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Renovations Being Completed on DIY Network House

Andrew Roby, Inc. is finishing renovations on the house that will be featured in DIY Network's upcoming season of Blog Cabin. Viewers can see the transformation of the 19th century waterfront cottage in Atlantic, N.C., when the show premiers July 29 at 9:30 p.m.

9 May 2013

Marvin Introduces American-Made Windows and Doors that Meet Passive Building Standards

Marvin Windows and Doors now offers a wide range of American-made wood windows that will meet both the strict European and U.S. standards for Passive Building certification. And for homeowners and building professionals looking for highly efficient windows, Marvin offers more products that have earned ENERGY STAR's "Most Efficient" designation than any other wood-window manufacturer.

9 May 2013

W New York - Union Square Unveils Renovated Iconic New York City Hotel

W New York - Union Square today unveiled the completion of a multi-layered renovation project that merges traditional and contemporary styles to offer a fashionable escape in the heart of Manhattan’s liveliest neighborhoods.

9 May 2013

Fry Construction Successful Completes Premier Cancer Centers Dallas Facility

Fry Construction, a specialist in the precision construction of medical facilities for over 29 years, announces the successful completion of a state-of-the-art cancer treatment facility that provides advanced noninvasive robotic radiosurgery options to patients in North Texas.

9 May 2013

Brohn Homes to Hold Grand Opening Event for New Model Home at New Lakeway Community, Serene Hills

Brohn Homes announced today that a Grand Opening Event for their new model home at the new Lakeway community, Serene Hills, will be held Saturday, May 18th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, May 19th from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the new model home located at 109 Crestone Stream Drive, Lakeway, Texas 78735.

8 May 2013

IKEA Breaks Ground for Future Miami-Dade Store in City of Sweetwater

With company representatives, local officials and community leaders on-hand, IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially broke ground for its future Miami-Dade store that is slated to open Summer 2014 in Sweetwater, Florida.

8 May 2013

Brookfield Residential to Debut La Cresta Luxurious Homes in Villages of Woodbury

Brookfield Homes is preparing for the June debut of La Cresta, a highly anticipated collection that will showcase the most luxurious and final new home opportunity within the Villages of Irvine's award-winning Village of Woodbury.

8 May 2013

USGBC Awards LEED Gold to SMMA¡¯s Design for EMC Durham Center of Excellence Data Center

Symmes Maini & McKee Associates¡¯ (SMMA) design for the EMC Durham Center of Excellence data center, Phases I and II, in Durham, NC has received LEED Commercial Interiors (CI) Gold Certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).

8 May 2013

The Luxury Collection Completes Restoration of The Gritti Palace Hotel in Venice

The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), today celebrates the grand opening of The Gritti Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Venice. The renowned hotel recently re-opened its legendary doors following a meticulous $55 million restoration, bringing the hotel back to its original grandeur.

8 May 2013

Tilgin and Zhone Complete Interoperability Testing for Connected Home Ecosystem

Tilgin, a leading provider of solutions for multi-play and FTTx broadband access and Zhone Technologies, a global leader in FTTx network access solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to integrate Tilgin’s TR-069 management suite, tGem, with Zhone’s indoor GPON ONT product line – providing operators with a robust plug-and-play network management solution for triple-play offerings.

8 May 2013

Construction Begins at Multi-Megawatt Dominion Bridgeport Fuel Cell Park

Energi, a leading developer and underwriter of energy insurance programs, participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Dominion Bridgeport Fuel Cell Project. Officials and executives were on hand at the project site in Bridgeport, CT to commemorate the start of work for the multi-megawatt fuel cell park, which will be the largest in the United States upon completion.

7 May 2013

Panel to Discuss Google's Healthy Building Program

Central Concrete Supply, Inc., a U.S. Concrete, Inc. company and the leader in delivering low CO2 concrete to the San Francisco Bay Area, today announced that it would be joining representatives from Google, Inc., BASF, DPR Construction, KPFF Consulting Engineers and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to discuss Transparency and Material Ingredient Disclosure – What Google is Doing to Keep its Buildings Healthy at the 2013 International Concrete Sustainability Conference, to be held May 6-8 in the San Francisco Bay Area.

7 May 2013

UCP Commences Construction on East Garrison Master-Planned Community in Monterey Bay, California

UCP, LLC, a homebuilder and land developer based in San Jose, California, today announced that it has commenced the initial phase of construction on East Garrison, a 244-acre master-planned community situated on the former Fort Ord Army Base in Monterey Bay, California.

7 May 2013

Brandywine Homes to Build New Homes in Built-Out Area of Pasadena

Brandywine Homes announced today that it has acquired 12 lots in the 2.2-acre Estates Pasadena community in East Pasadena. Construction of the four- and five-bedroom homes will begin this month, with completion of the last home expected in May 2014.

7 May 2013

Study on Issues Related to Sustainability Assessment of Urban Renewal Projects

In an article published in the magazine "Building and Environment", Maria Gracia Riera Pérez, PhD student, and Prof. Emmanuel Rey of the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST) present the first results of a research dealing with the issues related to the sustainability assessment of urban renewal projects.

7 May 2013