ComEd announced the four winners of its Smart Home Showcase, a contest awarding four customers with free, energy efficiency home makeovers valued at $45,000 each. The winners are Alison Tisza from Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood; Lisa Polderman and Leticia Gonzales of Berwyn; and Brandon Smith of Maywood.
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Blue Earth, Inc. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Xnergy Inc., finalized the construction of two renewable energy projects utilizing solar PV (photovoltaic) technology.
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As a result of the combined efforts of the governments of Canada and Quebec and their local partners, families and individuals on Îles-de-la-Madeleine now have access to 12 affordable housing units.
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Houston Mayor Annise Parker and Pearl Hospitality, the developer of the new JW Marriott Houston Downtown Hotel, announced today the building is undergoing renovations and will be open for business in Spring of 2014. The conversion of the historic Samuel F. Carter Building at 806 Main St. will support downtown growth, preserve a historic asset and provide much-needed hotel rooms while furthering Houston as a tourist and convention destination.
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Benjamin Moore, one of North America's most respected paint manufacturers and colour authorities, has joined with The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's WILLIAMSBURG brand to launch The WILLIAMSBURG® Colour Collection by Benjamin Moore, an assortment of paint colours authentically rooted in the history of the United States and its founding.
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Architectural Testing (ATI) announces the opening of their new location at 2658 Electronics Way, West Palm Beach, Florida. Designed to replace the company's Riviera Beach location, this larger, more capable test facility offers 20,000 square feet of indoor space with 24 feet of ceiling clearance, a 128' by 40' outdoor mock-up wall, state of the art equipment, as well as improved office space and conference areas.
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Grant Schmitz, eyes inches from a 6.5-by-12-foot panel of ultra-high performance concrete, studied the smooth surface for tiny cracks. He and other research engineers carefully marked every one with black markers.
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Trumark Homes announced today it has begun construction on the new eight-acre PACE development, which will provide 134 affordable, desirable homes for Silicon Valley's young professionals, couples and growing families.
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ATCO Structures & Logistics Pty. Ltd (ATCO) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Bechtel to design, manufacture, transport and install 357 modular units for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. The contract, valued at an estimated A$100 million, commenced with the design phase in mid April 2013.
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CSA Group, a leading global provider of product certification and testing services announces construction of a new product testing and certification laboratory in Frankfurt, Germany.
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Horizon Group Properties, Inc. and CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., today announced that it had formed a joint venture to develop The Outlet Shoppes at Louisville in Simpsonville, Kentucky. Located on the heavily traveled Interstate 64, the 370,000-square-foot project will be the premier outlet destination for residents of Louisville, Lexington, Frankfort and the surrounding area. It will be the only outlet center located in the State of Kentucky.
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Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. and RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust hosted an official Ground Breaking Ceremony today to announce that construction has begun on Tanger Outlets Ottawa. When complete, we expect that Phase I of the project will be home to approximately 293,000 square feet of branded factory outlet retailers from the U.S. and Canada.
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Driven by rising global awareness of the impact of building energy consumption on climate change, materials boosting building energy efficiency will reach $16.5 billion in sales in 2017. Floor space for net-zero energy buildings (NZEB) and especially nearly-zero energy buildings (nNZEB), will soar more than six-fold to 80 million m2 in 2017, according to Lux Research.
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MileStone Community Builders, LLC, Austin Business Journal’s Volume Home Builder of the Year 2012, announced today that it will host a ground breaking ceremony celebrating the launch of its newest collection of luxury Cedar Park homes, Scottsdale Crossing. The new community is located near 183A and Scottsdale Drive in Cedar Park, Texas.
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AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for public and private clients in more than 140 countries around the world, announced today that its Tishman Construction operation is managing the construction of Park Place, a premier green development in the northeast corridor of Hoboken, N.J.
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