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NEWS
RYEBREAD = South Jersey’s Premier Green Architects
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Marlton,
NJ, 24 June 2011 – In the June issue of South Jersey Biz magazine,
RYEBREAD won the Green Award for “Architectural Innovator”,
recognizing their sustainable, efficient, and environmentally sound
design. Out of the 21 SJ Biz Green Awards conferred, RYEBREAD was
the only architecture firm.
This establishes RYEBREAD (Regan Young England Butera: Referendums,
Engineering, Architecture, Design) as South Jersey’s premier Green
architecture firm. Their commitment to Sustainable Design has
impacted their Clients’ buildings, creating more effective, healthy,
comfortable environments for them to live, work, and succeed.
In 2008,
RYEBREAD’s Director of Sustainability Angelo P. Butera was made a
LEED Accredited Professional by the US Green Building Council. LEED
stands for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design.
RYEBREAD
has over two decades of experience in Green Design. The firm has
been responsible for numerous schools powered by geothermal energy.
(Geothermal HVAC systems use the earth’s thermal storage to heat and
cool.) Their new Library at Pemberton’s Fort Dix Elementary School
features the innovative use of light shelves, pitched metal “cool
roofing”, and daylighting/occupancy sensors. |
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(from left) RYEBREAD
Principals Regan Young, AIA/PP, Scott Charles England, AIA, &
Angelo P. Butera, AIA/LEED AP; Project Managers Roy Ruby & Patrick
Farmer; and Office Manager Michelle Zoppina in front of their
Mount Holly headquarters.
Photo by Thomasina
Rose Young
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Other
Green Design aspects of RYEBREAD’s buildings include use of recycled
materials, low VOC adhesives, improved indoor air quality, increased
acoustic treatment, low-flow plumbing fixtures, and energy-efficient
lighting/mechanical systems & appliances.
RYEBREAD is deeply involved in the most effective Green strategy:
the revitalization of existing buildings and communities. They have
recently won accolades from the Preservation Alliance of Greater
Philadelphia, the NJ State Office of Preservation, and the
Burlington County Freeholders.
The architects’ commitment to
sustainable initiatives extends to their personal lives. Taking
advantage of state and federal initiatives, Angelo Butera has
installed a photovoltaic system on his home in Evesham. Regan Young
and his wife live in a low-carbon live-work unit in Mount Holly,
and he can often be seen getting around town on his bicycle.
According
to Young, “Successful Green projects are based on thoughtful
analysis and careful planning, are designed to perform well and
optimize limited resources, and come about when responsive
architects & committed clients join in a rigorous, cooperative
effort."
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