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Basement Repair Specialists Creates New Division for Deep Foundation Solutions

Basement Repair Specialists LLC, a basement and foundation repair contractor with headquarters in Appleton, WI and operations throughout Wisconsin, announces that it has created a new division, Foundation Piering Systems, which specializes in deep foundation solutions such as new and retrofit piers and piles. Foundation Piering Systems offers helical piers, push piers, new construction piers and many other engineered solutions for sinking and settling foundations.

14 Nov 2012

SAGE Launches First-of-its-Kind Dynamic Glass Window System at Greenbuild 2012

Please visit SAGE at Greenbuild booth # 4353N

14 Nov 2012

Dow Corning Debuts New Insulation and Sealant Solutions at Greenbuild 2012

Dow Corning, a global leader in the development of silicone technology for the high performance building industry, is introducing the new.

14 Nov 2012

International Conference on Passive Low Energy Architecture Held in Peru

The 28th edition of the International Conference on Passive Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) was held in Lima, Peru, from 7th to 9th November 2012. On this occasion, the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST) presented three articles concerning research on the integration of sustainability criteria into the design process.

14 Nov 2012

Turner Construction Announces New Market Barometer Survey Results

Turner Construction Company, recognized as the leading general builder and the largest green builder in the United States, today announced the results of a new Market Barometer survey that focused on environmentally-sustainable, or "Green," building, and on sustainable practices in general.

9 Nov 2012

Schindler 400AE Machine Room-Less Elevator wins Architectural Products Award

Schindler Elevator Corporation, a leading global elevator and escalator manufacturer in the U.S. and Canada, today announced that its Schindler 400AE™ machine room-less traction elevator has been selected as a winner of the second annual Architectural Products ‘Product Innovation Award’ (PIA).

9 Nov 2012

Collectif Santé Montréal Recognizes Contribution of Local Suppliers in CHUM Project

Collectif Santé Montréal (CSM), the consortium responsible for the financing, design, construction and maintenance of the future CHUM, is proud to recognize the huge contribution of local Québec suppliers ...

9 Nov 2012

Herzog + de Meuron Selects Arup for Lighting Design Work on Parrish Art Museum

Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs, announced today that it provided lighting design services for the new Parrish Art Museum (the Parrish) in the Hamptons on Long Island, New York. Designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron, the new museum will open on November 10, 2012.

9 Nov 2012

USGBC Awards LEED Gold Certification to Home Properties' 1200 East West

Home Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HME) today announced one of its newest apartment communities, 1200 East West, was awarded LEED® Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) during a ceremony and plaque presentation at the Silver Spring, Maryland property yesterday.

9 Nov 2012

George Brown College Waterfront Campus Opened in Toronto

Recently, one of the first major initiatives to revitalize Toronto's waterfront, the new George Brown College Waterfront Campus opened. Overlooking the harbour of Lake Ontario, the striking 507,000 sq. ft. building f...

9 Nov 2012

Sophia Square Apartments in Indiana Receives IAA Prodigy Award

Sophia Square, a luxury apartment residence in Carmel, IN, managed by Jupiter Communities, LLC, grabbed one of the 2012 Prodigy Awards during the 2012 Midwest Multifamily Exposition and Education Conference.

8 Nov 2012

Innovative Composites Receives More Purchase Orders for Engineered Enclosures

Innovative Composites International Inc. ("ICI" or the "Company"), (TSXV: IC) (OTCQX: ICIZF, a producer of proprietary engineered composite products, announced today that it has delivered the specifically engineered enclosures from the previously announced first production order and that it has received purchase orders for additional enclosures, which bring the total number of enclosures ordered to 16.

8 Nov 2012

Greyhound Lines Dedicates New Modular Ticketing Building Installed by NRB

Fabricated in less than four months, installed on site in just one day, and ready for customers a few weeks later, the new NRB modular ticketing building provides Greyhound and Peter Pan Bus Lines customers in Washington, D.C. the opportunity to purchase their tickets, check their luggage, and board a bus just footsteps away from the ticketing booth. Prior to the move into historic Union Station, customers had to walk several blocks from the ticketing location to board a bus.

8 Nov 2012

Mill Valley Green Home Incorporates YKK AP America’s Thermashade System

YKK AP America, the leader in manufacturing high quality architectural products, today announced that its Thermashade system, part of its enerGfacade® product line, has been incorporated into the Mill Valley Green Home – located just outside San Francisco.

8 Nov 2012

CALMAC Energy Systems Help California State Lottery Headquarters to Achieve Net Zero

CALMAC, a leader in energy storage systems, today announced the installation of its IceBank® thermal energy storage tanks at the California State Lottery Headquarters in Sacramento, Calif. The old, inefficient building was replaced by a new building, which now consists of retail, exhibition and office space plus a net-zero multi-purpose pavilion. It is designed to not only be energy efficient, but to meet the requirements for Leadership in Energy and Environmental (LEED) Gold certification.

8 Nov 2012