Innovative Technologies

Finding alternative power sources is important, but they’re not the only way to go green. Ask Calvert-Jones about these technologies, which can have a big effect on your environmental impact:

Water Conservation
Explore your options for the most cost effective and environmentally sound way to reduce your facility’s demand for water. Innovative water and plumbing solutions can reduce your water consumption by upwards of 30 percent to preserve and protect our water supplies. Ask Calvert-Jones about water conservation strategies.

Green Roofing
Green roofing involves covering all or part of your facility’s roof with vegetation, soil, or some other growing medium to prevent the sun’s heat from directly hitting the building. By covering your roof, your building will not get as hot; therefore, your air-conditioning demands will be lower, improving your efficiency and lowering your energy bills. Green roofing can be reflective or vegetative. Reflective green roofing uses light-colored or white roofing to reflect solar radiation, and it can be retrofitted on existing roofs. Vegetative green roofing can be done in extensive form (vegetation in trays) or intensive form (planted into soil). Both methods also serve as areas for water collection and conservation practices. The term “green roof” may also be used to indicate a roof that utilizes one or more forms of “green” technology.

Day-lighting
Day-lighting is the practice of placing windows, or other transparent media, and reflective surfaces so that, during the day, natural light provides effective internal illumination. By doing so, you will have a reduced need for light bulbs, thereby reducing your consumption. Day-lighting also improves productivity in the workplace, because studies have shown that employees prefer natural light and experience fewer issues, such as head-aches, which are common to fluorescent lighting. Day-lighting can incorporate a practice called “light shelving” to limit the sun’s direct rays so that the increased windows do not increase the buildings air-conditioning demand.

Contact Calvert-Jones for more information on innovative technologies for sustainable design.