By utilizing unique terracotta rainscreen facades to decrease mold, improve air quality, decrease HVAC costs, and even improve outcomes for immune deficient patients, Shildan (www.shildan.com) is facilitating green development practices in many high-profile projects.
Gloucester City, NJ (PRWEB) October 15, 2009 — Shildan (http://www.shildan.com/), a leading advocate of green sustainable building practices, announced today that several of its most recent projects are making a significant difference in the environmental movement.
According to Shildan President Moshe Steinmetz, \”The LaQuinta building in California (developed by Boulder & Associates Architects, L.A.) is a Gold LEED project that benefits from using a terracotta rainscreen system. It is part of a growing trend to place the insulation outside the structural wall and thus up insulation value by up to 40 percent.\” Steinmetz adds, \”The Ft. Belvoir Community Hospital project, however, (a 1,000,000 square foot hospital worth $806.9 million), will not only benefit from enormous energy savings but will also last for up to 100 years–almost 3 times as long as other less sustainable materials. \”
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