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  1. School’s unique location with a wide variety of sustainable and other unique including:
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  3. • Bioswales with natural plantings to filter water runoff before it enters local streams:
  4. • Light-colored roof areas to reflect sunlight and minimize atmospheric warming:
  5. • Reduced water use with low flow plumbing fixtures, waterless urinals, sink sensors:
  6. • Native plantings to reduce the need for site irrigation:
  7. • School faces North-South to reduce energy use:
  8. • “Green power” to be purchased from local utility:
  9. • Construction materials will be 10 to 20 percent recycled:
  10. • Construction waste will be sorted and recycled:
  11. • Stone, brick, concrete and steel used in project is extracted, processed and manufactured within 500 miles of the school site to save transportation energy costs:
  12. • Only easily renewable wood to be used:
  13. • Energy-efficient systems monitored for indoor air quality:
  14. • 30 percent more ventilation that cold requires:
  15. • No materials will emit noxious, harmful odors:
  16. All lighting and HVAC will have individual controls so energy won’t be wasted on unoccupied areas.
  17. Arabia Mountain High School will feature another Perkins+Will signature design element small learning communities that keep students in more intimate teams for all four high school years. Research has shown that such learning communities promote team environments, improve student focus, and generate high levels of interest and result in a number of other long-term benefits.
  18. Building green saves the average school $100,000 every year enough to fill two full time teaching positions, according to a study by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
  19. “We believe it’s our duty and obligation to create sustainable schools learning environments that allow students to flourish academically, creatively and socially.” Said Crum.
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  21. Yancey Bros. Co., the Caterpillar dealer serving Georgia, announces the promotion of T.A. “Bud” Wilfore as Chief Operating Officer of the company.
  22. Drawing upon his knowledge of the construction, transportation and agribusiness industries in Georgia, Mr. Wilfore will be responsible for managing the customer focused operations for all five divisions of the company.
  23. “Bud’s” understanding of the equipment and engine industries, especially within the Caterpillar organization, will allow him to play a more critical role in Yancey’s mission of serving our customers by helping them solve their challenges and be successful,” said James E. Stephenson, President and CEO of Yancey Bros. Co. “Bud has been a tremendous asset to Yancey’s growth and success over the past 15 years. His extensive experience in the industries we serve, combined with his knowledge of Caterpillar’s world-wide organization, will be invaluable as we grow and continue to focus our operations on our customers and their needs,” adds Stephenson.
  24. Mr. Wilfore joined Yancey Bros. Co. in 1989 and has served in management and leadership positions within the company since that time. Under his leadership and direction the company added a compact equipment division in 1995, a rental services division in 1997 and an agricultural products division in 2000. His latest role was serving the company as Executive Vice President. In his new role, he will lead Yancey Bros. Co.’s sales, rental, and product support operations for heavy and compact equipment as well as all business related to the company’s agricultural products, power generation and engine operations.
  25. JCB has risen to third place in the league table of world construction equipment manufacturers following a year which saw volumes and market share rise to all-time highs.
  26. In 2006 the company manufactured a record 55,741 machines-an 85 per cent increase over three years. This success generated a record turnover of $3.5 billion and gave JCB a 10.4 per cent share of the world construction equipment market.
  27. JCB Managing Director and Group CEO John Patterson said: “In recent years our strategic vision has been threefold: to move JCB from being a strong European player to a global company with a global manufacturing presence.
  28. JCB’s biggest single growth market in 2006 was India where volumes increased by more than 40 percent. In percentage terms, JCB’s largest growth market was Russia where volumes broke through the 1,000 machine barrier for the first time-a rise of 145 per cent on 2005.
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