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Construction has totaled over 115,000 sq. ft. of forms in four housing struc- tures, and college offi cials have been pleased with the results, according to Todd Blyth, NUDURA's international marketing manager. • In a project at the University of Florida in Gainesville, precast concrete wall panels were complemented with the use of thin- brick. The results included saving 1,150 tons of mined clay — enough material to clad four other similar-sized buildings, reports Brian Miller, managing director of business development for the Precast/ Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI, www.pci.org), headquartered in Chicago. He says the approach saved approxi- mately 12,000 gal. of diesel fuel. It also reduced construction time and preserved the look and feel of the building while utilizing a more sustainable solution. • Construction projects at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC; the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse; and Weatherford College in De- catur, TX, have also contributed to campus sustainability efforts with modular, ICF, or precast construction. Limiting Waste, Saving Energy The main innovation of modular con- struction is that it takes most of the con- struction process off the building site and puts it into a controlled factory environ- ment, according to Jim Snyder, director of operations for Warrior Group Inc., a Texas- based contractor with extensive experience in the use of off-site prefabrication. "The factory-based, lean manufactur- ing and construction methods used in permanent modular construction dramati- cally reduce the amount of construction waste," he says. "With the ability to engi- neer a precise construction process, nearly all of the construction waste is eliminated or recycled." As one example, insulated concrete forms such as those produced by NUDURA are made of recycled materials as well as themselves being 100-percent recyclable. GREEN SOLUTIONS for COLLEGE CAMPUSESf COLLEGE CAMPUSES Sternberg Lighting is committed to sustaining the environment. Our A850SRLED OLD TOWN luminaire is a high performance, energy saving, outdoor lighting fixture. Its high performance white LEDs have a life expectancy of approximately 70,000 hours reducing energy usage and valuable maintenance time. Ideal for campus streets, courtyards, pathways, parks, building entrances, parking lots and more. 800.621.3376 info@sternberglighting.com www.sternberglighting.com "The result is less waste sent to our landfi lls," Blyth says. Energy conservation may also be sig- nifi cant. Once in place, modular construc- tion materials can offer substantial energy savings. Precast concrete, for example, has thermal mass and can provide continuous, edge-to-edge insulation, according to Miller. "When these are combined, they result in a very energy-effi cient and durable wall system," he says. "Some projects have reported a reduction in energy consump- tion of 30 percent relevant to the baseline energy code." NOVEMBER 2012 / COLLEGE PLANNING & MANAGEMENT 29