors. Sensors also control both lighting and blinds so that the house stays cool on scorching summer days. LED lights not only turn on and off automatically, but adjust their hues depending on the type of light inhabitants need during the days and evenings.
A fuel cell stands in a garden, partially fueled by heat generation from the air. In the living room, a “wind passage tower” draws cool air from under the house and detects people’s movements to offer comfort with minimum energy consumption. Solar panels on the roof adjacent to a garden eliminates the need for fossil fuels and pushes the home’s efficiency towards carbon neutrality.
Features from these homes will find themselves in the Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town (SST), which will launch with 200 homes in 2013. Located on a former Panasonic manufacturing site, 1000 homes will generate 30 percent less water consumption and 70 percent less energy usage. Smart grid technologies, or what Panasonic calls a home energy management system (HEMS) will allow homes to contribute energy to the community center and local grid. Electric car chargers will be dotted throughout the development, and open spaces will encourage gardening and outdoor activities.
2011年11月8日 星期二
Civic Center Authority cuts ties with Johnson Controls
The Knox County Civic Center Authority Board voted during a special meeting Monday to cut ties with Johnson Controls after trying for 18 months to settle on a contract to oversee the installation of the Orpheum Theatre’s antiquated heating and air conditioning system, a $515,000 project.
At its regular meeting last month, the board was told by Orpheum President Kate Francis that Johnson Controls had indicated it was unable to commit to any of the work for completion by a March 2012 deadline.
The March 2012 deadline is in place for $100,000 in funding from the Western Illinois Regional Council.
At Monday’s meeting, Francis told the board that representatives from two firms – Midwest Engineering Professionals, Morton, and KJWW Engineering Consultants, Rock island, — recently toured the Orpheum and provided information on what work would be able to be completed by the March 2012 deadline.
That work revolves around the energy efficiency retrofit of the theater’s lighting system.
The board opted to move forward with KJWW of Rock Island to oversee the retrofit portion of the project, which is estimated to cost around $125,000. That would still allow the theater to use the WIRC grant of $100,000 and then look at the next phase of addressing the heating/air/ventillation systems.
The board also expressed interest in seeking a proposal from KJWW for that next phase.
KJWW serves the healthcare, education, corporate office, government, community arts and industrial markets. Their services include infrastructure assessments, master plans, medical equipment planning, sustainable/green design, BIM, LEED certification, architectural lighting, acoustical design and systems commissioning. The company has eight U.S. office locations and two international offices.
The firm has done work at the Adler Theatre in Davenport, Iowa, Dahl Chapel in Monmouth and Paramount Theatre in Iowa City, Iowa.
“Their resume is more compatible with our facility,” Francis told the board, explaining KJWW understands the age of the Orpheum and the various funding and bidding processes that must be followed by law.
KJWW will oversee the project and bid out the trade work, she said.
“Both firms admit they are on a tight deadline, but both admit it’s doable if we get moving on it,” Francis said.
At its regular meeting last month, the board was told by Orpheum President Kate Francis that Johnson Controls had indicated it was unable to commit to any of the work for completion by a March 2012 deadline.
The March 2012 deadline is in place for $100,000 in funding from the Western Illinois Regional Council.
At Monday’s meeting, Francis told the board that representatives from two firms – Midwest Engineering Professionals, Morton, and KJWW Engineering Consultants, Rock island, — recently toured the Orpheum and provided information on what work would be able to be completed by the March 2012 deadline.
That work revolves around the energy efficiency retrofit of the theater’s lighting system.
The board opted to move forward with KJWW of Rock Island to oversee the retrofit portion of the project, which is estimated to cost around $125,000. That would still allow the theater to use the WIRC grant of $100,000 and then look at the next phase of addressing the heating/air/ventillation systems.
The board also expressed interest in seeking a proposal from KJWW for that next phase.
KJWW serves the healthcare, education, corporate office, government, community arts and industrial markets. Their services include infrastructure assessments, master plans, medical equipment planning, sustainable/green design, BIM, LEED certification, architectural lighting, acoustical design and systems commissioning. The company has eight U.S. office locations and two international offices.
The firm has done work at the Adler Theatre in Davenport, Iowa, Dahl Chapel in Monmouth and Paramount Theatre in Iowa City, Iowa.
