The Knoxville plant is Waterbury, Vt.-based GMCR’s seventh LEED-certified facility. Sustainable features include a high-efficiency HVAC system and water-efficient plumbing fixtures that have resulted in a 32-percent reduction in water use. Recycled content totals more than 24 percent of all building materials, work stations, and seating, while a quarter of all building materials was harvested or manufactured within 500 miles of the project. The project also features high-efficiency lighting fixtures, daylighting, and lighting controls, while renewable power sources generate more than 50 percent of the required power.
About the Author
Scott Arnold
Executive Editor
Described by a colleague as "a cyborg ... requir(ing) virtually no sleep, no time off, and bland nourishment that can be consumed while at his desk" who was sent "back from the future not to terminate anyone, but with the prime directive 'to edit dry technical copy' in order to save the world at a later date," Scott Arnold joined the editorial staff of HPAC Engineering in 1999. Prior to that, he worked as an editor for daily newspapers and a specialty-publications company. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University.