In This Issue: Providence Newberg Medical Center Goes for the Gold Back to School in Green: Oregon State University Kelley Engineering Center Glumac's Approach to Data Center Design and Commissioning Renewable Energy Certificates Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sustainability Everywhere: How Sustainable Are You? Tell Us Career Opportunities Contact Us   Jack Sargent Editor-in-Chief Diana Volovelskay Editor    Providence Newberg Medical Center Goes for the Gold Rick Hartung P.E., Portland Associate Mechanical Engineer There is a new kid on the block when it comes to the rarefied ranks of certified LEED® Gold buildings–a hospital. And what makes this new building special is that it's the first hospital in the country to earn the prestigious Gold designation. This is a singular, outstanding achievement for Providence Health System, setting the bar in the healthcare industry for what it means to "go green."     Back to School in Green: Oregon State University Kelley Engineering Center Bob Schroeder, P.E., LEED® AP, Portland Associate Principal and Sonya Salanti, Portland Marketing Coordinator As summer fades, electrical and computer engineering students and faculty at Oregon State University can look forward to spending more time indoors, namely in the Kelley Engineering Center on the Oregon State University Campus. The Center, which had its grand opening last fall, is a star example of green building design that combines smart sustainable building technology with innovative architectural design.   Glumac's Approach to Data Center Design and Commissioning Aryn Bergman, LEED® AP, San Francisco Mechanical Designer The data center industry is on the rise again, but with a different focus. In the €90's, it was construction speed; this time around it is operating efficiency. Data center owners have had to learn the hard way that operating costs can quickly outweigh construction costs. Glumac has developed an exciting new data center design process with the efficiency issue at its core. This translates into huge savings for our clients.   Renewable Energy Certificates Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Chien Si Harriman, LEED® AP, San Francisco Senior Design Engineer Climate change experts such as Jim Hansen, the director of NASA's premier climate research center, believe that the earth's atmosphere is at a tipping point. The major culprit: greenhouse gases. He gave testimony in 1988 to a Senate committee, and later stated to reporters, "It's time to stop waffling so much and say the greenhouse effect is here and is affecting our climate now." For conscientious consumers of energy, this message is really a siren for change–to reduce consumption and find alternatives to the greenhouse gas emitting fossil fuels that we consume each day. Glumac is finding new ways to reduce global greenhouse gases every day, and have recently found we can do more. Sustainability Everywhere: How Sustainable Are You? Tell Us Jack Sargent, P.E., LEED® AP, San Francisco Associate Principal We want to hear from you about steps that you or your company are taking towards sustainable practices in the day-to-day world. Contact sustainabilityeverywhere@glumac.com, and tell us what you are doing or if you have any ideas you would like to share with us. We would like to feature these in future issues of our Career Opportunities Glumac is looking for talented, creative, energetic professionals to participate in our continued success. If you are interested in sustainability and working with other talented people, we want to talk to you. We offer outstanding compensation and benefits. Send your resume to careers@glumac.com today! Contact Us! Contact us at the numbers below or via email at: info@glumac.com Seattle - 206.262.1010 1325 4th Avenue, #1515 Seattle, WA 98101 Portland - 503.227.5280 320 SW Washington Street, #200 Portland, OR 97204 Sacramento - 916.934.5103 910 Glenn Drive Folsom, CA 95630 Las Vegas - 702.990.3686 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, #500 Las Vegas, NV 89169 San Francisco - 415.398.7667 150 California Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Irvine - 949.833.8190 16735 Von Karman Avenue, #250 Irvine, CA 92606 Los Angeles - 213.239.8866 617 West 7th Street, #500 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Silicon Valley - 408.720.8904 525 Del Rey Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 We want to keep you up to date on relevant engineering news that may affect the way you design, build and maintain your buildings. We value your privacy. If you choose not to receive future newsletters from us, simply click here to unsubscribe and type "unsubscribe" in the subject line. If this newsletter was forwarded to you, you may click here to subscribe. Let us know what you think of our newsletter Click here to send comments and suggestions about what you would like to see in future newsletters.