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Winners of Zero Net Energy Building Design Competition Announced

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), in collaboration with the University of California, Merced, joins American Institute of Architects, San Francisco chapter (AIA SF) today to announce the following award winners.

25 Oct 2012

USGBC Awards LEED Double Platinum Certification to BASF North American Headquarters

BASF's North American headquarters building has officially become the fifth construction project in the United States and the first in New Jersey to achieve LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) double Platinum certification.

25 Oct 2012

DENSO Portable Spot Air Conditioners Remove Moisture and Provide Emergency Cooling Relief

Every year, seasonal storms and floods cause interior water damage to untold numbers of houses and buildings.

25 Oct 2012

HBA to Construct Green-Certified Habitat Home Using American-Made Products

Tulsa's building community is continuing its partnership with Tulsa Habitat for Humanity on a groundbreaking project that it hopes will shape the future of Habitat homes. The Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa (HBA) broke ground yesterday on its second Home Builders GreenBlitz project. In just one week, members of the Association will aim to construct the first-ever green-certified Habitat home using exclusively American-made products.

24 Oct 2012

Covenant Solutions Announces Completion of Two Senior Living Projects

Adding to its project portfolio, retirement community planner and developer Covenant Solutions recently completed two senior living projects and broke ground on a third.

24 Oct 2012

Toronto's Waterfront Receives Smart21 Community Recognition

Toronto's waterfront has been named as one of the 21 Smart Communities of the Year and selected as semi-finalist for the 2013 Intelligent Community of the Year award.

24 Oct 2012

KB Home Opens New Townhome-Style Condominium Community in San Jose

KB Home, one of the nation’s largest and most recognized homebuilders, is celebrating the grand opening of Vicino, a new townhome-style condominium community located just steps from Santana Row in the heart of San Jose. Designed for today’s urban buyer, Vicino (pronounced va-CHEE-no) offers convenient city living close to San Jose’s shopping, dining, nightlife and culture, as well as to the area’s major Silicon Valley employers. In the first weeks since Vicino opened to the public, nearly 20 new residences in the community have already been purchased, with the first homeowners scheduled to move in by mid-November.

24 Oct 2012

National Homes Unveils Newest Display Homes in Perth

WA home builders, National Homes, recently opened one of its newest display homes in Perth to visitors. The new home, the Waldorf, incorporates everything that growing family needs, yet also features quite a few touches that will surprise and delight them.

24 Oct 2012

Mortenson Construction Announces Opening of New Office in Portland, Oregon

Celebrating 30 years in the Pacific Northwest, Mortenson Construction announced today that the company has opened a new office in Portland, Oregon. With several projects currently underway in Oregon, the office will be instrumental in helping to better serve its local customer needs.

24 Oct 2012

Kilroy Realty to Develop 400,000 Sq.Ft, 27-Story Office Tower in San Francisco

Kilroy Realty Corporation today said it plans to develop up to a 400,000 square-foot, 27-story office tower in the heart of San Francisco’s highly desirable South of Market financial district, adapting the company’s signature collaborative workspace concepts to a high-rise office environment.

24 Oct 2012

Contech Expands Bridge Construction Products with New Innovations

Contech Engineered Solutions announced today the launch of three new bridge innovations that will expand the offering of accelerated bridge construction products for the marketplace.

22 Oct 2012

New Apartment Community to be Built by Altman Companies in Florida

Boca Raton, Florida-based The Altman Companies today announced they have closed on 34-acres in western Pembroke Pines and will start construction on Altis at Sheridan Village.

22 Oct 2012

Grand View Builders Wins Esteemed PRISM Award

Grand View Builders, the Houston-based custom homebuilding company, earned the top honor of “Houston’s Best Custom Home Elevation Under $400,000” for their Stewart’s Forest model at the prestigious Greater Houston Builders Association’s 2012 Houston’s Best PRISM Awards at the Hilton Americas Houston on October 6. This is the first PRISM Award that Grand View Builders has received.

22 Oct 2012

PetersenDean to Offer Low-Priced Roof Top Solar Systems in San Jose

Starting Friday, October 19 at 10am, PetersenDean Roofing and Solar will make solar power history by offering roof top solar power systems starting at $4999. In fact, PetersenDean will be offering three different solar power systems, starting at 1.5 kilowatts all the way to 4.5 kilowatts and all systems will be priced well below market prices.

22 Oct 2012

Construction Underway on Ningxia Conference Center

The China-Arab States Economic and Trade Forum will soon have a new home, the Ningxia International Conference Center, designed by Atlanta-based architecture and design firm tvsdesign.

22 Oct 2012