MRF recognized for Green approach.The 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 ), through its Green Globes environmental assessment and rating system for commercial buildings, has recognized the Summit County (Colorado) Material Recovery 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 ). The facility is the first MRF in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to be recognized by the GBI, which has awarded eight buildings with Green Globe designations in the last year. The building was recognized for its merits in heat recovery, the use of recycled materials and for maximizing the use of daylight. The building is operated by the High Country Conservation Center in Colorado's Summit County that 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. The MRF uses an energy recovery ventilation Energy Recovery Ventilation Energy Recovery Ventilation is the process of exchanging the energy contained in normally exhausted building or space air and using it to treat the incoming outdoor Ventilation (architecture) air in residential and commercial HVAC systems. system that recycles British thermal units British thermal unit, abbr. Btu, unit for measuring heat quantity in the customary system of English units of measurement, equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water at its maximum density [which occurs at a temperature of 39. to heat the building, recycling two-thirds to three-quarters of its energy. Additionally, the facility uses low-flow plumbing fixtures for water efficiency as well as water efficient landscaping. Building materials that incorporated recycled content were also used in the MRF, as was salvaged furniture and ceiling joists. More information on the Green Building Initiative is available at www.thegbi.org. |
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