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Advanced Wall Technologies Awarded Patent for Encapsulated Berm and Construction Method

Advanced Wall Technologies, LLC is pleased to announce that on February 19, 2013, the first of seven anticipated patents was issued (Patent No. 8,376,657) from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the core technology behind its state-of-the-art encapsulated berm and construction method.

21 Feb 2013

Aggregate Industries Facilities Receive Environmental Excellence and Community Relations Awards

Aggregate Industries US (AIUS), a Holcim Group Company, is pleased to announce that a number of its facilities were awarded the Environmental Excellence and Community Relations Awards from the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA).

21 Feb 2013

McCarthy Building Honored with 2013 Training Magazine Top 125 Award

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., one of the nation’s oldest and largest privately-held construction companies and a 100 percent employee-owned business, was honored Monday night with a 2013 Training Magazine Top 125 Award. This recognition represents the third year in a row McCarthy has received this award and the second consecutive year for the firm ranking in the top 10.

21 Feb 2013

3M Architectural Markets Opens First Showroom in Minneapolis’s International Market Square

3M Architectural Markets is giving design enthusiasts a new opportunity to see its innovative products in action with the opening of its first showroom. Located in Minneapolis’s International Market Square, the showroom serves as an engaging, experimental space where 3M’s continuously evolving line of technologically advanced design products is center stage.

21 Feb 2013

Seeyond Offers Solutions for Architects and Interior Designers

Seeyond™ Architectural Solutions integrates design, manufacturing, and installation into a seamless system. Architects and designers now easily can create self-structuring specialty features, including walls, facings, clouds, enclosures, and columns.

21 Feb 2013

InsideIQ Hosts Fourth Technical Summit

The InsideIQ Building Automation Alliance, an international alliance of independent building automation contractors, hosted its fourth Technical Summit January 30 through February 1, 2013, providing engineers and technic...

21 Feb 2013

Whirlpool’s New Riverview Campus Achieves LEED Platinum Certification

Whirlpool Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer of home appliances, announced that the first building constructed on the company's new Riverview Campus in Benton Harbor, Mich. has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification. Platinum is the highest LEED recognition level achievable and highlights how the new campus has allowed the company to deliver on its goals of improvements in productivity, operations, energy efficiency and overall employee experience, all in an eco-friendly manner.

20 Feb 2013

Marriott Opens TownePlace Suites Hotel as Part of LEED Volume Program

Marriott International, Inc. recently unveiled the first TownePlace Suites hotel opened as part of its LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environment Volume Program) Volume Program -- the TownePlace Suites Denver Airport at Gateway Park in Colorado. TownePlace Suites is Marriott's second brand with a hotel built using its LEED Volume program, and this particular extended stay hotel in Denver is the brand's LEED Volume prototype.

20 Feb 2013

New Affordable Housing Units Opened Today in Miramichi

Twelve new affordable housing units for families and people with disabilities were officially opened today in Miramichi.

20 Feb 2013

Augusta Marriott Debuts New LEED-Certified Convention Center

Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center offers a special setting for meetings and events, with a location in the heart of the business district and on the banks of the Savannah River. Now, with the debut of the new Augusta Convention Center, this luxury hotel has even more to offer.

20 Feb 2013

Continental Tire Celebrates Milestone in Greenfield Site Construction Process

Continental Tire the Americas, LLC (CTA) celebrated a significant milestone in the construction process of its Greenfield site in Sumter, South Carolina today as the last steel beam of the basic structure was secured in the 1 million-square-foot production facility.

20 Feb 2013

Highland Fairview-Skechers Logistics Facility Earns LEED Gold Certification

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the leading authority in green building will present the Highland Fairview-Skechers next generation Logistics Facility the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification at a ceremony next Friday, February 22 at 9 a.m. at 29800 Eucalyptus Ave. , in Rancho Belago, CA (eastern portion of Moreno Valley).

20 Feb 2013