Independence Station, a 57,000 square foot mixed-use building, chose CALMAC’s IceBank® Energy Storage System for eco-friendly cooling of the flagship project by Aldeia, LLC. Scheduled for completion in 2010, Independence Station, the worlds greenest building, is a $15 million mixed-use development that has the goal to be the highest scoring certified green building in the world, as measured by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)® high performance green building rating system adminis ...

Independence, OR – Independence Station, expected to become the World’s Greenest Building based on the unique design and LEED points when it opens next year, is partnering with Houston’s PF Waterworks, maker of PermaFLOW™ Never Clog Drain. Incorporation of the self cleaning drain into Independence Station’s sustainable construction will contribute to the efficient use of water and the minimization of indoor chemicals and pollutants. PermaFLOW™ is a transparent drain engineered to rem ...

Independence, OR – 21st century Oregon Trail pioneers who make their homes in the World’s Greenest Building will recycle more than 10 tons of residential food waste into rich compost each year for use in local gardens for food production. They’ll do it from the convenience of their own kitchens with the help of the world’s first automatic indoor home composter. “As a partner in Independence Station, NatureMill will feature their products in the homes of the 15 21st pioneers who choos ...