Energy Star
Evergreen Credit Union is Carbon Neutral for Electricity
Evergreen Credit Union (ECU) in Neenah, Wisconsin earned ENERGY STAR certification in 2015 then installed a 56.4 kW photovoltaic system that produces enough electricity to meet 80 percent of their remaining annual electricity demand. The …
EPA’s ENERGY STAR 2016 Battle of the Buildings – Wisconsin Competitor
Wisconsin engine company Briggs & Stratton Menomonee Falls Distribution Center – competitor in EPA’s ENERGY STAR 2016 Battle of the Buildings. Menomonee Falls, WI 12-2016 Photo courtesy of Riley Construction
LEED
Madison’s New Green Fleet Facility
An Appleton manufacturer of firetrucks, Pierce, has produced a zero emissions battery-electric fire truck- the Pierce Volterra Pumper that has been piloted with the City of Madison Fleet Service and Fire Department (MFD). MFD and …
Lake Mills Elementary’s EcoScreen
Photo of Lake Mills Elementary EcoScreen. The EcoScreen educates students about their building’s energy use and green features. As a LEED v4 Beta project, Lake Mills Elementary includes geothermal heating and cooling, solar electric and …
Green Lake County Justice Center
LEED Silver certified green building. Green Lake County Photo courtesy of Sherrie Gruder
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
LEED Gold Certified green building highly energy efficient, geothermal system, 10 kilowatt photovoltaic array, daylighting, natural ventilation. Milwaukee, WI Photo courtesy of Sherrie Gruder
Beloit Coal Plant Turned LEED Student Center
The Beloit College Powerhouse, redesigned and renovated from the 100-year-old Blackhawk coal-fired Generating Station along the Rock River, will become a model of energy efficiency. It will use the river water in radiant panels integrated …
Madison LEED Fire Station
Madison LEED fire station with solar
Leopold Legacy Center
Leopold Legacy Center LEED Platinum Building series.
LEED V4 Water & Arc
Scot Horst, Wisconsin Green Building Alliance SE2 Conference Keynote 2012. Former VP of US Green Building Council. Currently, CEO Arc Skoru, Inc Milwaukee, WI Photo courtesy of Sherrie Gruder By Scot Horst, US Green Building …
Dane County Airfield Maintenance Building’s 100 kW photovoltaic system
Dane County Airfield Maintenance Building’s 100 kW photovoltaic system is able to provide half the electric needs of the 58,800SF LEED registered, energy efficient building. Opened September 2014, the building includes a geothermal system, energy …
LEED Gold Plaque at Slipstream
LEED Gold Plaque at Slipstream headquarters in University Research Park, Madison, WI.
Other Green Buildings
Wisconsin’s First Net Zero School — Forest Edge Elementary, Oregon, WI
Oregon School District’s 126,000 square foot Forest Edge Elementary School in Dane County is the first zero net energy school built in Wisconsin. The new $40 million school, designed and built by Bray Architects, HGA …
Rishi Tea Using Focus On Energy’s Design Assistance Program
Rishi Tea, growing at a rate of 10 percent per year, designed and built a new state-of-the-art 50,000 square foot facility in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley using the Focus on Energy Design Assistance Program. The Design …
Habitat Eco Village takes shape in River Falls
Article originally published by RiverTowns.net Habitat For Humanity homeowners and a big group of their supporters gathered 4:30 p.m. July 17 to scoop up a golden shovelful of dirt and officially commemorate the groundbreaking of …