“Their resume is more compatible with our facility,” Francis told the board, explaining KJWW understands the age of the Orpheum and the various funding and bidding processes that must be followed by law.
KJWW will oversee the project and bid out the trade work, she said.
“Both firms admit they are on a tight deadline, but both admit it’s doable if we get moving on it,” Francis said.
2011年11月7日 星期一
Starry-eyed resident has qualms about new lights
Farmington residents may have noticed a change in some of the street lights on their blocks.
The city received stimulus funds to buy 130 light-emitting diode street lights, all but 15 of which have been installed.
"We're close to having them all put up," said Gary Rollstin, engineering supervisor for Farmington's Electric Utility System. "We're putting them up on secondary streets and culs-de-sac."
For the most part, the light replacement has gone smoothly, other than one complaint received by Farmington's City Council.
"At the end of Ute Street a light was changed, and I don't know why, but it's very, very bright," said Councilor Mary Fischer. "If it were in my yard, I would be unhappy about it as well."
Fischer went by to see the light in question and agrees it is a definite and noticeable change.
"The other street lights seem to have a pinkish, orangish cast and are much softer," Fischer said.
According to Rollstin, the LED lights shouldn't be that much brighter than the mercury vapor lights they are replacing.
"The mercury vapor kind is pretty much obsolete. The newest one is 35 years old," Rollstin said. "Night sky people don't like mercury vapors very much. We put these up because they give an equivalent amount of light."
According to Rollstin, the biggest difference other than being more efficient with a longer life span, is in the color of the lights.
"Mercury vapor will look a little purple," Rollstin said. "LEDs are whitish bluish, and the other orange lights that you see most everywhere are high pressure sodium."
Fischer believes there are places where LED lights would be fitting, but she questions the most recent placement.
"This was an instance where no one asked for it to be changed." Fischer said. "Now it makes it almost impossible to do any type of stargazing. I think if somebody seriously objects to them, they should switch them back because it is a very noticeable change. But there are certainly times where these would be ideal, like high-crime areas and places that need to be especially well lit."
The city received stimulus funds to buy 130 light-emitting diode street lights, all but 15 of which have been installed.
"We're close to having them all put up," said Gary Rollstin, engineering supervisor for Farmington's Electric Utility System. "We're putting them up on secondary streets and culs-de-sac."
For the most part, the light replacement has gone smoothly, other than one complaint received by Farmington's City Council.
"At the end of Ute Street a light was changed, and I don't know why, but it's very, very bright," said Councilor Mary Fischer. "If it were in my yard, I would be unhappy about it as well."
Fischer went by to see the light in question and agrees it is a definite and noticeable change.
"The other street lights seem to have a pinkish, orangish cast and are much softer," Fischer said.
According to Rollstin, the LED lights shouldn't be that much brighter than the mercury vapor lights they are replacing.
"The mercury vapor kind is pretty much obsolete. The newest one is 35 years old," Rollstin said. "Night sky people don't like mercury vapors very much. We put these up because they give an equivalent amount of light."
According to Rollstin, the biggest difference other than being more efficient with a longer life span, is in the color of the lights.
"Mercury vapor will look a little purple," Rollstin said. "LEDs are whitish bluish, and the other orange lights that you see most everywhere are high pressure sodium."
Fischer believes there are places where LED lights would be fitting, but she questions the most recent placement.
"This was an instance where no one asked for it to be changed." Fischer said. "Now it makes it almost impossible to do any type of stargazing. I think if somebody seriously objects to them, they should switch them back because it is a very noticeable change. But there are certainly times where these would be ideal, like high-crime areas and places that need to be especially well lit."
2011年11月6日 星期日
Lamp designs can set the tone for a room
While they range in style from classic to whimsical, all lamps are practical and help to brighten any space.
Local interior designer Mary Jane Tallant Fitzerald, owner of Tallanted Interiors, said a lamp from her childhood influenced her passion for design. The small, bedside lamp features a young boy and girl joyfully dancing in front of a welcoming gingerbread-like house.
“My mother did not want to part with it, [but] I have it now,” Fitzgerald said. “[The lamp] had a lot to do with who I am. I believe this lamp is where the seed was planted for me to become a designer.
“The colors shaped who I’ve become. That’s why I believe the design of a room is so important. You must be surrounded by what you love.”
