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Morrisville's Newest Mixed-Use Development, Grace Park, Nears Total Occupancy

The Kalikow Group, on behalf of KEP Morrisville Realty, LLC, and EYC Companies on behalf of EYC Grace Park, LLC, announce that Grace Park, a mixed-use development featuring 128 rental apartments, 52 custom-designed townhomes and 90,000 square feet of prime, ground-floor and outparcel retail space, is nearing 100 percent occupancy.

20 Apr 2013

Winners of 2013 Evolve Sustainable Design Competition Announced

RBC and B+H proudly announced today the winners of the 2013 Evolve Sustainable Design Competition. University of Waterloo students Renee Hum-Hsiao , Elaina Poleto , Keegan Steeper , Joanne Yau and Thomas Yuan received first prize for their design of an environmentally sustainable bank branch of the future.

19 Apr 2013

Hyundai Motor America Installs Exterior Glass Panels at New $200 Million U.S. Corporate Headquarters

Hyundai Motor America approached another milestone today on its way to completing a new $200 million U.S. corporate headquarters, as final perimeter panels of exterior glass were undergoing installation on the project's main office tower. Currently under construction in Fountain Valley, California, the new headquarters project represents the largest investment in an office building ever made in the U.S. by Hyundai Motor Company.

19 Apr 2013

Leica Geosystems’ Wheel Loader 3D Machine Control System Helps Complete Earthwork Jobs Faster

Leica Geosystems announces the new powerful 3D machine control system for wheel loaders. This system enables users to complete their earthworks jobs faster and correctly the first time. It precisely controls material cut and fill, saving a lot of time and money by reducing rework and over excavation, and also makes grading operations with wheel loaders more efficient. Grade checking can be eliminated which further enhances productivity, efficiency and safety on site.

19 Apr 2013

WAM Awarded LEED Canada Certification for Stoney Warehouse 4 in Stoney Industrial Centre

WAM Development Group, a North American leader in commercial real estate development, in partnership with Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), one of Canada's largest institutional investment managers, is pleased to announce the completion and LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Canada certification of Stoney Warehouse 4 in the Stoney Industrial Centre.

19 Apr 2013

USGBC Re-Certifies The Tower Building and 1909 K Street LEED Gold

The Tower Companies announced today that U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has Re-Certified The Tower Building and 1909 K Street LEED® Gold under Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings: Operations and Management ("EBOM").

19 Apr 2013

Hendrick Construction Wins Contract to Renovate Historic McCelvey Center Annex

Hendrick Construction, Inc. has won a $2 million contract to renovate the McCelvey Center Annex in the City of York's historic district. The 18,600-square-foot project features the upgrade of a concrete block and brick structure at 212 E. Jefferson Street.

18 Apr 2013

Dwell on Design Returns to Los Angeles Convention Center in June 2013

Dwell on Design, America's largest modern design event, returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center, June 21-23, 2013. DOD reimagines the tradeshow experience by transforming 200,000 square feet of concrete into a design incubator where prefab comes to life and design luminaires debate the issues of today.

18 Apr 2013

Environmentally Friendly Roofing Design Using Old Water Bottles

Student and faculty entrepreneurs from New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) plan to give new life to old water bottles with an environmentally friendly roofing design for developing nations or for emergency shelters in disaster-stricken areas around the world.

18 Apr 2013

Survey Reveals Increase in Utilization of Recycling, Energy-Saving Technologies in Asphalt Pavements

Thanks to broad adoption of sustainable construction practices by the asphalt pavement industry, the roads many people use to get around on Earth Day and every day are getting greener, conserving natural resources and saving taxpayers money. In 2011 alone, recycling America's roads saved about 21.2 million barrels of liquid asphalt binder worth some $2.2 billion.

18 Apr 2013

Kaiser Permanente Announces Opening of New South Baltimore County Medical Center

Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States, an award-winning not-for-profit health plan and care provider, opened the doors to its new South Baltimore County Medical Center on Monday, April 8, offering a vast array of medical services including around-the-clock urgent care, conveniently located under one roof.

18 Apr 2013

Noble Environmental to Break Ground on European Manufacturing Plant in Kraljevo, Serbia

Noble Environmental Europe AG (NEEU), a subsidiary of Noble Environmental Technologies Corporation (NET), will break ground on the company's first European manufacturing plant on April 17, 2013. The plant will be located in Jagodina at KP 2413/58 KO Kocino Selo, Kraljevo, Serbia.

17 Apr 2013

BLACKIRON Awarded LEED Silver Certification for Toronto DC3 Data Centre

BLACKIRON Data, a wholly owned subsidiary of PTGi (Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated), announced today their Toronto DC3 data centre has been awarded LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC).

17 Apr 2013

Researchers Patent Reusable and Inflatable Hydraulic Dam

Researchers from the University of Granada have patented a new system, based on placing modules as the foundations for building cheaper, inflatable hydraulic dams, which can be assembled and dismantled very easily.

17 Apr 2013

Large-Scale Mixed-Use Center to Come Up in Playa Vista Community

The legendary parcel of land that once gave rise to Howard Hughes’ aerospace empire is undergoing a transformation into ‘Runway,’ a large-scale mixed-use center that will offer unique shopping, dining, entertainment and living space in the heart of the Playa Vista community.

17 Apr 2013