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General Services Administration's Recognition of Green Globes Alongside of LEED Wins GBI’s Praises

The Green Building Initiative (GBI) applauds the General Services Administration on its recognition of Green Globes® alongside the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) as the two recommended third-party certification systems for the federal government to use to gauge performance of its buildings. The recommendation was made in a letter of October 25th, 2013 addressed to Dr. Ernest Moniz, United States Secretary of Energy.

30 Oct 2013

AV Homes to Develop 282-Acre Master-Planned Community in Florida

AV Homes, Inc. has announced the development of Waterview, a new 282-acre master-planned community in Kissimmee, Florida.

29 Oct 2013

USGBC Sets May 2014 as Cut-Off Deadline for LEED Exams

Architects, engineers and contractors are rushing to take the LEED® exams before the cut-off deadline of May 31, 2014. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced that applicants can take the exams based on LEED v2009 materials until the 2014 sunset date. The new exams, which will be available after June 2014, are expected to be more difficult due to the addition of new credits and a new credit category.

29 Oct 2013

Ryland Homes Opens Coal Creek Village North in Lafayette, Colorado

Ryland Homes, one of the nation’s premier new homebuilders, is proud to celebrate the Grand Opening of its newest Boulder County community, Coal Creek Village North in Lafayette, Colorado. The spectacular new homes in this unparalleled community come from Ryland’s Perspectives Series and provide homebuyers with relaxed sophistication and all the conveniences needed to enjoy an active Colorado lifestyle.

29 Oct 2013

BMW Brilliance Automotive’s New Northern China Distribution Centre to be Built by Goodman

Goodman Group (Goodman or Group), the global integrated property group which owns, develops and manages industrial space, is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to develop a 33,300 sqm built-to-suit facility for BMW Brilliance Automotive Limited (BMW Brilliance Automotive) in Hebei Province, China.

29 Oct 2013

New Super-Efficient Rooftop HVAC Unit Meets DOE's Rooftop Challenge

New super-efficient rooftop units that heat and cool commercial buildings offer significant energy and dollar savings, say scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. They found that the devices reduce energy costs an average of about 41 percent compared to units in operation today.

29 Oct 2013

Montana Property Group and Lowe Unveil Plans for Santa Clara Centennial Gateway

The team of Montana Property Group and Lowe Enterprises (“Lowe”) has unveiled its plans for Santa Clara Centennial Gateway, a $400 million hotel, office and entertainment transit-oriented development on three city-owned parcels.

28 Oct 2013

Lynden Pindling International Airport Opens New Terminal

Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) in Nassau officially opened its new terminal for domestic flights and international departures on Wednesday, Oct. 23, marking the completion of a four-year, $409 million redevelopment of The Bahamas' largest airport.

28 Oct 2013

Forestar and Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds Celebrate Grand Opening of New East Austin Multifamily Community

Forestar Group Inc. and Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds (CJUF) celebrated the official grand opening of East Austin’s newest multifamily community, Eleven, at the property this afternoon. The first residents will begin moving into their homes tomorrow.

28 Oct 2013

Dallas Entrepreneurs Gift $12 Million for UD’s New Academic Building

The University of Dallas announced a $12 million gift from Dallas entrepreneurs Satish and Yasmin Gupta. The donation, which is the single largest in the university's 57-year history, will fund construction of a new academic building that will house the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business. Both are graduates of the university's MBA program.

28 Oct 2013

UC San Diego Celebrates ‘Topping Out’ of Jacobs Medical Center

The University of California, San Diego today celebrated the “topping out” of UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center, the largest hospital project in southern California. UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla also announced a $25 million challenge gift for the project from an anonymous donor.

28 Oct 2013

Tarkett Unveils Harmonium xf2 Linoleum Line of Commercial Flooring

Continuing to revolutionize the linoleum market, Tarkett, worldwide leader in innovative and sustainable flooring and sports surface solutions, has introduced the Harmonium xf2™ Linoleum Line of commercial flooring.

25 Oct 2013

Sofame Technologies Named as Finalist for Global Cleantech Award in Green Building Category

Sofame Technologies Inc., a leading Canadian manufacturer of environmentally efficient industrial water heaters and cost effective heat recovery systems for traditional boilers, is pleased to be named as one of the top three finalists in the Green Building Category at the 2013 Global Cleantech Cluster Awards.

25 Oct 2013

KBR and John Holland JV to Provide EPC Services for Australian Water Plan

A joint venture between KBR and John Holland (JHKBRJV) has been selected by Melbourne Water to deliver engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for water, wastewater and drainage projects in Melbourne over the next three years. JHKBRJV is one of two joint ventures that will deliver these services as part of Melbourne Water’s 2013 Water Plan capital works program.

25 Oct 2013

Comprehensive Report on Worldwide Market for Vinyl Chloride Wall, Ceiling and Floor Coverings

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Market for Floor, Ceiling and Wall Coverings of Vinyl Chloride to 2017 - Market Size, Growth and Forecasts in Nearly 70 Countries" directory to their offering.

25 Oct 2013