“I call it the ‘I can be anything lamp’ because you can change a look with the lamp,” she said, explaining that the “bunny lamp” is whimsical and fun.
She has it placed on a stack of books to allow for proportion and height, she said. The lamp also helps to establish a theme of a room.
To offer a subdued light, Fitzgerald spruced up a rooster lamp.
“The rooster lamp came from Home Goods about 10 years ago,” she said, noting that she added a rooster ornament she found at a local lighting store, and feathery trim to the shade. “It is sitting on books to give it height,” she said. “It’s a fabulous one-of-a-kind lamp.”
Fitzgerald said she has a passion for lamps.
“I am always buying lamps, swapping shades, covering shades with up to four different fabrics and adding trim — that’s what makes an ordinary lamp extraordinary,” she said.
Devoted Tennessee and McCallie School football fans (son Walker plays football at McCallie), the Fitzgeralds have a University of Tennessee themed playroom. Included in the decor is a football lamp.
“We are extreme Vols football fans, so it lights up that collection,” she said. “The shade is interesting because (it’s) laser cut to show footballs when the light shines through.”
Another lamp high on her list of favorites is a St. Andrew’s lamp she bought in Scotland.
“It has a very special meaning to me, so I made one of our guest bedroom’s have a golf theme,” she said. “And my boys are golfers.” The lamp sits on a stack of golf books and business books. “They are color coordinated and proportionate — very important.”
An annual must-have for every home is an oriental lamp, Fitzgerald said. “It adds character and dimension,” she said.
While Fitzgerald said she routinely dresses up lamp shades with fabrics and trims, she sometimes adds jewelry to the mix.
“I love giving it that little extra touch,” she said. “I do it quite often with velvet ribbon and old beautiful pins. I just try different types of pins until I find what I like.”
Vintage lamps add character to a home, she said.
“Tole lamps with metal shield shades are interesting,” she said. “The shade is like an old fan or shield but the light is really good and comes out the bottom and top. They are great on my piano.”
The cost of a lamp does not have to be a budget breaker, she said.
Fitzgerald’s coral-like base lamp from Home Goods with a linen shade represents a modern design trend, she said. It cost $50.
Fitzgerald said she does not like twisted, compact fluorescent bulbs.
“Don’t get me started about the new bulbs — a bulb in the lighting world is called a lamp,” she said. “I hate them. The light they put out is terrible. Just give me a soft 75-watt incandescent or a three-way soft, of course, and I’m happy.”
Local interior designer Mary Jane Tallant Fitzerald, owner of Tallanted Interiors, said a lamp from her childhood influenced her passion for design. The small, bedside lamp features a young boy and girl joyfully dancing in front of a welcoming gingerbread-like house.
“My mother did not want to part with it, [but] I have it now,” Fitzgerald said. “[The lamp] had a lot to do with who I am. I believe this lamp is where the seed was planted for me to become a designer.
“The colors shaped who I’ve become. That’s why I believe the design of a room is so important. You must be surrounded by what you love.”
“I call it the ‘I can be anything lamp’ because you can change a look with the lamp,” she said, explaining that the “bunny lamp” is whimsical and fun.
She has it placed on a stack of books to allow for proportion and height, she said. The lamp also helps to establish a theme of a room.
To offer a subdued light, Fitzgerald spruced up a rooster lamp.
“The rooster lamp came from Home Goods about 10 years ago,” she said, noting that she added a rooster ornament she found at a local lighting store, and feathery trim to the shade. “It is sitting on books to give it height,” she said. “It’s a fabulous one-of-a-kind lamp.”
Fitzgerald said she has a passion for lamps.
“I am always buying lamps, swapping shades, covering shades with up to four different fabrics and adding trim — that’s what makes an ordinary lamp extraordinary,” she said.
Devoted Tennessee and McCallie School football fans (son Walker plays football at McCallie), the Fitzgeralds have a University of Tennessee themed playroom. Included in the decor is a football lamp.
“We are extreme Vols football fans, so it lights up that collection,” she said. “The shade is interesting because (it’s) laser cut to show footballs when the light shines through.”
Another lamp high on her list of favorites is a St. Andrew’s lamp she bought in Scotland.
“It has a very special meaning to me, so I made one of our guest bedroom’s have a golf theme,” she said. “And my boys are golfers.” The lamp sits on a stack of golf books and business books. “They are color coordinated and proportionate — very important.”
