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Renewables Guide Urges Households to Invest in Renewable Energy to Make Smart Savings

As a hard and cold winter finally comes to an end, leading renewable energy website Renewables Guide explains why all households can benefit from investing in renewable energy in 2013.

3 Apr 2013

Behringer Harvard and TCR Construct Multifamily Community Apartments in Houston

Behringer Harvard announced today that it has begun construction of a multifamily community on a 2.9-acre site in the Montrose/Museum District submarket of Houston, an infill area just west of the intersection of Richmond Avenue and Montrose Boulevard.

3 Apr 2013

NCSEA’s Upcoming Webinar to Provide Insight into Moment and Truss Connections

The National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) announced an upcoming webinar on HSS connections, hosted by Brad Fletcher, structural engineer for Atlas Tube. "Designing Connections to HSS - Introduction to Moment and Truss Connections" will occur on April 25, 2013, at 12 p.m. CST.

3 Apr 2013

Experts to Discuss Key Issues on Smart Buildings and Devices at Haystack Connect 2013

The community organizers of Haystack Connect 2013, the open forum and conference bringing together leading technology suppliers, systems integrators and forward looking end users who are leading the way to more efficient and sustainable buildings and advanced smart-device applications, today announced the keynote speakers for the upcoming conference taking place April 29-May 2 at the Chattanoogan Hotel and Conference Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

3 Apr 2013

William Lyon Homes to Unveil Three Beautiful Model Homes in University Park, Irvine

William Lyon Homes is unveiling Willow Bend's three beautiful model homes in University Park this Saturday, April 6th at 10 a.m. Offering a limited edition of only 58 single-family residences and the first brand new homes for sale in nearly 25 years within this prestigious Irvine setting, do not miss the excitement when Willow Bend hosts its highly anticipated Model Grand Opening.

2 Apr 2013

Affordable Design Tricks to Provide an Upscale Look for Homes

We all want our homes to have designer touches like the ones we see in magazines and model homes; unfortunately, those high-end professional looks often come with a high-end price tag. So how can you design a space that looks the part without breaking the bank?

2 Apr 2013

Ascend Hotel Collection Opens Three Boutique Hotels in Baltimore

Ascend Hotel Collection, part of Choice Hotels International, Inc., announced its debut in Baltimore today with three boutique hotels in the vibrant waterfront neighborhoods of Inner Harbor and historic Fells Point.

2 Apr 2013

CMAA Honors Hill International with Project Achievement Award

Hill International, the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has been recognized with a regional Project Achievement Award from the Southern California Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA).

2 Apr 2013

Improved Vanderbilt Floorplan from NVR for Low-Priced Community in Urbana

NVR, Inc., one of the nation's largest homebuilding and mortgage banking companies, is proud to introduce the new and improved Vanderbilt floorplan to The Villages of Urbana, the lowest-priced, amenity-rich community in Urbana. With a full-brick exterior and up to 2,700 finished square feet of living space, the Vanderbilt is the picture of luxury townhome living.

2 Apr 2013

Sustainability in Construction of the Future

Facing the numerous challenges related to sustainability, many research works and experiments are conducted to develop innovative concepts, technologies and construction systems. In order to identify the key perspectives of this domain, the magazine Habitation publishes an article on the construction of the future, including an interview of Professor Emmanuel Rey of the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST).

2 Apr 2013

UC-Designed Playground Project in Ishinomaki Chosen as Winning Design

In the summer of 2012, 25 pre-juniors in the University of Cincinnati's nationally number-one ranked industrial design program, housed within the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP), designed five (3-D) inter-generational playgrounds for the northern coastal city of Ishinomaki, Japan, which was devasted by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami of March 2011.

1 Apr 2013

U.S. Home Builders Continue Impressive Run in 2013

U.S. home builders impressive run has continued in 2013 as positive data supporting the U.S. housing markets recovery continues to roll in. The SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) has surged approximately 13.25 percent so far in 2013. Research Driven Investing examines investing opportunities in the Residential Construction Industry and provides equity research on PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) and Toll Brothers Inc.

1 Apr 2013

DataQuick Report Shows Improvements in Housing Performance in February

Housing performance in February continued to steadily improve as it has in prior months with an increase in home prices and a decrease in foreclosures, despite a decrease in sales, according to a monthly Property Intelligence Report (PIR) from DataQuick®, a provider of advanced real estate information solutions powered by data, analytics and decisioning.

1 Apr 2013

NVR Opens Ravenna Single-Family Home Model at The Park at Centerville Commons in Chesapeake

NVR, Inc., one of the nation's largest homebuilding and mortgage banking companies, announces the grand opening of its Ravenna single-family home model at The Park at Centerville Commons in Chesapeake, Virginia. Built by NVR's Ryan Homes division, The Park at Centerville Commons provides an exceptional quality of life in the thriving Greenbrier area.

30 Mar 2013

Seven New Model Homes to Be Unveiled at Coyote Creek

Buyers who have been waiting for a brand new home in the South Bay should mark their calendars for Saturday, April 13th, when Coyote Creek by William Lyon Homes celebrates its model grand opening.

30 Mar 2013