Helping Educate Towards a Green Future

On Jan 27th, Goley Insulation, along with the CertainTeed Corporation, sponsored Building Science 101, a Residential Building Science seminar which aimed at green building education. The featured speaker was Lucas Hamilton, Manager, Building Science Applications for CertainTeed Corporation. Key topics included; The Basics of Heat Flow, Moisture Flow and Air Flow, and Indoor Air Quality.

Building Science 101 was hosted by the Green Building Council of the Greater Southwest Illinois HBA. Guests came from various building trades, as well as some builders. In all, Forty-nine people attended and helped make the seminar a successful attempt at spreading the green building effort.

Goley is proud to have sponsored the event and we are thankful to our team member, Buddy Fisher, for his efforts in coordinating the seminar. Buddy is a founding member of the Green Building Council and currently holds the Education Director position on that board.

If you are interested in green building or getting additional information about the Green Building Council please contact Buddy Fisher at our office.

LEED & Lexus = Green

Dave Mungenast Lexus of St. Louis has taken the initiative to build green and promote green living. Goley Insulation had the pleasure of insulating the new $16 million dollar LEED Certified Lexus Dealership in Manchester, Missouri.

LEED = Leadership in Energy & Environment Design and was developed by the US Green Building Council. LEED is an internationally recognized third-party verification system that can certify a building was designed & built to improve performance in areas such as energy savings, CO2 emmisions, and others.

Designed to benefit both people and the environment, the Lexus dealership took on the challange and met the criteria set forth by the US Green Building Council to become LEED Certified. "During construction, 95 percent of our waste was diverted from local landfills," stated Lisa Chaney, Lexus customer relations manager. Besides this huge accomplishment, the building includes many green features:

• A car wash that uses 40 percent less water than non-LEED equivalents
• Motion-sensor lighting that turns off when the room is vacant
• Solar glass to reduce indoor temperature swings
• A reflective roof to reduce heating and cooling costs
• An employee lunch room floor made from recycled tires.
  

Goley Insulation applauds Dave Mungenast Lexus of St. Louis for their participation in a collective effort to help move the world forward toward a new, green way of life. The impact of a decision to build and live green will far outlive the initial benefactor.