SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012 // VOL 3 // ISSUE 1 ENERGY 16 COMPONENT AN ENERGY 30
EXAMPLE Ball State University, Muncie, Ind., is trans- forming its traditional coal-fired heating and cooling plant into a closed-loop geother- mal system.
RESIDENTIAL
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ATTENTION The U.S. Department of Defense installs a high-tech roof system and gathers data on its performance at Good- fellow Air Force Base, San Angelo, Texas.
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VICTORIAN A 150-year-old Victo- rian home in Green- ville, R.I., becomes a state-of-the-art animal hospital that provides cozy care.
TREND ALERT SAME PLACE,
NEW FACE Retrofitting is more relevant than ever before. See how schools, businesses and organizations across the nation are making new use of existing buildings.
COOL LIGHTS LEDs and lighting
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controls are becoming more prevalent with building owners.
DEPARTMENTS 12 NEWS // Learn what’s happening in the retrofit marketplace.
48 TRANSFORMATION // A landscaping-equipment shed in Frankfort, Ill., is transformed into a stunning event center.
56 TRENDY PRODUCTS: LIGHTING // 58 PRODUCTS //
66 INSPIRATION // Former tobacco warehouses in Durham, N.C., become a destination point, offering restaurants, retail and banquet space.
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COLUMNS
10 POINT OF VIEW // retrofit magazine is about the beauty of second chances.
14 EPA’S EFFORTS TOWARD COMMERCIAL REMODELING // The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s lead-paint regulation could affect commercial renovation.