Case Studies Greenbuild Editor's Choice 2015

Today buildings use 65 to 70 percent of all alternating current (AC) electricity produced and distributed by public utilities in the United States. These same facilities also use a majority of digital electronic devices that are inherently direct current (DC) powered, creating the need for AC power to be converted to DC at the device […]

As a leading solar power provider, Titan Solar Construction has been providing one-stop shop services to customers in the residential and commercial sectors since 2006. Headquartered in Van Nuys, California, the company maintains satellite offices in Bakersfield, Ontario and Pleasant Hill. In addition to solar-powered systems, Titan Solar provides a wide array of energy savings […]

For more than 50 years, Vansant & Gusler Inc. has been providing comprehensive design services in the disciplines of mechanical and electrical engineering. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, Vansant & Gusler serves plumbing, HVAC, fire protection, power distribution and communications systems industries. With a broad market, the company works with federal, state and local governments, as […]

In 1981, after working on several projects for the University of Sweden, Stephan Irgens invented a technology that would become a world leader of positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heating elements and systems.  Irgens would use this technology to launch his company Electro Plastics Inc. dba STEP Warmfloor to manufacture STEP (Self-regulating Technology of Electro Plastics) […]

Joseph Plumpe has been passionate about landscape design his entire life. As a native of Ohio, he discovered Landscape Architecture Magazine in his teens and attended Ohio State University to put his passion to practice. In 1993, he established STUDIO39 Landscape Architecture PC as a sole proprietorship in his residence in northern Virginia. Over the […]

Somfy Systems Inc. is the North American arm of Somfy, a French-owned international brand of automated and motorized window treatment operating systems with a North American headquarters in Dayton, New Jersey. The parent company started out in the 1960s, eventually expanding to a network of 76 subsidiaries, 60 offices and agencies across 59 countries. With […]

OME has been in business since 1994, when it was incorporated as O&M Engineering Inc. Initially founded as a niche company to address the emerging technological needs of building operation and maintenance professionals, the business has adapted with the industry. OME now serves a range of clients in enhancing the performance and efficiency of building […]

iLumigreen is a distribution company for CSE Inc., a lighting solutions producer that has been operating since the 1980s.Led by Chris Bienick, the business has grown over the years into a premier designer, producer and distributor of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions. Where many lighting solutions companies have taken existing formats and adapted them to fit […]

DVA Architects was established in 1975 as a full-service architecture firm operating mainly in the greater Washington, D.C., area. The veteran-owned small business is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and has added a new office in Charleston, South Carolina, to further serve the Carolinas and growing international markets. Over the last 40 years its footprint has […]

AERCO has long served as a developer and manufacturer of energy-efficient hot water systems. Launched in 1949 as Angelery Engineering and Research Co. by Henry Angelery, the business jumpstarted its reputation with a revolutionary design for an on-demand hot water heater that provided a continuous flow of hot water at a controlled temperature without storage. […]