Sustainability
 Construction project designers are increasingly
concerned with the impact of their work on energy and the environment,
especially as certain aspects of construction and building envelope
design are becoming mandated by government codes, such as the California
Title 24 Energy Code. In addition, change is being promoted through
voluntary green building guidelines, like LEED® (Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design), as promulgated by the U.S. Green
Building Council (USGBC). This emphasis on sustainable building design
presents growth opportunities for steel construction products.
AISI and its partners in the steel construction industry are
providing instruction for builders on the environmental benefits of
framing with steel and cool metal roofing at venues such as the USGBC
Greenbuild Conference and Exposition and also the Sustainable Buildings
Industry Council (SBIC) Ecobuild Conference and Exposition.
Cool metal roofs can have the greatest impact on the energy use of a
building.
Gregory
L. Crawford Named SBIC Chairman for 2006-2007
05/25/2006
Steel
Industry Unites to Promote Sustainability Benefits of
Steel
09/22/2005- The
American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), Steel Recycling Institute
(SRI) and American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) will represent
steel as the “green” builder’s choice at the U.S.
Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Greenbuild International
Conference and Expo in Atlanta, Georgia on November 9-11, 2005.
Cool Metal Roofing
Buildings consume one-third of all energy and two-thirds of all
electricity generated. Cool roofs can help reduce energy consumption by
lowering cooling loads. In fact, reflective roofs directly save up to
40% in heating and cooling energy costs.
Cool Facts About Cool Metal
Roofing
Architects are becoming increasingly aware of metal roofing as a
“green” building product. Metal roofing is recognized for
its durability, recyclability, recycled content and low weight, among
other benefits.
Steel Takes LEED With Recycled
Content
Steel’s high recycled content and high reclamation rate make it an
ideal building material, meeting criteria established by the U.S. Green
Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED™) rating system.
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QUICK LINKS
Steel
Framing Alliance
Cool Metal
Roofing Coalition
Metal Roofing
Alliance
Sustainable
Buildings Industry Council
U.S. Green Building
Council
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