A Greener MRF.Green Building Initiative (GBI GBI Georgia Bureau of Investigation GBI Green Building Initiative GBI Ground Based Interceptor GBI Grand Bahama Island GBI Green Bank Interferometer GBI Generic Bus Interface GBI Gain By Inventory GBI Garrett Bureau of Investigation ) has formally acknowledged the Summit County (Colorado Colorado, state, United States Colorado (kŏlərăd`ə, –răd`ō, –rä`dō), state, W central United States, one of the Rocky Mt. states. ) Materials Recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. Facility (MRF MRF Markov Random Field MRF Material Recovery Facility MRF Materials Recycling Facility MRF Motorcycle Riders Foundation MRF Medium Range Forecast (weather forecasting model) MRF Movement for Rights and Freedoms ) as the first U.S. recycling facility to be recognized by the Green Globes environmental assessment and rating system for commercial buildings. The GBI says it has awarded eight buildings with Green Globe designations in the last year. GBI Executive Director Ward Hubbell presented the local leaders with a plaque plaque (plak) 1. any patch or flat area. 2. a superficial, solid, elevated skin lesion. attachment plaques recognizing the building's rating of two Green Globes at the facility's grand opening in late September. The building was recognized for its merits in heat recovery, the use of salvaged and recycled materials and for maximizing the use of daylight. The 11,000-square-foot building is operated by the High Country Conservation Center in Colorado's Summit County and is open to all haulers. Dave November, president of the board of directors for the High Country Conservation Center, says it made sense to try to build a greener MRF in light of the building's function. "It matches the goal of the use of the facility: resource conservation and energy efficiency through recycling," he says. Matthew Stais of Matthew Stais Architects, who designed the building, says the green mindset mind·set or mind-set n. 1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations. 2. An inclination or a habit. was in place before the project began--a key factor in its success. "The earlier you establish that mindset, the better it is for the project." More information on the Green Building Initiative and its Green Globes system is available at www.thegbi.org. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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