An annual must-have for every home is an oriental lamp, Fitzgerald said. “It adds character and dimension,” she said.
While Fitzgerald said she routinely dresses up lamp shades with fabrics and trims, she sometimes adds jewelry to the mix.
“I love giving it that little extra touch,” she said. “I do it quite often with velvet ribbon and old beautiful pins. I just try different types of pins until I find what I like.”
Vintage lamps add character to a home, she said.
“Tole lamps with metal shield shades are interesting,” she said. “The shade is like an old fan or shield but the light is really good and comes out the bottom and top. They are great on my piano.”
The cost of a lamp does not have to be a budget breaker, she said.
Fitzgerald’s coral-like base lamp from Home Goods with a linen shade represents a modern design trend, she said. It cost $50.
Fitzgerald said she does not like twisted, compact fluorescent bulbs.
“Don’t get me started about the new bulbs — a bulb in the lighting world is called a lamp,” she said. “I hate them. The light they put out is terrible. Just give me a soft 75-watt incandescent or a three-way soft, of course, and I’m happy.”
2011年11月2日 星期三
Larson Electronics' Magnalight Announces Addition of Versatile Magnetic Mount LED Task Light
Larson Electronics' Magnalight has announced the addition of a portable LED task light to its line of LED lighting products. The SCLED-H5 rechargeable LED task light provides both a spot beam and floodlight capability for applications where distance as well as wide area illumination is needed. A magnetic mounting base and integrated grappling hook allow users to easily secure this light in a variety of locations and a rechargeable and removable battery provides an economical power source.
The SCLED-H5 rechargeable LED task light provides operators with a versatile and effective portable lighting solution that lasts longer and is more durable than traditional incandescent task lights.
Producing as much illumination as a standard 75 watt incandescent light bulb, this rechargeable light can be hung overhead from grates, ladders, scaffolding, or similar structures or simply mounted to a flat metallic surface via a 100lbs grip magnetic base. A durable housing and LED lamp assembly produces a rugged unit that will resist damage from impacts and vibrations and provides a lamp life rating of 50,000 hours. A rechargeable battery pack provides power and is recharged with an included 120VAC wall charging unit.
This LED task light produces a spotlight/floodlight combination that is operated via a front mounted switch, similar to our line of hunting lights, and has a light color temperature of 6500 Kelvin. The Magnalight compact LED task light is ideal for workers in jobs that require a high degree of mobility and a readily available source of temporarily mounted illumination. This lightweight and durable LED task light is ideal for illuminating small areas where hands free operation is needed and will provide plenty of runtime on a single charge of its battery pack.
"Many of our industrial machine operators are looking for magnetic mount, vibration resistant LED lights that they can move from machine to machine," said Rob Bresnahan with Larson Electronics' Magnalight. "The SCLED-H5 magnetically mounted, rechargeable LED task light that can be used as a portable trouble light or as a magnetically mounted LED work light."
Larson Electronics' Magnalight carries an extensive line of LED lights, LED flashlights, rechargeable lights, hunting spotlights, and portable work lights.
The SCLED-H5 rechargeable LED task light provides operators with a versatile and effective portable lighting solution that lasts longer and is more durable than traditional incandescent task lights.
Producing as much illumination as a standard 75 watt incandescent light bulb, this rechargeable light can be hung overhead from grates, ladders, scaffolding, or similar structures or simply mounted to a flat metallic surface via a 100lbs grip magnetic base. A durable housing and LED lamp assembly produces a rugged unit that will resist damage from impacts and vibrations and provides a lamp life rating of 50,000 hours. A rechargeable battery pack provides power and is recharged with an included 120VAC wall charging unit.
This LED task light produces a spotlight/floodlight combination that is operated via a front mounted switch, similar to our line of hunting lights, and has a light color temperature of 6500 Kelvin. The Magnalight compact LED task light is ideal for workers in jobs that require a high degree of mobility and a readily available source of temporarily mounted illumination. This lightweight and durable LED task light is ideal for illuminating small areas where hands free operation is needed and will provide plenty of runtime on a single charge of its battery pack.
