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NJHEPS High Performance Campus Design Guidelines |
With the support of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the help of the Bill
Bobenhausen (Sustainable Design Collaborative), NJHEPS Green Design Writing
Team, and NJHEPS Staff, NJHEPS produced a two-volume guide to
green/sustainable design for New Jersey higher education institutions,
the High Performance Campus Design Handbook.
Volume I
serves as an overview of green design, establishing a rationale for its use
and sketching the New Jersey higher education context.
Volume II
serves as a technical guide for planners, designers, and facilities personnel.
Volume I of the
High Performance Campus Design Handbook is available for all to
download and view. You may also order a printed, bound copy for $10 from
Terra Meierdierck.
Volume II is available online for New Jersey higher education faculty/staff with limited access. Please contact Terra Meierdierck (973.642.7848) for access or to order a printed copy for $20.
Sample Green Design RFQ's/RFP's Available
- The American Institute of Architects offers Sample Higher Education "Green" RFP's, which can serve as guides in drafting your own green building requests, at www.aia.org/pia/cote/rfp/.
- We also offer the following RFP, used to solicit proposals for Rutger University's "Institute for the Environment" building. We thank Gina Bleck and Rutgers Facilities for making this available: www.njheps.org/ru+proposal.html.
Nation's first Hydrogen home in NJ |
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The first solar-hydrogen residence in North America has been completed in Hopewell, NJ. This major milestone in the development of the sustainable-resource economy will be demonstrated to invited guests at a dedication ceremony on Friday, October 20th. The home features an advanced residential solar-hydrogen fuel-cell storage and generation system that converts energy between electricity and hydrogen. This hydrogen production, storage, and fueling capability has been integrated into an existing solar and geothermal system at the home of Michael Strizki. Mr. Strizki has also played a key role in the project's advancement.
The Solar-Hydrogen residence is an initiative of The Hopewell Project. Development of the Solar-Hydrogen Residence is an ongoing collaboration of government, industry, and private citizens. Major funding for this project has been provided by a grant from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). Part of a statewide clean energy initiative, the objective of the NJBPU Clean Energy.
A HOGEN Regenerator, manufactured by the Proton Energy Systems, a subsidiary
of Distributed Energy Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: DESC), is being used to make the
system's hydrogen. "This is exactly the kind of groundbreaking project that
demonstrates quite compellingly the emerging practicality of renewable energy
technology," said Rob Friedland, Sr. Vice President for Proton's Hydrogen Technology
Group. "Our successful collaboration with Renewable Energy International, Mike
Strizki, Advanced Solar and the State of New Jersey enables us to prove that
generating hydrogen using Proton's PEM electrolysis hydrogen generation can
significantly reduce the production of greenhouse gas emissions in real world
applications."
The system also incorporates fuel cells manufactured by Plug Power, battery
banks manufactured by Exide Technologies, and direct-coupling lighting gateways
manufactured by Nextek Power Systems. Invaluable consulting services were provided
by Bob Davidson of Davidson Code Concepts.
Please direct all press inquiries to
Sashe Annete,
(732)492-5688.
Michael Strizki
Director Residential Solar Systems
Advanced Solar Products
66 Snydertown Rd
Hopewell NJ 08525
Phone: 609-466-4495
Cell: 609-731-1990
Fax: 609-466-8684
http://www.advancedsolarproducts.com
mike@advancedsolarproducts.com
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and its 40+ Member Institutions