QA Graphics' Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard Named Top Energy Conservation Product of 2010
January 11, 2011 – Des Moines, Iowa
- QA Graphics' Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard has been named a
top green building product for the second year in a row for Environmental Design + Construction and Sustainable Facility magazines’ annual 2010 Readers Choice Awards.
Environmental Design + Construction (ED+C) and Sustainable Facility magazines’
third annual Readers Choice Awards competition was an online contest
that allowed both manufacturers and readers the opportunity to showcase
and vote for, respectively, the crème de la crème of green building
products that best combine sustainable attributes with ease of use and
installation. The contest reviewed green building products within
nine different categories including: framing/structural, daylighting,
energy conservation, exterior products/design, water conservation,
interior products/design, software, energy systems and
mechanical. The winners were announced at the U.S. Green Building
Council’s® Greenbuild Conference and Expo in Chicago on Nov.
16. QA Graphics’ Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard was
named the top Energy Conservation product for the second year in a row.
The Energy Efficiency Education
Dashboard (EEED) is an educational tool used to display real-time
building performance data. By integrating the EEED with the
building’s control system, real-time resource is shown in an easy to
understand format, letting facility managers quickly review consumption
patterns. And by sharing this data with occupants, they too can be
motivated to join in the organization’s conservation efforts. Typically
displayed online or on a touchscreen in a building lobby, the EEED is
used to educate about an organization’s sustainable initiatives though
interactive quizzes, animated demonstrations and environment tips on
how everyone can help make their building more efficient.
“We’re thrilled to have been honored
with this award for a second year,” said Dan McCarty, president of QA
Graphics. “We continue to receive positive feedback within the industry
on how the Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard helps organizations’
energy efficiency efforts. We’re also excited to share that the
solution has recently hit the 500 mark for the number of buildings
using the user interface.”
Energy Efficiency Education
Dashboards are utilized by schools, universities, restaurants,
commercial businesses, government organizations and others. The
solution can help earn points towards green building certification
programs, contributing towards satisfying the U.S. Green Building
Council’s® Innovation in Design Green Education and Innovation in
Design School as a Teaching Tool credits under LEED®, and a variety of
points under The Green Building Initiative’s™ Green Globes® green
building rating and assessment system.
“We are thrilled that this
program can honor such unique products, such as the Energy Efficiency
Education Dashboard, that contribute to optimizing energy and
sustainability in the built environment,” says Michelle Hucal, LEED AP,
associate publisher of ED+C and SF. “With such an emphasis on energy
efficiency these days, I'm sure our readers find it so impressive
because this technology allows occupants to understand sustainability
through easy-to-understand graphical representation, and, of course,
it’s potential to contribute to LEED and Green Globes points.”
QA Graphics and the other 2010
winners are featured in each magazine and online at www.EDCmag.com and
www.SustainableFacility.com during January/February. In addition
to this top green building product award, the Energy Efficiency
Education Dashboard was also named a 2010 Top 10 Green Building Product
by award-winning independent news source Sustainable Industries earlier in the year. Sustainable Industries’
Top 10 Green Building Products guide is an annual publication profiling
industry-leading green building products selected by a panel of expert
judges and Sustainable Industries’ editorial team. Learn more about this top green building product at http://www.qagraphics.com/eeed.
About QA Graphics
QA Graphics is an innovative graphic
development company specializing in the green building industry.
The company is an industry leader in the design of graphical user
interfaces (GUI) and award-winning energy education dashboards used to
showcase organizations’ building performance and sustainable
initiatives. QA Graphics also provides comprehensive creative
services including graphic outsourcing, 3D design/animation, drafting,
interactive content and website development. Visit www.qagraphics.com to learn more.
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