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Owings Mills Groveton Green Apartments to Receive LEED Gold Certification

Groveton Green Apartments, a $35 million luxury eco-friendly community, celebrated a key milestone and established itself in history by becoming the first and only apartments in the Owings Mills, Maryland area to receive LEED Gold Certification.

4 Mar 2013

BISSELL Announces Continued Commitment to Innovation in Floor Care

At the International Home & Housewares Show this week, BISSELL Homecare, Inc., announces its continued commitment to innovation in floor care by encouraging consumers to let life in, create messy moments and memories, and not worry about the spots and stains left behind because they will help you clean it up.

4 Mar 2013

HOUZE Offers Comprehensive Home Warranty and Zero-Energy Guarantee

As a technology commercialization company integrating disruptive technologies into real estate developments and buildings, HOUZE® Advanced Building Science Inc. is revolutionizing the way homes are built through its standard-setting zero-energy building systems and innovative energy solutions.

4 Mar 2013

EPA Turner Honors Turner Construction with 2013 Climate Leadership Award

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored Turner Construction Company with a 2013 Climate Leadership Award for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than five percent over a five year period.

2 Mar 2013

RMT Completes Design and Construction of 555 MW Wind Energy Projects Last Year

RMT, Inc. (RMT), a renewable energy engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, completed the design and construction of 555 megawatts of renewable energy in 2012.

2 Mar 2013

Sonesta International Hotels Announces Opening of First Hotel in Panama

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation announced today the opening of its first hotel in Panama, the 304-room Royal Sonesta Hotel & Casino Panama. Located in the center of the business district of Panama City, the hotel offers an ideal proximity to the city’s major corporations, while providing an oasis of entertainment options.

2 Mar 2013

Tesoro Project in Cathedral City to Kick Off in Spring

Located south of East Palm Canyon Drive in Cathedral City, the Tesoro Project will consist of a single-family detached residential development consisting of 107 home sites. Over the last several years, George Baker, President of DEVCO Builders LLC, has processed the Tesoro project subdivision entitlement.

2 Mar 2013

Solar Gard Launches Low-E Window Film Technology for Sustainable Home and Building

Home and building owners now have a new tool at their disposal to help make their environment as comfortable and sustainable as possible, thanks to the launch of Solar Gard's new Ecolux 70 Low-E window film.

2 Mar 2013

Rebuilding Together, Choice Hotels International Collaborate to Renovate U.S. VETS Facility

Rebuilding Together, a Safe and Healthy Housing organization that believes Community Starts at Home, is working with Choice Hotels International to renovate a U.S. VETS facility. U.S. VETS is the nation's largest nonprofit provider of comprehensive services to homeless and at-risk veterans.

1 Mar 2013

Export Development Canada Head Office Receives LEED for Core and Shell Gold Certification

In January of this year, the head office for Export Development Canada (EDC), located at 150 Slater Street in downtown Ottawa, was granted LEED for Core and Shell (CS) Gold certification by the Canadian Green Building Council.

1 Mar 2013

Homebuilders to Offer Substantial Savings and Special Opportunities on New Homes in LA and Ventura

The Building Industry Association of South California’s Los Angeles/Ventura Chapter (BIASC/LAV) announced that for 17 days in March, homebuilders will be offering substantial savings and special opportunities on the most desirable new homes in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

1 Mar 2013

McGraw Hill Construction's SmartMarket Report on Global Green Building Trends

As sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives take hold around the world, firms are finding business value and opportunities from green building, including the opportunity for new environmentally responsible products, according to McGraw-Hill Construction's latest SmartMarket Report, "World Green Building Trends - Business Benefits Driving New and Retrofit Market Opportunities in Over 60 Countries," released today.

1 Mar 2013

William Lyon Homes to Unveil Vineyard's Model Homes at Vista del Mar

Buyers who want a brand new home in Pittsburg are encouraged to mark their calendars for Saturday, March 16th, when William Lyon Homes unveils Vineyard's model homes at Vista del Mar at 10 a.m. Don't miss this special opportunity to tour three beautifully decorated models including a brand new Tuscany Residence Three.

1 Mar 2013

Firehouse Flats Apartment Complex Opens in Duluth

Community leaders and project partners joined today for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house to celebrate the opening of The Firehouse and Firehouse Flats, a new affordable-housing development in Duluth.

1 Mar 2013

GROHE Launches Parkfield Line of Bathroom Faucets for American Homeowner

Today, GROHE launched its Parkfield line that will be available exclusively in the American market. GROHE designers created a unique line for the American homeowner that celebrates "American Traditional" with GROHE's unmistakable commitment to modern functionality.

28 Feb 2013