In This Issue: Energy efficient innovations for the Providence North Pavilion building Cost-Effective Energy Alternatives You Should Know About Understanding Technology Integration Oil Depletion: A Catalyst for Change in Design Glumac Continues to Grow Contact Us Jack Sargent Editor-in-Chief Diana Volovelskay Editor    Energy efficient innovations for the Providence North Pavilion building in Portland, Oregon Diana Volovelskay, San Francisco Marketing Coordinator A progressive approach that included unique design elements was taken in the design of the North Pavilion project -- a part of Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, Oregon. Glumac is working on this large project with Zimmer Gunsul Frasca (ZGF), a leader in healthcare architectural design. A Metier Alliance partner, ccrd, is also involved, providing peer review. The new 485,000 square foot facility will boast a number of energy-efficient design strategies and sustainable technologies that will deliver substantial annual operating savings.  Measures being analyzed for energy savings include such strategies as daylighting, window overhangs to reduce cooling loads, evaporative pre-cooling to temper supply air, and night flushing during the summer to cool down unoccupied spaces overnight. Providence Health System chose Glumac for its expertise in energy modeling and design of highly efficient systems. By calculating the life cycle cost benefits over a 10-year period and financing the incremental cost outside of the construction budget, the high-performance design was deemed to be a wise business investment. Energy efficiency measures with attractive paybacks will show even higher rates of return with Oregon tax credits and incentives from the Energy Trust of Oregon.         Cost-Effective Energy Alternatives You Should Know About Jack Rosenthal, P.E., LEED® AP, Certified Energy Manager and frequent speaker on energy issues.  Volatility in energy markets is evident. Just look at gasoline prices. How does this volatility affect your design decisions in new buildings, hotels, condominiums and college campuses? Understanding Technology Integration Troy Williams, Portland Associate and Technology Integration Expert The term "technology", as it relates to the built environment, encompasses most of the systems previously known as "Low Voltage," "Special," or "Signal" systems.  Typically this means any voice, data or video communications or transport system.  Some examples are telephone and voice mail, voice and data cabling, and AV presentation systems. Many of these systems are migrating to the data network for interconnectivity, sharing databases, and even integrating across platforms.  This is especially true of today's building automation, DDC, and security systems.  This approach often provides some economies in infrastructure, allowing multiple systems to share cabling and equipment spaces.  Attempting to do this without proper attention being paid to the various industry standards and ensuring that the equipment rooms, pathways, electrical and cooling systems are appropriately sized can lead to major cost overruns and lack of functionality or loss of future flexibility.   Oil Depletion: A Catalyst for Change in Design  James Thomas, P.E., LEED® AP, Portland Principal and frequent speaker on oil depletion "By 2015, we will need to find, develop and produce a volume of new oil and gas that is equal to 8 out of every 10 barrels being produced today." -- Jon Thompson, President ExxonMobil "The world is not running out of oil–at least not yet. What our society does face, and soon, is the end of the abundant and cheap oil on which all industrial nations depend." -- Campbell & Laherrère As designers of the built environment, architects and engineers are usually focused on the art and technology of design.  We meet the evolving needs of our clients through innovative solutions, and now we must also take into account energy depletion and peaking production of oil. How will this affect new building designs? Glumac Continues to Grow Glumac is proud to announce new additions and promotions to our collaborative team of experts. Seattle:     Benjamin Schwartz - AutoCAD Drafter Portland:     Larry Hengesh - promoted to Associate Principal      David Summers - promoted to Associate     Troy Williams - promoted to Associate     Zachary Suchara - promoted to Associate     Mike Kettleson - Senior Technology Designer     Ronald Chaffer - AutoCAD Drafter     Sonya Salanti - Marketing & Graphics      Michelle Setterberg - Mechanical Designer      Tonya Strejan - Mechanical Engineer      Chandler Hatton - Mechanical Intern      Mitchell Dec - Mechanical Energy Intern     Paul Leonetti - Electrical Intern     Kendra Schrum - Receptionist   San Francisco:     Michael Nichols - Mechanical Associate     Celia Robertson-Lanza - Controller     Diana Volovelskay - Marketing Coordinator     Aryn Bergman - Mechanical Intern     Sacramento:     Larry Oliver - promoted to Associate Principal     Daniel Mendonsa - promoted to Associate     Ray Benjamin - Senior Electrical Engineer     Kent Cheung - Mechanical Engineer     Alex Renteria - AutoCAD Technician     Myrna Reyes-Lara - Marketing Assistant   Irvine:     Jonathan Mitsumori - promoted to Associate Principal     Edwin Lee - Mechanical Associate     Bette Hagerty - A/R Accountant     Barry Biglari - Senior Electrical Engineer      Leonardo Park - Electrical Engineer     Nimitch Payongsith - Electrical Engineer     Cindy Luu - Mechanical Designer     Eric Gomez - AutoCAD Technician     Yolanda Terrazas - AutoCAD Drafter     Winnie Rich - Marketing Coordinator/Executive Assistant    Contact Us! 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