"Many of our industrial machine operators are looking for magnetic mount, vibration resistant LED lights that they can move from machine to machine," said Rob Bresnahan with Larson Electronics' Magnalight. "The SCLED-H5 magnetically mounted, rechargeable LED task light that can be used as a portable trouble light or as a magnetically mounted LED work light."
Larson Electronics' Magnalight carries an extensive line of LED lights, LED flashlights, rechargeable lights, hunting spotlights, and portable work lights.
2011年11月1日 星期二
Nordic Naturals is First NSF Certified Dietary Supplement Company
Nordic Naturals has become the first NSF certified supplier and marketer of dietary supplements in the US to build a new LEED Gold certified facility. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), is an internationally recognized green building certification system that promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability. At 87,000 square feet, Nordic Naturals' two-story Watsonville, CA headquarters with warehouse and fulfillment is the largest LEED Gold certified building in the tri-county area and sits amid 108,500 square feet of undisturbed wildlife habitat.
According to Joar Opheim, Nordic Naturals Founder and CEO, "Visitors are surprised to see that most of the flooring is cork. Cork oak bark can be harvested up to 20 times during its lifetime and is extremely resistant to heat, sound, and wear, making it an ideal green building material. Employees have commented on enjoying a nicer work environment and increased productivity due to improved lighting, sound, air circulation, and a noticeable absence of chemicals used in typical construction."
Some of the building highlights include: skylights and localized radiant heat in warehouse; gym/workout/shower area with recycled rubber flooring; manually operated folding partitions and flexible lighting controls to divide conference rooms into smaller areas; water purification systems in kitchens and coffee bars; bathroom wall and floor tile made from 40% recycled material without solvents in their glazes; bicycle parking; landscaping that uses 55% less water; 44% water savings from low-flow toilets, faucets, and showerheads; electrical energy use reduction by 31%; recycled material use throughout the structure accounts for almost 26% of the total material costs; local products and regional materials at 32% of the total material costs; reduction of indoor contaminants; and no PVCs, VOCs, formaldehyde or heavy metals in wall coverings. At each step, Nordic Naturals partnered with green builders and designers to incorporate products that conserve resources and improve health.
Nordic Naturals' builder Ausonio Inc., a design & construction company in Castroville, won a prestigious Tilt-Up Achievement Award for the new headquarters. The project management and interior design was completed by Vivian Gunnerengen with Interior Lighting and Design of Santa Cruz.
Since 1995, Nordic Naturals has been the industry leader in fish oil supplementation, setting standards of excellence in the areas of purity, freshness, taste, and sustainability. With their reputation for efficacy and potency, Nordic Naturals fish oils and EFA blends are regularly chosen for study by independent research institutions and universities.
According to Joar Opheim, Nordic Naturals Founder and CEO, "Visitors are surprised to see that most of the flooring is cork. Cork oak bark can be harvested up to 20 times during its lifetime and is extremely resistant to heat, sound, and wear, making it an ideal green building material. Employees have commented on enjoying a nicer work environment and increased productivity due to improved lighting, sound, air circulation, and a noticeable absence of chemicals used in typical construction."
Some of the building highlights include: skylights and localized radiant heat in warehouse; gym/workout/shower area with recycled rubber flooring; manually operated folding partitions and flexible lighting controls to divide conference rooms into smaller areas; water purification systems in kitchens and coffee bars; bathroom wall and floor tile made from 40% recycled material without solvents in their glazes; bicycle parking; landscaping that uses 55% less water; 44% water savings from low-flow toilets, faucets, and showerheads; electrical energy use reduction by 31%; recycled material use throughout the structure accounts for almost 26% of the total material costs; local products and regional materials at 32% of the total material costs; reduction of indoor contaminants; and no PVCs, VOCs, formaldehyde or heavy metals in wall coverings. At each step, Nordic Naturals partnered with green builders and designers to incorporate products that conserve resources and improve health.
Nordic Naturals' builder Ausonio Inc., a design & construction company in Castroville, won a prestigious Tilt-Up Achievement Award for the new headquarters. The project management and interior design was completed by Vivian Gunnerengen with Interior Lighting and Design of Santa Cruz.
Since 1995, Nordic Naturals has been the industry leader in fish oil supplementation, setting standards of excellence in the areas of purity, freshness, taste, and sustainability. With their reputation for efficacy and potency, Nordic Naturals fish oils and EFA blends are regularly chosen for study by independent research institutions and universities.
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